Day of Azerbaijani Railway Workers

Railways of AzerbaijanTaking into account the important role of Azerbaijani railway workers in the development of the country’s economy and social life, the President of Azerbaijan decided:

1. On October 13 of each year, the day of the organization of the independent Azerbaijan Railway, is declared the Day of Professional Holiday of the Azerbaijani Railway Workers.

2. This Order shall enter into force on the date of signing.

Ilham Aliyev,
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Baku City, October 7, 2005.


Summary of information

Railway transport of Azerbaijan occupies one of the most important places in the development of the economy of the Republic and provides a significant part of freight and passenger transportation.

For the Republic of Azerbaijan, railway transport is a core industry that unites the work of many industries and affects the way of life of the population.

The date of its birth is considered to be January 1880, when the operation of the first 20-kilometer railway line in the republic on the Baku-Surakhany-Sabunchi section began. It was mainly used to transport oil.