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ADY in Jan–Oct 2026: 15.7 million t of freight (+13%), transit +20%, containers 132,500 TEU
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In January–October 2026 Azerbaijan Railways (ADY) carried 15.691 million t of freight, 13% more than in the same period of 2025 (13.911 million t), Trend reported on 11 November 2026, citing ADY.
In October alone, 1.714 million t were carried (+22% year on year).
Transit over ten months rose 20% to 6.582 million t; in October it reached 817,000 t, 49% more than a year earlier.
Container traffic totalled 132,500 TEU (+18%; a year earlier 112,400 TEU). In October it was 16,200 TEU, up 67%.
ADY also notes a growing number of block trains from China and higher volumes handled at the Astara terminal and Baku port.
Azerbaijan is one link of the China — Kazakhstan — Caspian — Caucasus — Türkiye route. Gateway Logistics provides rail forwarding in wagons, containers and on container flatcars: Khorgos — Almaty, Astana and all regions of Kazakhstan, Khorgos/Altynkol and Dostyk — Alashankou to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Turkmenistan, and links the rail leg with road delivery along the corridors to Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye.
Source: Trend, 11 November 2026.