Azerbaijan Sees Growth In Railway Passenger Traffic In 1H2024
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. Azerbaijan Railways
CJSC transported over 3.8 million passengers from January through
June 2024, which is 20 percent more than the same period last year
and one percent above the company's six-month forecast, Trend reports via the
CJSC.
During this period, the Absheron Circular Railway Line
transported over 3.66 million passengers to their destinations (19
percent more than the same period last year).
The Baku-Aghstafa-Baku route saw transportation of 160,799
passengers (a 30 percent increase compared to the first half of
2023), while the Baku-Gabala-Baku route - 22,487 passengers (a 149
percent increase).
"The train occupancy rate for the Baku-Aghstafa-Baku route from
January through June 2024 was 92 percent (compared to 90 percent in
the same period last year), and for the Baku-Gabala-Baku route - 61
percent (compared to 50 percent in the same period last year).
More than 10 percent of passengers traveling on the
Baku-Gabala-Baku route were foreign tourists, and more than seven
percent on the Baku-Aghstafa-Baku route," the CJSC explained.
The company also highlighted that the increase in transportation
was facilitated by the operation of two new Stadler trains
introduced on June 14 on the Baku-Aghstafa-Baku line, which
transported over 16,000 passengers in just 17 days of operation in
June.
"Overall, in the first six months of 2024, a total of 9,265
passenger trips were operated, which is 22 percent more than in the
first six months of 2023," the CJSC added.
To note, Azerbaijani railways experienced a significant increase
in passenger transportation in 2023, with seven million
passengers.
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