From March 18, Azerbaijan Railways (AR) Closed Joint-Stock Company launches passenger transportation by high-speed train on the Baku-Agstafa-Baku route, extending the route of the Baku-Ganja-Baku high-speed train to Agstafa station.
As reported Day.Az in Azerbaijan Railways, if a passenger train operating until March 2020 delivered passengers from Baku to Aghstafa in 8 hours, now this distance will be covered in 4 hours and 55 minutes.
The extension of the route line makes it possible to ensure activities at the Tovuz station as well.
As for the timetable, the high-speed passenger train will depart from Baku to Agstafa every day at 08:45 and arrive at its destination at 13:40. And on the Agstafa-Baku route, the train will depart daily at 17:10 and arrive at the Baku railway station at 22:05. The average speed of a high-speed passenger train on this route will be 100 km/h.