BAKU-TIFLIS-KARS Railway Line

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, which was brought to life with the cooperation of Turkey-Azerbaijan and Georgia, has become the strategic connection point of the Middle Corridor stretching from Beijing to London and the Iron Silk Road stretching from Kazakhstan to Turkey.

Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway line; It acts as a bridge connecting Central Asian countries to Europe and directing the world railway trade.

The number of direct and indirect countries that can benefit from the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars line, which is the connection line of the Iron Silk Road and the Middle Corridor, is 60. via the Iron Silk Road, the Middle Corridor and the Lapus Lazuli Corridor; Railway transportation can be provided to Asia, Europe, the Middle East and then to Africa.

With the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) Historical Iron Silk Road line connecting Central Asia and Europe, your cargo can be transported to Europe by following the route of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.
Your export cargo from Turkey or Europe reaches China via Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

In these transportations made with 20’DC and 40DC-40HQ containers, the cargoes are taken from the factories and all transactions until the destination are carried out with the assurance of ASR Transit.
It is foreseen that the BTK railway will be an important alternative to the transportation routes in the region and will play an important role in the Marmara and China-Europe railway traffic.

BTK line advantages

  • Fast and uninterrupted service
  • Competitive freights
  • Transit Time
  • Allows transportation by container
  • Being on the historical silk road from China to Europe

Line Information

  • Baku – Tbilisi – Kars railway Baku – Tbilisi – Iron Silk Road
  • It is operated by Azerbaijan Railways, Georgian Railways and TCDD.
  • Opening date of the line: October 30, 2017

Technical specifications

  • Line length: 838.6 km (521.1 mi)
  • Line gauge: Russian (1524 mm) (Georgia and Azerbaijan)
  • Standard (1435 mm) (Turkey)
  • Operating speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)