Baku Metro to complete construction of new station in 2014
Baku Metro is completing the construction of a new station 'Avtovagzal', Baku Metro Traffic Service's chief engineer Etibar Isayev told journalists on June 13.
Isayev said currently the work is underway at the station and the operational testing of trains will start in early 2014.
"The station will be put into operation during 2014," Isayev said.
Opened in 1967, the Baku Metro is currently 34.6 kilometers long with 23 stations and two lines. It has two lines, while in the future the number of subway lines is planned to be increased to five, the length up to 119 kilometers, and the number of stations up to 76.
Currently Baku Metro is implementing a 20-year program for the development of the subway system. Under the program, two subway stations will be commissioned in May 2014 and about six stations are expected to be built by 2016.
Baku Metro will build some 50 new stations by 2030. Currently, eight stations and two train depots are under construction.
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