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Baku Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the capital city of Baku, Azerbaijan, providing public transportation for residents and visitors. The system is important for reducing traffic congestion and connecting different parts of the city efficiently.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Bakı Metropoliteni
- Official website
- metro.gov.az
- Image
- 81-717M at Bakmil metro station.jpg
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- Commons category
- Baku Metro
- inception
- 1940-06-00
- daily patronage
- 608000
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- Baku Metro
- patronage
- 229700000
- date of official opening
- 1967-11-06
- described at URL
- www.urbanrail.net/as/baku/baku.htm
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Baku Metro (Azerbaijani: Bakı metropoliteni) is a rapid transit system serving Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on 6 November 1967 when Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union, its features are typical of former Soviet systems, including very deep central stations and exquisite decorations that blend traditional Azerbaijani national motifs with Soviet ideology. At present, the system has 40.7 kilometres (25.3 mi) of bidirectional tracks, made up of three lines served by 27 stations. The Baku Metro is the only rapid transit system in Azerbaijan. Baku Metro was the fifth metro in the Soviet Union and the thirty-fourth in the world. In 2015, it carried 222.0 million, passengers, an average daily ridership of approximately 608,200. In 2024, it carried 229.6 million, an average daily ridership of 627,279.
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