Rail services · Azerbaijan

Rail services in Azerbaijan

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Azerbaijan: Baku, Ganja, Sumqayit.

The rail network in Azerbaijan

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 2,900 km, 1,520 mm broad gauge, about 45% electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Azerbaijan Railways (ADY).

Baku–Tbilisi–Kars corridor towards Türkiye, Middle Corridor Europe–Asia, North–South corridor towards Iran, Baku metro.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Azerbaijan case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Azerbaijan (1,520 mm broad gauge) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Baku, Ganja and Sumqayit

Baku

Baku station, Baku metro, port of Alat

Ganja

Ganja station, line to Georgia

Sumqayit

modernised Baku–Sumqayit suburban line

Our services in Azerbaijan

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Azerbaijan

Can you work in Azerbaijan with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Azerbaijan?

The network in Azerbaijan uses 1,520 mm broad gauge. Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in Azerbaijan?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Azerbaijan or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Azerbaijan?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Azerbaijan, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.