Topic: Azerbaijan

Asia-Europe EU: ‘TRIPP could be 25% faster than BTK’ and help secure raw materials

The TRIPP corridor through southern Armenia could prove to be a faster alternative to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway (BTK). That follows from an EU report on…
DEVELOPING NEW ROUTES New express service highlights Azerbaijan’s leading role in the Middle Corridor

ADY Express, the rail freight arm of Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), launched the first express container block train service on the Azerbaijan–Georgia route at the end…
'Eurasian Transport Route' Four countries launch new Asia-Europe transport association

Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have launched a new Asia-Europe transport association. Under the name “Eurasian Transport Route International Association” (ETRIA), the association strives to…
Chabahar railway INSTC gets new and better services and is on course for more capacity

A subsidiary of Russian Railways (RZD) has launched a new rail freight service to India along the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor…
Armenia becomes transit country A political breakthrough opens up the Caucasus for more freight transit

The political reconciliation between Armenia and Azerbaijan is transforming the transport landscape in the mountainous Caucasus region. Whereas the two countries would not allow transit…
Middle Corridor Georgia and Azerbaijan launch block train from Black Sea to Caspian Sea

Georgian Railway (GR) and Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) have signed an agreement for a block train between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The block…
2+ years to completion Armenia and US to create consortium for Zangezur Corridor

The Zangezur Corridor, a planned railway connection across southern Armenia to connect the two parts of Azerbaijan, will take at least two years to complete.…
Next 15 years ‘Middle Corridor development will require 28 billion dollars’

In the coming 15 years, the development of the Middle Corridor will require around 28 billion dollars in investments, says the World Bank. The vast…
Onwards to 50 million? ‘Baku – Tbilisi – Kars line will grow to a capacity of 17 million tonnes by 2034’

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway, a key line on the Middle Corridor between China and Europe, will more than triple in capacity. By 2034, the BTK…
Middle Corridor Azerbaijan completes two thirds of railway to Zangezur Corridor

As Türkiye is just getting started with construction works, Azerbaijan is coming closer to the finish line. Both countries are building rail access routes to…
Asia-Europe Türkiye starts building Kars-Dilucu railway, a key part of the Zangezur Corridor

Türkiye has officially started construction works for the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu railway line, a 224-kilometre project that will link up to the future Zangezur Corridor. The project,…
ROLLING STOCK RENEWAL Azerbaijan Railways to get 300 new freight wagons

Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) will add 300 new wagons to its freight fleet: 200 platform wagons for container transport and 100 semi-wagons, suitable for transport of…