Due to the demolition and reconstruction of the railway bridge in the Khirdalan district in connection with the expansion of the Baku-Sumgayit highway, the movement of electric trains in the direction of Baku-Khirdalan-Sumgayit has been temporarily suspended.
The trains will not run from August 10 to November 10, Qadin.Net reports.
Therefore, electric trains will not run in the direction of Bilajari and Khirdalan during this period. The railway bridge in the Khirdalan district is hampering expansion. For this reason, the old bridge will be demolished and replaced by a new one-span arched railway bridge.
Natavan Bayramova, a spokeswoman for Azerbaijan Railways (ADY), told Baku TV that there was no cause for concern for passengers traveling to and from Sumgayit.
"Currently, there is full traffic in the Absheron circle, so these passengers can continue to move in another direction, ie in the direction of Baku-Pirshagi-Sumgayit."
Natavan Bayramova also said that new trains will be launched to reduce passenger congestion.
According to the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers, due to the suspension of public transport on Saturdays and Sundays, electric trains running on the route Baku-Sumgayit-Baku will not run on weekends until August 31.