BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. A total of 73.3 million passengers used metro transport services in Azerbaijan from January through April of this year.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee shows that this figure lowered by 0.9 percent (0.7 million people) compared to the same period last year (74 million).
To note, in the first four months of this year, cargo and passenger transportation grew year on year by three percent and 5.7 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, 76.1 million tons of cargo were transported by economic entities operating in the transport sector, with 3.9 percent of cargo transported by sea, 7.5 percent by rail, 0.2 percent by air, 59.2 percent by road, and 29.2 percent by pipeline.
The volume of cargo transported by private vehicles increased by 4.4 percent, and the specific weight of this sector in the total volume of transported cargo was 78.4 percent. From January through April of 2025, transporters served 659.6 million passengers. Specifically, 88.3 percent of passengers were transported by road, 11.1 percent by metro, and the rest by other modes of transport.
The Baku Metro commenced operations on November 6, 1967. The current infrastructure comprises 40.7 kilometers (25.3 miles) of bidirectional tracks, organized into three lines and serviced by 27 stations. The "conceptual development scheme of the Baku Metro lines" outlines a future underground network comprising five lines. This includes the three current lines (Red, Green, and Purple) along with two new lines (Blue and Yellow). The network will feature a total of 76 stations, six power plants, and an overall length of 119.1 km. A total of 51 new stations are set to be developed, contributing to an underground line that spans 84.3 kilometers in the Baku Metro system.
