NO RISE IN METRO FARE EXPECTED

23.12.2006 [20:48]
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Passengers will have to use plastic cards to travel in the Baku subway from January of the next year, chief of the Baku Metro told a news conference held at the headquarters of the new Azerbaijan Party.

270 thousand people bought these cards putting a deposit of 2 manats on it. Plastic cards are on sale in the metro stations. Travelers may pay for up to 200 trips by Metro and this number will be recorded on the card. Metro fare is not expected to rise next year. In 2007, metro will acquire 25 new cars “Rusic 740”, Rusic-741”.

Chief of metro said respective structures consider the proposal of metro workers to name a new station, which is scheduled to be launched until September 2007, after famous ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. There is a proposal to rename Elmlar Akademiyasy station to Huseyn Javid station. Baky Soveti station now bears a new name Icheri Sheher. New names of Bakmil, Ulduz and Inshaatchilar stations will be announced after the official decision comes.

NO RISE IN METRO FARE EXPECTED

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