Baku Metro

Baku Metro (), is an electrified metro railway system which is a part of the public transportation system of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It was opened on 6 November 1967.

At that time, Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union until the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. The Baku Metro has the features found in most other ex-Soviet metro systems. These include very deep metro stations, and detailed decorations that blend traditional Azerbaijani national designs with Soviet ideology. The metro system has three lines and has 40.3 kilometers of double railway tracks with 27 stations, which, apart from two stations, are underground. It is run by the Bakı Metropoliteni. In 2015, it carried 222.0 million passengers,  which means an average ridership of approximately 608,200 passengers each day.

 Expansion plans 
At present, there are several projects, only two of which are under construction. In 2011, the Chief Executive of the Baku Metro, Taghi Ahmadov, announced plans to construct 70 new stations by 2040. These will serve the new bus complex as well as Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

 Network 

Lines
 Name Line Segment Date opened Length Stations Line 1 1 İçərişəhər ↔ Həzi Aslanov/Bakmil 1967 20.1 km 13 Line 2 2 Şah İsmail Xətai ↔ Dərnəgül 1976 14.5 km 10 Line 3 3 Xocəsən ↔ 8 Noyabr 2016 5.5 km 3

Timeline
SegmentDate openedLengthİçərişəhər-Nəriman NərimanovNovember 6, 19676.5 kmMay 28-Şah İsmail XətaiFebruary 22, 19682.3 kmNəriman Nərimanov-UlduzMay 5, 19702.1 kmNəriman Nərimanov-BakmilSeptember 25, 1970 (reconstructed in 1978-79)0.5 kmUlduz-NeftçilərNovember 7, 19725.3 kmMay 28-Nizami GəncəviDecember 31, 19762.2 kmNizami Gəncəvi-Memar ƏcəmiDecember 31, 19856.5 kmNeftçilər-ƏhmədliApril 28, 19893.3 kmCəfər CabbarlıDecember 27, 19930.15 kmƏhmədli-Həzi AslanovDecember 10, 20021.4 kmMemar Əcəmi-NəsimiOctober 9, 20082.1 kmNəsimi-Azadlıq prospektiDecember 30, 20091.3 kmAzadlıq prospekti-DərnəgülJune 29, 20111.5 kmAvtovağzal-Memar ƏcəmiApril 19, 20162.07 kmMemar Əcəmi-2-8 NoyabrMay 29, 20211.4 kmAvtovağzal-XocəsənDecember 23, 20222.2 kmTotal:27 stations40.3 km

Renaming of stations
Old nameNew nameDate of renaming Şaumyan  Xətai  May 11, 1990 XI Qızıl Ordu Meydanı  20 Yanvar  April 27, 1992 28 Aprel  28 May  April 9, 1992 Avrora  Qara Qarayev  April 27, 1992 Elektrozavod  Bakmil  January 1, 1993 26 Bakı Komissarı  Sahil  April 9, 1992 Bakı Soveti  İçәrişәhәr   April 25, 2007 Məşədi Əzizbəyov  Koroğlu  December 30, 2011

Related pages
 List of Baku metro stations
 Rapid transit

References

 Other websites 

 Official website   
 Baku Metro Track Map 
 Urbanrail - Baku Metro
 Information 
 More information 
 Baku Public Transportation


Category:1967 establishments in Asia
Category:Buildings and structures in Baku
Category:1960s establishments in Azerbaijan