Baku Funicular
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| Baku Funicular Bakı funikulyoru | |
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 Old building of Baku Funicular | |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Completion date | 1960 |
Baku Funicular (Azerbaijani: Bakı funikulyoru) – is a funicular system in Baku, Azerbaijan. It connects a square on Neftchilar Avenue and Martyrs' Lane.[1]
Technical characteristics
- Length of railway track is 455 meters (1,493 ft)
- It consists of a single-track part and a passing place.
- There are two stations; electric and rope drive.
- Two coaches – BF-1 and BF-2 are exploited.
- Its transportation capacity is 2000 per day.
- Maximal speed is 2.5 m/s (8.2 ft/s).
- Interval between departures of coaches is 10 minutes.
- Time of train service between stations is 4 minutes.
- Working time is from 10:00 to 22:00.[2]
- Capacity of a coach is 28 people.
History
The funicular was constructed on initiative of Alish Lambaranski. It was opened in 1960. Tofig Ismayilov is the director of the funicular since 2006.[3] Personnel consist of 11 people. Coaches were made in Kharkiv in Soviet times.
Modern funicular
Baku Funicular was repaired for several times. It was closed at the end of 1980’s and again opened in 2001. Baku Funicular was capitally repaired in 2001 and 2007. In April 2011, it was again closed for repair. On May 23, 2012 it was again opened after capital repair.[4]
The funicular has to stations called “Bahram Gur” and “Martyrs’ Lane”.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Бакинский фуникулер - вчера, сегодня, завтра". Trend.
- ↑ "Бакинский фуникулер открылся (ФОТО, ВИДЕО)". anspress.com.
- ↑ "ПОСЛЕДНЯЯ ОСТАНОВКА БАКИНСКОГО ФУНИКУЛЕРА". vesti.az.
- ↑ "Обновленный бакинский фуникулер – ФОТО". day.az.
- ↑ "Бакинский фуникулер будет реконструирован - ФОТО". 1news.az.
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