South Caucasus Railway

On 13 February 2008, the Government of Armenia signed an agreement to transfer 100% of the state-owned Armenian Railways to Russian Railways. According to the agreement, the concession period is 30 years, with a possible extension for another 10 years by mutual agreement of the parties. In accordance with the terms of the tender, existing railway employees (4,300 people), except those of retirement age, were transferred to the staff of South Caucasus Railway on salary increases of up to 20%.[1]

South Caucasus Railway currently operates the following services:[2]

Armenia - Georgia sleeper service: Yerevan to Tbilisi / Batumi via Gyumri[3]

Yerevan to Araks / Gyumri (3 services a day plus 1 additional short journey to Araks)

Yerevan to Ararat & Yeraskh (1 service a day)

Summer only service from Yerevan (Almast station) to Shorzha[4]

South Caucasus Railway headquarter in Yerevan

• Azerbaijan – closed – same gauge
• Georgia – open – same gauge
• Iran – via Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan enclave – closed – break of gauge – 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)
• Turkey -Akhuryan/Doğukapı, closed since 1993 – break of gauge -1,520 mm (4 ft 11 ²⁷⁄₃₂ in)/1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in)

Except with Georgia, all international railway links between Armenia and its neighbors have been closed since 1993 due to the blockade against the country by Turkey and Azerbaijan due to conflict in Nagorno Karabagh.[5]

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