(MENAFN- AzerNews) Necessary measures are being taken to accelerate the pace of
construction on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway in order to
increase the potential of cargo transportation, Azernews reports
citing the Azerbaijani Railways CJSC.
The BTK railway has attracted new contractors to accelerate
renovation and construction work to complete the project as soon as
possible on the BTK section passing through Georgia, with a length
of 183 km and with a complex geographical terrain.
"Repair and restoration work on the railway line in the
mountainous and wooded area of Marabda-Kartsakhi with the
complicated terrain, originally commissioned in 2017, was started
as part of measures to upgrade the road infrastructure, and
increase the capacity of the line and traffic safety," the company
said.
As a result, the ongoing work will play an important role in the
delivery of even more cargo from China and Central Asia to
Europe.
"The fast delivery of goods from Asia to Europe with just one
transshipment operation through Azerbaijan significantly
distinguishes the BTK in the regional transport network," the
company added.
In addition, currently the railway lines are fully electrified,
the construction of the railway line is mostly completed, and work
is being carried out at 12 stations on power supply, installation
of communication and alarm equipment.
Moreover, according to the company, in order to complete these
activities as soon as possible, cargo transportation has been
temporarily restricted on the line since mid-May.
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