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January 6, 2026 | Financial

Azerbaijan to receive major loan for electrification

Asian Development Bank plans to lend $US 325m to electrify line to Russian border.

December 1, 2025 | Freight

New timetable for China - Europe freight services

Seven new routes added to bring total train movements to over 1000 a year.

September 5, 2025 | Asia

Azerbaijan reopens line to Karabakh region

Passenger service reintroduced on the line to Aghdam with through service to Baku.

July 17, 2025 | Freight

China develops Trans-Caspian freight route

MoUs signed with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan to increase cooperation.

October 2, 2024 | Financial

Azerbaijan Railways’ digitalisation project secures loan funding

Key processes to be digitalised with funding from Asian Development Bank.

September 18, 2024 | Financial

Asian Development Bank lends $US 131.5m to Azerbaijan

Funding will be used to upgrade 166km of Sumgait - Yalama main line

May 11, 2022 | Freight

Azerbaijan Railways and ÖBB agree rail freight MoU

The MoU was signed during a meeting between Azerbaijani Railways chairman Mr Javid Grubanov and the chairman of Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) Mr Andreas Matte.

August 6, 2020 | Locomotives

Alstom begins validation of Prima T8 freight locomotives in Azerbaijan

ALSTOM has launched a validation test campaign for the Prima T8 AZ8A freight locomotives on the Baku - Tbilisi - Kars freight corridor in Azerbaijan, which was recently converted from 3kV dc to 25kV ac.

November 27, 2019 | Fleet

Azerbaijan Railways orders 10 Flirt multiple units

AZERBAIJAN Railways (ADY) and Stadler have signed a €115m contract for the delivery of 10 five-car Flirt multiple units, including four inter-regional DMUs, three inter-regional EMUs and three regional EMUs.

May 7, 2019 | Asia

Turkey to join 1520mm-gauge network?

TURKEY is to study the viability of joining the 1520mm-gauge network in Russia and central Asia under a trilateral agreement signed in Ankara on May 6.

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