This year, the volume of cargo transported by BTQ increased by 26%

This year, the volume of cargo transported by BTQ increased by 26%
This year, up to 540,000 tons of cargo was transported on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTQ) railway line, which is 26.1% more than in 2021.

Qazet.az reports  that this was said by Rovshan Rustamov, chairman of "Azerbaijan Railways" CJSC.

According to him, 428,000 tons of cargo were transported through BTQ last year. The 850-kilometer road creates great opportunities for us, including access to the European space, and today it has great potential on the western route.

It should be noted that on the Azerbaijani side, construction works on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project have been completed. On the Georgian side, 86% of the construction works related to the BTQ have been completed.

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line was opened on October 30, 2017. The railway line connects the railway networks of Asia and Europe. It is the shortest route not only between the 3 countries, but also between Asia and Europe. BTQ allows to shorten the time spent on cargo transportation by more than 2 times. BTQ railway facilitates access to European and world markets of Central Asian countries - Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

The 504-kilometer part of the line with a total length of 846 kilometers falls on the territory of Azerbaijan. 263 kilometers of the railway line pass through Georgia. 79 kilometers of the road is in the territory of Turkey. It is planned to transport 5 million tons of cargo through this road in the first stage, 17 million tons in the next stage, and even more after that.