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| Overview | |||
| Native name | Bakı metropoliteni | ||
| Owner | Baku Metro CJSC | ||
| Locale | Baku, Azerbaijan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3[1] (2 more planned) | ||
| Number of stations | 27[1] (total 50 more planned - 8 of them under construction) | ||
| Daily ridership | 629,315 (daily average, 2019) | ||
| Annual ridership |  229.7 million (2019)[2] | ||
| Chief executive | Zaur Huseynov | ||
| Website | Baku Metro | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | November 6, 1967 [1] | ||
| Operator(s) | Bakı Metropoliteni | ||
| Number of vehicles | 228 | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 40.7 km (25.3 mi)[1] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge | ||
| Electrification | Third rail, 825V DC | ||
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Baku Metro (Azerbaijani: Bakı metropoliteni) is a rapid transit system serving Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on 6 November 1967[1] when Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union, its features are typical of former Soviet systems, including very deep central stations and exquisite decorations that blend traditional Azerbaijani national motifs with Soviet ideology. At present, the system has 40.7 kilometres (25.3 mi)[1] of bidirectional tracks, made up of three lines[1] served by 27 stations.[1] The metro is the only in Azerbaijan. Baku Metro is the fifth metro in the Soviet Union and the thirty-fourth in the world. In 2015, it carried 222.0 million,[3] passengers,[4] an average daily ridership of approximately 608,200. In 2019, it carried 229.7 million,[2] an average daily ridership of 629,315.
Baku Metro Closed Joint-Stock Company (Baku Metro CJSC) or (LLC Limited Liability Company), the company which runs the Baku Metro, was founded according Decree No. 289 Of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on February 27, 2014, as a legal successor to Baku Metro and Azertunelmetrotikinti Joint Stock Company. Property along with rights and obligations of Baku Metro and Azertunelmetrotikinti Joint Stock Company were transferred to the newly established Baku Metro CJSC.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Baku Metro - History". Bakı Metropoliteni. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "Metrodan istifadə edənlərin sayı artıb" [The number of subway users increased] (in Azerbaijani). Baku. Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZƏRTAC). January 21, 2019. Archived from the original on August 19, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "Conveyance of passengers in transport sectors". The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- ^ "Ötən il Bakı metrosu ilə 222 mln. sərnişin daşınıb". ANN (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan News Network (ANN). 2016. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "About "Baku Metropolitan" CJSC". railway-strategies.com. December 2016. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.