10.01.25
In 2024, the volume of cargo transported from China through the Middle Corridor increased more than 25 times compared to 2023, surpassing 27,000 containers, Report informs, referring to Azerbaijan Railways CJSC (ADY).
Azerbaijan's infrastructure is now capable of accommodating at least 1,000 block trains this year. The first container block train from Xi'an, China, reached Baku via the Middle Corridor in just 11 days in March 2024, opened a new chapter in Azerbaijan's transit capabilities. Continuous measures, meetings, and agreements facilitated the dispatch of 358 container block trains from China to Azerbaijan last year, (287 of which have already been received), highlighting the increased cargo volume through the Middle Corridor and Azerbaijan's growing role in the international transport system.
In 2024, modernization work on the BTK (Baku–Tbilisi–Kars) railway line, a vital part of the Middle Corridor, was completed in Georgia. This upgrade increased the annual cargo capacity from 1 million to 5 million tons, and cargo transportation resumed on May 20, 2024.
