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SOUTH CAUCASIAN RAILWAYS PLANS TO IMPROVE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM BY 2015
ARKA
Oct 9, 2009
YEREVAN, October 9, /ARKA/. Sergey Harutyunian, chief engineer of
the South Caucasian Railways (formerly Armenian Railways), said the
Russian-managed company plans to improve the entire system by 2015,
with the focus on improving the operation and raising the safety of
track facilities for speedy movement of heavy trains.
He said to improve labor efficiency the company plans to reduce the
amount of manual labor and expand the amount of mechanized work.
"We are planning to optimize the track facility maintenance system. We
also plan to reorganize a locomotive depot in Sanahin into an
overhaul plant for repair of the rolling stock and other machines,'
Harutyunian said.
According to him, the South Caucasian Railways company plans also to
restore the operation of a 54 km long railway stretch between Dilijan
and Ijevan in Tavush province that has been idle for many years and
another 13 km stretch between Gyumri and Akhurian.
He said under the concessional agreement the state-run Russian Railways
running the South Caucasian Railways is to spend on this project 420
million rubles.
In 2007 the government of Armenia announced an international
tender for a 30-year concession to modernize and operate Armenian
Railways, expecting to award a contract in 2008. An Indian and the
state-run Russian Railways qualified to bid, but the Indian company=2
0withdrew. The Russian company was the only bidder and has set up the
South Caucasian Railway as a subsidiary to run the Armenian railway.
On the 1st of June 2008 South Caucasus Railways (SCR) has officially
started business operations under a concession agreement to manage
Armenian Railways. In this connection, by 1 June 2008, SCR, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Russian Railways, received property owned
by Armenian Railways. The concession agreement was concluded for 30
years, with a right of extension for another 20 years after the first
20 years of operation.
ARKA
Oct 9, 2009
YEREVAN, October 9, /ARKA/. Sergey Harutyunian, chief engineer of
the South Caucasian Railways (formerly Armenian Railways), said the
Russian-managed company plans to improve the entire system by 2015,
with the focus on improving the operation and raising the safety of
track facilities for speedy movement of heavy trains.
He said to improve labor efficiency the company plans to reduce the
amount of manual labor and expand the amount of mechanized work.
"We are planning to optimize the track facility maintenance system. We
also plan to reorganize a locomotive depot in Sanahin into an
overhaul plant for repair of the rolling stock and other machines,'
Harutyunian said.
According to him, the South Caucasian Railways company plans also to
restore the operation of a 54 km long railway stretch between Dilijan
and Ijevan in Tavush province that has been idle for many years and
another 13 km stretch between Gyumri and Akhurian.
He said under the concessional agreement the state-run Russian Railways
running the South Caucasian Railways is to spend on this project 420
million rubles.
In 2007 the government of Armenia announced an international
tender for a 30-year concession to modernize and operate Armenian
Railways, expecting to award a contract in 2008. An Indian and the
state-run Russian Railways qualified to bid, but the Indian company=2
0withdrew. The Russian company was the only bidder and has set up the
South Caucasian Railway as a subsidiary to run the Armenian railway.
On the 1st of June 2008 South Caucasus Railways (SCR) has officially
started business operations under a concession agreement to manage
Armenian Railways. In this connection, by 1 June 2008, SCR, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Russian Railways, received property owned
by Armenian Railways. The concession agreement was concluded for 30
years, with a right of extension for another 20 years after the first
20 years of operation.