As part of measures to improve passenger flow management and adjust service intervals in Baku, routes around the 20 January metro station and the area known as Shamakhiinka will be optimized to make boarding and alighting more convenient and unobstructed.
The Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA), under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, told the Operative Information Center-OMM.
According to the information, from October 19, routes 114A, 114B, 500, 503 and 508 will no longer stop at the existing stop on Moscow Avenue, near Notary Office No. 14, close to the 20 January metro station, for passengers travelling towards Sumgait.
Passengers on routes 114A and 114B can board at the existing terminal stop by the 20 January metro station exit on Muzaffar Hasanov Street, opposite the ADSEA building. The next stop on these routes towards the settlements of Pirekeshkul and Mushfigabad will be on Moscow Avenue in the area known as Shamakhiinka, opposite the Alov factory.
Passengers on routes 500, 503 and 508 can use the stop at 6 Moscow Avenue, by the exit of the 20 January station facing Sumgait. It is the current stop for express route 594. The next stop on these routes towards Sumgait will be the existing stop in Shamakhiinka, opposite the Alov factory.
The routes of buses 156, 156A and 170 will also be changed, directing them towards the settlements of Hokmali and Binagadi via Ali Taghizade Street. All three routes will be removed from the stop on Moscow Avenue in Shamakhiinka, opposite the Alov factory. Passengers can use the stop on Ali Taghizade Street near Post Office No. 134, Postal Branch No. 2.
Passengers travelling from different parts of the city to the 20 January metro station or Shamakhiinka and continuing to Sumgait can board at 6 Moscow Avenue, by the station exit facing Sumgait, or at the stop opposite the Alov factory in Shamakhiinka.
Those travelling to Pirekeshkul and Mushfigabad are advised to use the stop by the 20 January metro station exit on Muzaffar Hasanov Street, opposite the ADSEA building, or the stop in Shamakhiinka opposite the Alov factory.
The measures are intended to improve traffic efficiency across the capital’s transport infrastructure, speed up public transport and make journeys more convenient for passengers.
