The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line, connecting Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, is fully ready for operation. The official ceremony for inauguration of the new railway line will be held on 30 October, Javid Gurbanov, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways, said.
“We are currently preparing agreements with the Georgian and Turkish Railways for sending the first cargo. Currently, conditions are being created to send around 400,000 tons of grain, wood, and coal from Russia,” Javid Gurbanov noted. Travel time of freight trains running on the railway will be less than 24 hours.
The BTK railway will start transporting passengers from 2018, he added. Journeys from Baku to Kars will take about 16-18 hours. Tariffs for passenger transportation on the BTK railway have not been discussed yet.
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