Baku Metro

Baku Metro
İçərişəhər Metro Station
Overview
Native nameBaku Metro Bakı metropoliteni
OwnerBaku Metro CJSC (Parent Company AZCON Holding)
LocaleBaku, Azerbaijan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines[1] (future)
  Blue Line
  Yellow Line
Number of stations27[1] (total 50 more planned - 8 of them under construction)
Daily ridership629,315 (daily average, 2019)
Annual ridershipIncrease 229.7 million (2019)[2]
Chief executiveZaur Huseynov
WebsiteBaku Metro
Operation
Began operationNovember 6, 1967 (1967-11-06) [1]
Operator(s)Baku Metro Bakı Metropoliteni
Number of vehicles228
Technical
System length40.7 km (25.3 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
ElectrificationThird rail, 825V DC
System map

Baku Metro map

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]

Baku Metro
Hazi Aslanov
Ahmedli
Halglar Doslugu
Neftchilar
Gara Garayev
Koroğlu
Ulduz
Bakmil
Nariman Narimanov
Ganjlik
Shah Ismail Khatai
28 May
Jafar Jabbarly
Nizami Ganjavi
Sahil
Elmler Akademiyasi
Icheri Sheher
Inshaatchilar
20 Yanvar
8 Noyabr
Memar Ajami
Avtovağzal
Nasimi
Khojasan
Azadliq prospekti
Darnagul
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "About "Baku Metropolitan" CJSC". railway-strategies.com. December 2016. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.

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