railways

Ritsa train arrives in Sukhum

Ritsa train arrives in Sukhum

This year, the Ritsa tourist train made only one trip, whcih began on the weekend. Today, tourists from Moscow arrived in the capital of Abkhazia.

Baku and Tehran agree on Zangezur railway corridor

Baku and Tehran agree on Zangezur railway corridor

The construction of a railway line connecting Azerbaijan’s East Zangazur and Nakhchivan regions through Iran has been discussed, chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) Rovshan Rustamov said on X. According to Rustamov, …

RZD Tour: tourist trains with Uzbekistan may be launched soon

RZD Tour: tourist trains with Uzbekistan may be launched soon

International tourist trains, including those to Uzbekistan, may be launched by "Russian Railways" soon. General Director of RZD Tour Roman Barakovskikh shared the detail where tourists from Uzbekistan would be able to go on a cruise train.

Trains to connect Moscow and Tashkent again

Trains to connect Moscow and Tashkent again

At the end of September, Uzbekistan Railways will resume rail service from Tashkent to Moscow. The route was interrupted in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Route for Ulyanovsk - Baku - Astara cargo train approved

Route for Ulyanovsk - Baku - Astara cargo train approved

The Russian government has approved the route for the direct cargo block train Ulyanovsk - Baku - Astara, Ulyanovsk Governor Alexey Russkikh said. "We received good news from Russian Railways: the route for the direct …

Türkiye sets Azerbaijani condition for Armenia

Türkiye sets Azerbaijani condition for Armenia

Türkiye may open the border with Armenia if the talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia give a positive result, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. He recalled that the negotiation process continues between Baku and …

Number of Tbilisi-Batumi trains increased once again

Number of Tbilisi-Batumi trains increased once again

Georgia will increase the number of Tbilisi-Batumi trains in early August, the Georgian Railways press service reported. The journey by train is about 5 hours. This summer, Yerevan-Batumi railway …

Number of rail transportation from Armenia to Georgia decreases

Number of rail transportation from Armenia to Georgia decreases

In contrast to domestic rail passenger traffic in Armenia, the number of international ones, in particular to Georgia, decreased by almost 30%. This is associated with the reduced demand of Russians for this transport, since they started travelling to Georgia by plane.

Baku and Beijing expand Middle Corridor

Baku and Beijing expand Middle Corridor

Azerbaijan and China signed a memorandum of cooperation, which would contribute to increasing cargo transportation along the Middle Corridor or the Trans-Caspian route.