BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19
By Anastasia Savchenko - Trend:
Currently, the main task of the Baku Metro CJSC is the construction of new lines and metro stations in Baku, the Azerbaijan capital, Head of the press service of the Baku Metro CJSC Bakhtiyar Mammadov told Trend.
In the first half of 2020, it is expected to launch new metro stations in the capital, Mammadov said.
"At the moment, we are not talking about the possibility of building metro stations in the regions. The current important task of Baku Metro is the separation of the red and green lines, and all these measures are to be taken in medium term," the head of the press service added.
In 2011, the president of Azerbaijan approved "Conceptual Scheme for the Development of the Baku Metro Lines", which does not imply the construction of metro stations in other regions of Azerbaijan, he said.
Presently, the Baku Metro has 25 stations, one electric depot and three lines with a total length of 36.6 kilometers.
In accordance with the "Conceptual Scheme for the Development of the Baku Metro Lines", the metro will consist of 76 stations, six electric depots and five lines (three existing - green, red and violet branches and two additional ones - blue and yellow) with a length of 119.1 kilometers in the future.
That is, 51 stations and two new metro lines with a length of 84.3 kilometers will be built in the future.
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