BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 19. Azerbaijan and
Georgia have agreed to resume daily passenger train service on the
Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route beginning May 26, 2026, Trend reports.
The agreement was formalized in a Coordination Council protocol
signed between the two countries.
The protocol also confirms the transfer of management control of
the railway infrastructure to the BTKI Railways LLC joint venture,
a move viewed as an important step toward strengthening regional
connectivity.
Passenger rail service on the Baku-Tbilisi-Baku route was
suspended in March 2020 following the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic and the introduction of special quarantine measures.
