BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 9. In the first eight months of 2025, the Port of Baku rolled out the red carpet for nearly 70,000 TEU containers, making waves in the shipping industry.
The data obtained by Trend via Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY) shows that
this metric experienced a 48 percent escalation relative to the
corresponding timeframe from the previous fiscal year (47,157
TEU).
"This signifies that the throughput of containerized cargo at the
Port this fiscal year will markedly surpass the projected metrics
for 2024," the ADY underscored.
In the interim, during the month of August in the current fiscal
year, Azerbaijan successfully procured a consignment of 40 block
trains from the People's Republic of China, utilizing the strategic
Middle Corridor for transit logistics.
"This fiscal year, a cumulative total of 265 rolling stock units
were acquired, with 104 classified as transit locomotives." The
aggregate count of rolling stock acquired during the corresponding
timeframe in the preceding fiscal year was 168," the company
articulated.
Azerbaijan Railways is the state-owned national rail transport provider in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The 2,918 km (1,813 mi) network, with a 1,520 mm gauge, is electrified at 3 kV (3,000 V) DC. The Azerbaijan Railways headquarters is located in the capital, Baku. The inaugural railway line in Azerbaijan was constructed in 1878 and inaugurated in 1880 in the outskirts of Baku. The railway comprises 176 stations, of which Bilajari (in Baku) and Shirvan are fully automated. Twelve stations include container courts equipped with specialized mechanisms and machinery, while three stations—Keshla (in Baku), Ganja, and Khirdalan—are capable of handling high freight containers. In conjunction with the Kars–Tbilisi–Baku railway, a regional rail link project that has directly connected Türkiye, Georgia, and Azerbaijan since 2017, Azerbaijan is modernizing its railway lines with new high-speed rolling stock to replace the outdated equipment.
