The first passenger train on the Baku–Aghdam–Baku route, operated by Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY), a company under AZCON Holding, has arrived in Aghdam today, APA-Economics reports.
According to the schedule, the train departed from Baku to Aghdam at 07:10 today.
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Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY), one of the AZCON Holding companies, has launched the first passenger train on the Baku-Agdam-Baku route from Baku to Aghdam on August 30, APA reports.
The train will depart from Baku on Saturdays at 07:10 and arrive in Aghdam at 11:53. The train, which will depart from Aghdam at 18:20, will arrive at the Baku Railway Station at 22:55.
According to the information, passengers will be able to use Baku, Bilajari, Ujar, Leki, Yevlakh, Barda, Kocharli, Tazakend and Aghdam stations on the route.
Passengers will be offered standard, standard+, business and first class travel options. The minimum price of tickets from Baku to Barda and Kocharli stations, Tazakend stop is 12 AZN, and to Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex is 12.80 AZN.
During the trip, it will be possible to use the free “Wi-Fi” service on the train.
Tickets for the Baku-Agdam-Baku route can be purchased from the ADY website, the “ADY Mobile” application and railway ticket offices from August 27.
In order to organize comfortable train trips to the liberated territories, automatic permission will be provided from the portal when purchasing tickets for the Baku-Agdam-Baku route.
It should be noted that until the occupation period, passenger transportation from Baku to Agdam was carried out by a sleeper train running on the Baku-Khankendi-Baku route. Trains last operated in the Baku-Agdam-Baku direction in 1993. At that time, the 371 km distance to Agdam was covered by the train in 8 and a half hours.
The Baku-Agdam-Baku railway will not only increase the accessibility of public transport in the Karabakh economic region, but also provide a convenient transportation route for Agdam and surrounding regions It will make a significant contribution to the socio-economic revival, the expansion of Azerbaijan's transport capabilities in this region, and the Great Return as a whole.