Baku International Bus Terminal
About the complex
The complex handles up to 950 bus movements every day across domestic and international routes, serving around 20,000 passengers. The terminal has four floors served by 14 escalators and 10 lifts. It also features a 93-bed hotel, 700-space car park, shopping mall of 800 shops, 500-seat canteen, bank, medical center, postal office, and waiting and VIP rooms. There is also a station supervisor's office and bus drivers` rest room facilities. The complex also has its own 35 kV auxiliary power station and five transformers.
Construction
Materials used during the construction as well as equipment installed here were delivered from Italy, Japan, Korea, Switzerland, France, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, China, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and India.
Subway station
Avtovağzal subway station opened on April 19, 2016.
Design
The author of the design is Kamal Musakhanov, ARCON company.
References
- ^ "Azerbaijani President opened one of biggest bus terminals of world". Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.
- ^ Karimova, Aynur (19 April 2016). "Long-awaited subway stations open - UPDATE". Azernews. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
- ^ "PROJECT INTERNATIONAL BUS STATION". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04.