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==Tourist lines==
==Tourist lines==
None.
None but Yerevan has a (former) “Pioneer” public narrow-gauge railway that combined a hobby activity for teenagers with practical training in railway operation. These 'Dyetsky Zelegny Dorogy' (DZD) typically operate on a few km of track in a public park on weekends between 1 May and the start of the new school year. For details, see the Web site (partly in English) [http://www.dzd-ussr.ru/towns/index-eng.html railways.id.ru/towns/towns.html].
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==Metro==
==Metro==

Revision as of 10:39, 22 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

SCR

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

Web-based Maps

Gauge

"Russian" gauge (1520mm)

Electrification

3000 V dc

Rule of the road

Right.

Other railways

None.

Tourist lines

None but Yerevan has a (former) “Pioneer” public narrow-gauge railway that combined a hobby activity for teenagers with practical training in railway operation. These 'Dyetsky Zelegny Dorogy' (DZD) typically operate on a few km of track in a public park on weekends between 1 May and the start of the new school year. For details, see the Web site (partly in English) railways.id.ru/towns/towns.html. .

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/LRT-Systems

None; the 1524 mm gauge Yerevan tram system closed in 2004

Recent and future changes

None.

Special Notes

None.

See also