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Azerbaijan Railways CJSC commissions new facilities

Transport Materials 28 April 2020 10:31 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijan Railways CJSC commissions new facilities

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 28

By Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:

The construction of five overpasses is underway in Azerbaijan’s Baku city, and it is planned to build three more in the future, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC told Trend.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have an impact on the implementation of such work, said the message.

“Twenty five new overpasses and underpasses have been built on the Baku-Absheron ring railway. These crossings were built in order to ensure safe move of pedestrians from one side of the railway to the other. In underground tunnels, sidewalks are provided for pedestrian traffic,” the message said.

Azerbaijan Railways CJSC has 43 underpasses and overpasses for ensuring pedestrian safety

The construction of railways in Azerbaijan started back in 1878, and on January 20, 1880, the Baku-Sabunchu-Surakhani railway, with a length of only 20 kilometers, was commissioned.

Since that time, taking into account the growing demand for freight, the railways in Azerbaijan have been developed. At present, the total length of the main railway routes in the country is 2,954.74 kilometers, the operational length is 2,133.07 kilometers, of which 803.3 kilometers are double-track and 1,329.72 kilometers are single-track. Over 1,169 kilometers, or 54.82 percent of the total operational length of the tracks, are electrified, 964.9 kilometers or 45.18 percent operate on diesel-electric traction, and 1,527.7 kilometers of tracks are equipped with an automatic alarm system.

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