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Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway

Sector: Mass Transit • Location: Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia

Source: Turkmenportal.com

Project
Completed

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway is a joint strategic project between Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye. The official opening ceremony took place at the Akhalkalaki railway station in Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region. Once fully operational, the railway's capacity will reach 5 million tons of freight per year. Since its test launch in 2017, it has transported over 1.8 million tons of cargo an

Status
Closed
Sector
Mass Transit, Rail, Warehouse
Location
Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Turkmenportal.com

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The project “Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway” is an infrastructure initiative in the Mass Transit sector, located in Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Turkmenportal.com.

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2026-07-22

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The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway is a joint strategic project between Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye. The official opening ceremony took place at the Akhalkalaki railway station in Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region. Once fully operational, the railway's capacity will reach 5 million tons of freight per year. Since its test launch in 2017, it has transported over 1.8 million tons of cargo and approximately 90 thousand containers. The railway is a key element of the transport infrastructure connecting Asia and Europe and plays a vital role in developing the Middle Corridor and strengthening transport and logistics links in the region.

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Transport

Location

Country

Georgia

State

Samtskhe-Javakheti

City

Akhalkalaki

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Turkmenportal.com

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Sector

Mass Transit, Rail, Warehouse

Article published date

2026-07-12

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