Cost of Ticket on Baku-Sumgait Train Approved

The Tariff (Price) Council by its decision of 14 September approved the tariff for the electric trains on the route Baku-Sumgayit-Baku. The fare in the direction is 0.80 manat. At the intermediate stations the ticket price will be from 0.20 to 0.70 manat.

New tariffs (http://economy.gov.az/images/pdf/baki-sumqayit.pdf) shall come into force from today. It is noteworthy that the decision does not list the price of business class passenger seats.

CJSC Azerbaijani Railways has purchased three passenger trains consisting of three double-decker cars in Belarus this year. These cars can accommodate 99 people. They have 396 seats, including 84 in the business class.

According to the contract, before the end of this year two more trains will be delivered.

Note that an alternative route (bus) to Baku from Sumgayit costs 0.40 - 0.60 manat. A taxi fare, depending on the agreement of the parties, may be from 4 to 10 manat since taximeters are not used. ----08D

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