Baku Metro buys in Russia five new cars

In the coming days, Baku Metro will  launch five modern cars, bought  by the company "Transmashholding" (Russia). The cars have been delivered for test, andif they pass safety tests successful cooperation with Russian car builders will continue,  according to Baku metro. 

Metro intends to continue to buy modern cars that satisfy both aesthetic requirements and standards of construction of new plants. Russia's new types of cars 81-760/761, known as "Oka", are of higher quality and more comfortable for passengers.

However, passengers are not happy with  intervals between trains.  Metro is crowded not only during  rush  hours in the mornings and evenings. The interval between trains sometimes reaches 5-6 minutes, although it can be not  less than 2.5 minutes.

According to the State Statistics Committee, in January-October this year, 15,940  passengers used  metro, which is  by a million, or 6.8% more than  compared with the same period of last year. It should be emphasized that the official indices on passenger carriages  by metro fell sharply after the tariff increase in October 2009. -08D-