public transportation

Istanbul, Baku metropolitans  scale up cooperation

Istanbul, Baku metropolitans scale up cooperation

Major projects are planned to be implemented between the Baku Metro CJSC and the Istanbul Metro, Director General of the Istanbul Metro Ozgur Soy informed. According to him, cooperation is being carried out with the Baku Metro in …

12 metro stations to be build in New Moscow

12 metro stations to be build in New Moscow

In the coming years, in new Moscow, additional metro stations will be built, the message on the portal of the mayor of the capital, Sergei Sobyanin, reads. ”It is planned to open 12 metro stations in the coming years," the …

Electricity price to increase by 5% in 2021

Electricity price to increase by 5% in 2021

According to the tariff increase plan, which was approved by the Russian government, from July 2021, the electricity price for population will increase by 5%, gas price - by 3%. Passenger rail fares will increase by 3.7% starting from January …

Two women injured in car accident in Moscow

Two women injured in car accident in Moscow

Today, in the north-east of Moscow, Ferrari crashed into a minibus. People were injured as a result of the accident.  "On Shchukinskaya, 42, a Ferrari car crashed into a minibus of the private carrier Transavtoliz at a bus …

Turkish buses to serve passengers in Tbilisi

Turkish buses to serve passengers in Tbilisi

Sixty new Isuzu buses, purchased by Tbilisi Transport Company, have been presented by Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze. The Euro 6 standard, diesel buses have been produced by Turkish Anadolu Group, Agenda.ge …

Rostov’s center can be cleared of private cars

Rostov’s center can be cleared of private cars

Yesterday, discussing the bill on the development of agglomerations, the Minister of Transport of the Rostov Region, Andrei Ivanov, offered to take a closer look at the experience of road traffic in Moscow, where the traffic jams …

Erdogan says Uber is 'finished' in Turkey

Erdogan says Uber is 'finished' in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says ride-hailing app Uber no longer exists in his country. His statement comes after Istanbul taxi drivers called for the service to be banned, Deutsche Welle reports.  The ride-hailing …

Baku expands use of cashless bus fare payment system

Baku expands use of cashless bus fare payment system

On 17 February, the Azerbaijani public transport bus line no. 52. will apply cashless bus fare payment system (BakıKart), Baku Transport Agency said in a statement. The agency noted that this bus line will become …

Baku Transport Agency dispels rumors of bus fare rise

Baku Transport Agency dispels rumors of bus fare rise

Baku Transport Agency has commented on rumors of increase of bus fare by transport carriers. The agency said in a statement that this information is not correct and is not justified. "The bus fare is fixed by the Tariff …

6 buses completely destroyed by fire in Turkey

6 buses completely destroyed by fire in Turkey

On Friday night, six interurban public transport buses were destroyed by fire at a bus station nearby the bus terminal in Bursa, Turkey, News.am reports. According to the Cumhuriyet newspaper, those in charge of the bus …

Drivers of Tbilisi to undergo daily medical examination

Drivers of Tbilisi to undergo daily medical examination

The drivers of the public transport in Tbilisi before each drive will undergo a compulsory medical commission, which will determine their health status and ability to perform job duties,  the head of the …