BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 6. Azerbaijan
Railways CJSC (ADY) carried nearly 8.5 million passengers in the
period from January through September 2026, which is an increase of
19% compared with the same period last year.
According to ADY, the growth was recorded both on the Absheron
Circle Railway and interregional routes.
The Absheron Circle Railway accounted for the largest share of
passenger traffic during the reporting period. Some 8 million
passengers traveled on this route in January-September, up 18%
year-on-year.
The number of passengers on the Absheron Circle Railway
accounted for the bulk of total passenger traffic. According to the
released figures, passenger numbers on this route exceeded those
recorded on both interregional and international routes.
Meanwhile, 433,000 passengers used interregional routes during
the nine months, up 17% compared with January-September last
year.
More than 75,500 passengers traveled on the international
Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route during the reporting period. ADY provided
the passenger figure for this route but did not disclose a
year-on-year growth rate.
The data also included September results. Total passenger
traffic increased by 24% in September, 5 percentage points higher
than the 19% growth recorded for January-September.
