Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 9

By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:

Azerbaijan Railways CJSC has launched work on designing a railway that will connect Baku and the Shahdag Mountain Ski Resort, said the company’s Chairman Javid Gurbanov at a press conference in Baku Feb. 9.

Repair work has already begun on the railway in the direction of Khachmaz district, he added.

“The whole section of the Baku-Yalama railway will be modernized, and electric trains will be used here. A branch will be built from Khudat station in the western direction through the Gusar district to the Shahdag ski resort. Work on designing has already begun,” said Gurbanov.

The chairman added that it is planned to connect the ski resorts “Tufandag” and “Shahdag” through the railway and to construct tunnels in the future.

The Shahdag Mountain Ski Resort is located in Gusar district of Azerbaijan.