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Azerbaijan Railways resumes passenger transportation on the Baku-Balakan-Baku route-PHOTO

04 January 2025 00:53 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) CJSC resumed passenger transportation on the Baku-Balakan-Baku route from January 3, 2025, APA reports.

According to the schedule, sleeper trains will depart from Baku at 23:50 and arrive in Balakan at 08:10 in the morning, APA reports. The train departing from Balakan at 22:10 will arrive at the Baku Railway Station at 06:50 in the morning. Before the pandemic, the train took about 10 hours to reach Balakan from Baku.

Passengers are offered standard, standard+ and business class travel options.

The minimum fares from Baku to Yevlakh station are 13.1 AZN for standard class, 17.6 AZN for standard+ class, and 54.6 AZN for business class. The minimum fares from Baku to Sheki and Gakh stations and the Goynuk stop are 14.8 AZN for standard class, 23.9 AZN for standard+ class, and 63.3 AZN for business class. The minimum fares from Baku to Zagatala station and the Qoragan, Goyem, and Aliabad stops are 16.4 AZN for standard class, 23.9 AZN for standard+ class, and 67.7 AZN for business class. The fares for the Baku–Balakan–Baku direction start at 18 AZN for standard class, 27 AZN for standard+, and 72 AZN for business class.

Passengers can use Baku, Bilajari, Yevlakh, Sheki, Gakh, Zagatala, Balaken stations and Goyem, Goynuk, Qoragan, Aliabad stops along the route. Passengers can also use free Wi-Fi service on the train during the trip.

The total passenger capacity of the train is 189 people in one direction.

Repair and improvement works have been carried out at all stations (Sheki, Gakh, Zagatala, Balaken). Conditions for parking cars have been created in the territories of the stations.