Akhalkalaki-Kars railway opens for export-import in Armenia

2026-05-24

"I am pleased to inform you that the Akhalkalaki-Kars railway, like the Azerbaijan railway, is now open for export from Armenia and import to Armenia," Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.

"This is an important event in the economic life of our country. I thank our partners from Turkey and Georgia.

Today, Armenia has a railway with Russia through Georgia and Azerbaijan, and then with China through Russia and Kazakhstan. Now it is also connected to the European Union through Georgia and Turkey.

The opening of the Armenia-Turkey, Armenia-Azerbaijan and then Armenia-Iran railways via Nakhichevan is expected in the near future," he wrote.

For information, earlier this week, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announced that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway section will begin operating by the end of this month.

The total length of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is 827 km.

Info: bm.ge