Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex
Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex Ağdam Dəmir Yolu və Avtovağzal Kompleksi | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Azerbaijan | ||||
| Coordinates | 39°59′46″N 46°58′05″E / 39.99611°N 46.96806°E | ||||
| Owned by | Azerbaijan Railways | ||||
| Line | Barda–Aghdam railway line | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1968[1] | ||||
| Closed | 1993[2] | ||||
| Rebuilt | 10 May 2025[3] | ||||
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Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex (Azerbaijani: Ağdam Dəmir Yolu və Avtovağzal Kompleksi) is a railway station and bus terminal complex in Aghdam, Azerbaijan. It serves the rebuilt Barda–Aghdam railway line, part of Azerbaijan's post-war transport reconstruction in the region.[4][3] The Barda–Aghdam railway line is reported to be 47.3 km long.[5]
History
Work on a narrow-gauge railway route planned to connect Yevlakh–Barda–Aghdam–Khankendi–Shusha began in 1908, but the project was not completed due to World War I.[6]
The Yevlakh–Barda–Aghdam railway was commissioned in 1967, and Aghdam station is described as having opened in 1968.[7] In 1978–1979, the railway line was extended to Stepanakert (now Khankendi).[8][9]
During the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Aghdam was occupied in 1993 and rail operations on the Barda–Aghdam line ceased.[2]
Following the 2020 ceasefire agreement, Azerbaijan restored control over the Aghdam District on 20 November 2020.[10] After that, Azerbaijan announced design and construction works to rebuild the Barda–Aghdam railway line.[11]
Reconstruction and reopening
On 26 April 2025, local media reported a test run on the Barda–Aghdam line using a newly delivered Stadler FLIRT passenger trainset.[12]
On 10 May 2025, President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the rebuilt Barda–Aghdam railway line and the Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex.[3][4]
On 23 May 2025, Hikmet Hajiyev and members of Azerbaijan's coordination headquarters for reconstruction of the territories reportedly travelled by train from Aghdam to Baku.[13]
See also
References
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- ^ a b "Пепел войны: Агдам - город, который стерли с лица Земли". AZER HISTORY. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ilham Aliyev attended opening of Aghdam Railway and Bus Station Complex". Official web-site of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b "Bərdə–Ağdam". Azerbaijan Railways CJSC. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Строительство железной дороги Барда-Агдам завершится в этом году". AZƏRTAC. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "История и будущее строительства железных дорог в Азербайджане". Pressunity. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Şövkət Tağıyeva. "Азербайджан в 1920-91 годы". Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Строительство железнодорожной линии Агдам-Ханкенди может начаться в этом году". AZƏRTAC. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "No 279-XII, 26 Noyabr 1991 - Azərbaycan Respublikasının Qanunvericiliyi". legalacts.az. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Сегодня в Азербайджане отмечается День города Агдам". Trend. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Железнодорожные проекты Барда – Агдам и Горадиз – Агбенд планируется завершить к концу следующего года". AZƏRTAC. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Спустя 32 года в Агдаме снова появился пассажирский поезд". Oxu.Az. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Хикмет Гаджиев: Если бы я пять лет назад сказал кому-то, что однажды мы поедем из Агдама в Баку на скоростном поезде, это могло бы быть воспринято как мечта". 1news.az. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.