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Azerbaijan Railways (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları) is the national state-owned rail transport operator in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The 2,918 km (1,813 mi), 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) gauge network is electrified at 3 kV (3,000 V) DC. [2] The headquarters of the Azerbaijan Railways is in the capital Baku.
Rail transport in Azerbaijan is operated by the national state-owned railway company Azerbaijan Railways (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Dəmir Yolları).The railway network consists of 2,918 km (1,813 mi), its gauge is 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 + 27 ⁄ 32 in) (Russian broad gauge), 815 km (506 mi) are double track and 1,272 km (790 mi) are electrified at 3 kV (3,000 V) DC.
The opening of the Azerbaijan Railway Museum took place on November 19, 2019, with the participation of President Ilham Aliyev. [3]Reconstruction works were carried out in the museum, which was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and after being enriched with new exhibits, it started welcoming visitors on December 28, 2023.
Azerbaijan geopolitical map with rail and road network. The transport in Azerbaijan involves air traffic, waterways and railroads. All transportation services in Azerbaijan except for oil and gas pipelines are regulated by the Ministry of Transportation of Azerbaijan Republic. [1] For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.
Baku railway station (Azerbaijani: Bakı Dəmir Yolu Vağzalı) is the central station of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, İçərişəhər. This station is located in the city Transport HUB.
The Astara–Rasht–Qazvin railway is a transport corridor that connects existing railways of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran. The project is carried out within the framework of the International North–South Transport Corridor. The purpose of the project is to integrate the transport and information routes of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and India.
The Baku–Tbilisi–Kars project was intended to provide a rail corridor linking Azerbaijan to Turkey via Georgia whilst avoiding Armenia, following the closure of the Kars–Gyumri–Tbilisi railway in 1993, as a result of the first Nagorno-Karabakh War. The project also provided an additional rail route between China and Europe (via Central ...
Railway museums in Azerbaijan (1 P) Pages in category "History of rail transport in Azerbaijan" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.