BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. As many as 4.3 million tons of cargo and 2.1 million passengers were transported by rail in Azerbaijan during the first quarter of this year.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistics Committee indicates that cargo transportation decreased by 3.8 percent, while passenger transportation rose by 10.3 percent year on year.
To note, cargo and passenger transportation in Azerbaijan from January through March 2025 increased by 2.3 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively, compared to the same period of 2024. Economic entities operating in the transport sector transported 55.9 million tons of cargo. Of this, four percent was transported by sea, 7.7 percent by railway, 0.2 percent by air, 58.1 percent by road, and 30 percent by pipeline.
The volume of cargo transported by vehicles belonging to the non-state sector increased by 3.8 percent, with this sector accounting for 77.4 percent of total cargo transported. In January–March 2025, transport companies served 472.1 million passengers. Of these, 88.2 percent used road transport, 11.2 percent used the metro, and the rest were transported by other means of transport.
