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Operated by Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway CJSC [http://www.yermetro.am/ UTSRN] - Site in Armenian. | Operated by Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway CJSC [http://www.yermetro.am/ UTSRN] - Site in Armenian. | ||
There is track plan of the [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~yopopov/rrt/trackmaps/tm_yerevan.html Yerevan Metro] from 2012 | There is track plan of the [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~yopopov/rrt/trackmaps/tm_yerevan.html Yerevan Metro] from 2012, captioned in Cyrillic text. | ||
==Trams== | ==Trams== |
Revision as of 22:56, 7 January 2021
Country Name
Armenia (Hayastan; Հայաստան)
National railway system
Armenian Railways (HYU): (Հարավկովկասյան Երկաթուղի) was formerly the operator. Since 1 June 2008, the former Armenian Railways have been run by South Caucasus Railways (SCR), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Russian Railways.
Official Website
Language
Armenian is the only official language although Russian is widely used, especially in education
Currency
Dram (Դրամ); code: AMD = 100 luma (լումա)
UIC code
Numeric 58; alpha ARM
Timetable
Journey Planner
None
Downloadable Timetable
A basic timetable is available by line; click on the tab at the top to get the required line.
A good privately compiled timetable is available.
Printed Timetable
None.
Engineering Information
None.
Maps
Printed Maps
- "World Rail Atlas Vol. 8 The Middle East and Caucasus" by Neil Robinson (ISBN-10: 954-12-0128-8; ISBN-13: 978-954-12-0128-2)
Web-based Maps
- Thorsten Büker's Map of Armenia.
Gauge
"Russian" gauge (1520mm)
Electrification
3000 V dc
Rule of the road
Right.
Other railways
None.
Tourist lines
None.
Metro
Yerevan
Operated by Karen Demirchyan Yerevan Subway CJSC UTSRN - Site in Armenian.
There is track plan of the Yerevan Metro from 2012, captioned in Cyrillic text.
Trams
None; the Yerevan tram system closed in 2004
Recent and future changes
None.
Special Notes
None.