Baku railway station

Railway station in Baku, Azerbaijan

Baku

Location within Azerbaijan

Baku railway station (Azerbaijani: Bakı Dəmir Yolu Vağzalı) is the central station of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It is located in the Nesimi district in central Baku, approximately 3 km northeast from the historical core of Baku, İçərişəhər.

It is connected to the adjacent 28 May metro station by a pedestrian tunnel. It is also the terminal of the circular Baku suburban railway, Inter-city rail and International railway lines.

History

The first station building dates back to 1880, with the launch of the Baku-Tbilisi railway. The architecture of the first building was in the Moorish Revival style.^[2] In 1926, the second station complex, Sabunchu Station, was designed and constructed to serve the electrified Baku–Sabunchu railway. The architecture of the second building is also in the Moorish Revival style.^[3] In 1967, the 28 May metro station was built and connected to the Sabunchu Station by a pedestrian tunnel.^[4] In 1977, the station underwent a major renovation, during which a modern station building was built, adjacent to the old Sabunchu Station.^[3] In 2017, the station underwent a renovation again.^[5]

Local public transport

The station is served by the following public transport services:

Connections by Baku Metro of 28 May (Baku Metro) station in

Red line

and Jafar Jabbarly (Baku Metro) station in

Green line

Gallery

Baku railway station, February 2017
Postcard, circa 1910
Platforms, February 2017
Escalators to the 28 May metro station, 2017
Electric locomotive AZ4A-0002 with passenger coaches at the station, 2019
Baku-Sumgait Train

References

^ "Баку-Пассажирская" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
^ "Бакинский железнодорожный вокзал - Тифлисский вокзал (Баку)" (in Russian). Ourbaku.com. 2016. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ ^a ^b "The Baku Railway Station is commissioned into operation after major reconstruction". Mehriban-Aliyeva.az. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "History". Metro.gov.az. 2015. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^ "Ilham Aliyev, his spouse attend opening of newly renovated Baku Railway Station (PHOTO)". Trend.az. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2021-10-17.