Baku Metropolitan CJSC

In the early twentieth century, Baku was becoming more beautiful, growing and developing day by day. New industrial facilities, plants and factories were being built and commissioned. More and more people were flowing to the city, resulting in the limited capacity of the surface transport. Therefore, a decision was made to build a metro in Baku.
In 1949, the office of “Bashtunelmetrotikinti” was established in Baku, which assumed the role of a general contractor for the construction of Baku metro. In 1951, a branch office of Moscow Design Research Institute of "Metrodovletneqliyyatlayihe" under the name of "Bakumetrolayihe" was established to accelerate the project activities. So, the builders worked in three shifts under hard working conditions and at nights, yet with great enthusiasm in order to catch up with the work. Established in 1966 and providing six services - movement, train, lines and tunnel facilities, plumbing and electromechanics, signaling and communications, and logistics services, the Baku Metro Office was the first metro in the Middle East and the fifth in the post-Soviet.
On November 6, 1967, a 9.2-km long underground line, including 5 stations - "Baki Soveti" (now "Icheri Sheher"), "Sahil", "28 Aprel" (today - "28 May"), "Ganjlik" and "Nariman Narimanov- was commissioned. On February 22, 1968, three months after the regular movement across these three deep-level stations was in place, the first train was launched on “28 May-Khatai” line. So, “28 May” station became a passageway to “Nariman Narimanov” and “Khatai” stations, as well as for passengers travelling in the opposite direction. In the second and third stages of the construction of the metro, works were carried on as scheduled. The second shift was in charge of the 2.26-km area from "28 May" station to "Nizami" station, while the third shift of the 6.3-km area from "Nariman Narimanov" station to "Neftchilar" station.
However, the main challenges that emerged in the construction of the second area necessitated the construction of the third area, resulting in a decision to build and commission the third line.
On April 22, 1970, the length of the line was extended by another 1.5 km, with the commissioning of “Ulduz” station in one industrial district of Baku after “Nariman Narimanov” station.