Baku Metro, operated by the state-owned Baku Metropolitan Closed Joint-Stock Company, runs 27 stations on about 41 kilometres of track and recorded about 220.4 million passenger boardings in 2025, the bank’s release says. The government’s expansion programme adds about 20 kilometres of new tunnels with 9 stations, 2 depots and 300 more metro cars, together with the modernisation of operating systems, to widen coverage and ease road congestion in greater Baku.
The loan replaces the existing signalling with communications-based train control and upgrades the operations control centre, which the bank expects to allow more frequent trains at peak hours and fewer operating incidents. Beyond signalling, it pays for integrated digital systems for corporate functions, asset management, cybersecurity, passenger information and crowd management, with upgraded data centres and secure networks.
Baku Metro, operated by the state-owned Baku Metropolitan Closed Joint-Stock Company, runs 27 stations on about 41 kilometres of track and recorded about 220.4 million passenger boardings in 2025, the bank’s release says.
“Advanced signaling technology and integrated digital operations systems will make existing services safer and more reliable, while laying the foundation for the efficient operation of Baku’s rapidly expanding metro network,” said Sunniya Durrani-Jamal, the bank’s country director for Azerbaijan.
The project also funds technical training and workforce development at the operator, with recruitment, training, certification and career measures for women in technical and digital roles.