BTK railway

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The BTK railway is a regional rail corridor linking Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey to enhance trade and transport connectivity between the Caspian region and Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international rail corridor
railway line
borderCrossing Akhalkalaki–Kars
bypasses Armenia
connectsCity Baku
Kars
Tbilisi
connectsPort Port of Baku
connectsTo European rail network
Trans-Caspian transport routes
constructionStartYear 2007
countryServed Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkey
designedFor freight transport
passenger transport
fullName Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway
fundedBy Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkey
gaugeType broad gauge
standard gauge
hasBreakOfGauge Georgia–Turkey border
hasFreightService yes
hasPassengerService yes
inaugurationYear 2017
isKeyComponentOf Middle Corridor
modeOfTransport rail
operatorCountry Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkey
partOf East–West transport corridor
modern Silk Road rail connections
purpose enhance trade connectivity
enhance transport connectivity
provide direct rail link between Caspian region and Europe
regionServed Caspian region
Caucasus
Europe
segmentLocatedIn Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkey
shortName BTK
status operational
strategicImportance reduces transit time between China and Europe via Caspian and Turkey

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