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Azerbaijan Railways: Tariff Councilâ€™s decision is fair

17 September 2015 08:39 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ramiz Mikayiloglu - APA. As it’s known, Baku-Sumgayit route was launched on September 12, spokesperson for Azerbaijan Railways Nadir Azmammadov said.

According to him, schedule of this route has come into force since September 15.

Under the decision of Tariff Council, the fare for Baku-Sumgayit route makes AZN 0.80, for intermediate stations – about AZN 0.20-0.70. The new tariffs are valid since Sept. 15.

He noted that the decision of the Tariff Council’s is too fair. Fare in Baku-Sumgayit route is cheaper than neighbour countries.

For instance, the fare makes AZN 6.30 for 45 km in Russia’s Aeroexpress, AZN 3.35 for 35.9 km in Estonia’s suburban trains, AZN 2.90 for 37 km in Ukraine’s suburban trains, AZN 2.50 in Uzbekistan’s suburban trains, AZN 5.20 for 46 km in Turkey, AZN 6.10 in Kazakhstan.

Comparative table

Russian Federation, Aeroexpress	45-30 km	6. 30 AZN,
Estonia	35,9 km	3. 35 AZN
Ukraine	37 km	2. 90 AZN
Uzbekistan	Suburban electric trains	2. 50 AZN
Turkey	46 km	5. 20 AZN
Kazakhstan	Suburban electric trains	6. 10 AZN
Azerbaijan	42 km	0.80 AZN