First train arrives from Turkey in Russia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The first container train arrived from Turkey at the Vorsino station in the Kaluga region of Russia on Wednesday, February 10, Jam News reports.

For 11 days, the train traveled to this station through the territories of Georgia and Azerbaijan via the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars line.

This is the first time the train route is being used to reach Russia, the Turkish Embassy in Russia said. The composition included 16 forty-foot containers carrying dishwashers and gas stoves.

Soon, Armenia may also become a transit side in trade turnover between Turkey and Russia. New possible rail and road routes in the South Caucasus would open several transport dead ends, in particular, connect the Azerbaijani Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan with the rest of the country, as well as link Armenia to Russia by road and rail routes. Also, Russia and Turkey would have the possibility of overland communication through the territories of Armenia and Azerbaijan.