No problems in rail transport between Azerbaijan and Russia

A blast that hit the railway in Dagestan ast night has not affected trains running between Azerbaijan and Russia, Azerbaijani Railways spokesman Nadir Azmammadov told Trend.

He noted that the Baku-Tumen train in the capital on schedule at 2:03 a.m. Baku time.

"The train departed from Baku on schedule at 6:20 a.m.," Azmammadov said.

According to Russian press, a homemade explosive device exploded in the Kizlar district. The blast occurred on the stage "Departure 17 - Karbagali" near a freight train.

Several train and railway blasts hit Dagestan in 2010. Specifically, on Nov. 27, a large explosion destroyed a railway bed in the Kizlar district. Azerbaijan Railways told Trend earlier that the blasts have reduced passenger traffic from Azerbaijan to Russia.


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