Baku_Railway_Station

Baku railway station

Baku railway station

Railway station in Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku railway station (Azerbaijani: Bakı Dəmir Yolu Vağzalı) is the central station of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, İçərişəhər.

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It is connected to the adjacent 28 May metro station by a pedestrian tunnel. It is also the terminal of the circular Baku suburban railway, Inter-city rail and International railway lines.

History

Baku Rail Station in late 19 Century

The first station building dates back to 1880, with the launch of the Baku-Tbilisi railway. The architecture of the first building was in the Moorish Revival style.[2] In 1926, the second station complex, Sabunchu Station, was designed and constructed to serve the electrified Baku–Sabunchu railway. The architecture of the second building is also in the Moorish Revival style.[3] In 1967, the 28 May metro station was built and connected to the Sabunchu Station by a pedestrian tunnel.[4] In 1977, the station underwent a major renovation, during which a modern station building was built, adjacent to the old Sabunchu Station.[3] In 2017, the station underwent a renovation again.[5]

Local public transport

The station is served by the following public transport services:

Connections by Baku Metro of 28 May (Baku Metro) station in

  Red line

and Jafar Jabbarly (Baku Metro) station in

  Green line

.

  • Baku railway station, February 2017
  • Postcard, circa 1910
  • Platforms, February 2017
  • Escalators to the 28 May metro station, 2017
  • Electric locomotive AZ4A-0002 with passenger coaches at the station, 2019
  • Baku-Sumgait Train

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Баку-Пассажирская" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
  2. [2]
    "Бакинский железнодорожный вокзал - Тифлисский вокзал (Баку)" (in Russian). Ourbaku.com. 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. [3]
    "The Baku Railway Station is commissioned into operation after major reconstruction". Mehriban-Aliyeva.az. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. [4]
    "History". Metro.gov.az. 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  5. [5]
    "Ilham Aliyev, his spouse attend opening of newly renovated Baku Railway Station (PHOTO)". Trend.az. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
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