By decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of December 21, 2015, the Baku Transport Agency was established under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Fields of activity edit

Organization of control and management of regular passenger transportation by road and cars of taxi services.

Organization of centralized management of the traffic flow and ensuring the regulation of the traffic flow in conjunction with the structures involved in transport control.

Ensuring the development of the transport sector.

Providing state control in the transport sector.[1]

Tickets edit

Payment in public transport is carried out by cards "BakıKART".

Plastic cards «BakıKART» edit

The balance of cards can be replenished at the Baku Metro stations, bus stops, payment machines '' MilliÖN ''.

"BakıKART for limited use" edit

At purchase it is possible to load 1, 2, 3 and 4 journeys, it is impossible to replenish balance on terminals.[2]

“Aero Express” buses edit

Buses are designed to carry 48 passengers. The buses have a kitchenette, a luggage compartment, and access to the Internet.

Buses run from the metro station "28 May", making only one stop at the metro station "Koroglu", and then go to the airport, as well as in the opposite direction at intervals of 30 minutes.[3]

Centers of transport interchange edit

"Koroglu", " 28 May ", "Lokbatan" and "Darnagul".

Training Center for Drivers edit

For those wishing to occupy vacant drivers' places, the "Training Center for Drivers" conducts theoretical and practical work on the professional activity and behavior of drivers, also on the specifics of additional work and rest. Candidates who have completed the courses are provided with work in the relevant carrier companies. To participate in the training, the following documents are required.[4]

When training drivers, the training center - Test & Training Azerbaijan - uses simulators. With the help of these simulators, the knowledge of drivers and candidates for drivers is checked and evaluated, in case of errors, under the supervision of a specialist, the driving skills are improved. After completing the test, the simulator issues a general assessment of driving based on which the driver is allowed to work or not.

Carrier companies edit

"BakuBus" MMC[5]

"Xaliq Faiqoğlu" MMC[6]

"Çinar-Trans" MMC[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "About BTA". bna.az. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ "BakıKART". www.bakikart.az. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ "Airport - Express". www.aeroexpress.az. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  4. ^ "Training Center for Drivers LLC of Baku Transport Agency announces job competition for Category D and DE drivers". bna.az. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  5. ^ "BakuBus.az". www.bakubus.az. Archived from the original on 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  6. ^ "Home". www.safa.az. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  7. ^ ""Çinar-Trans" MMC-nin yeni istehsalat bazası istifadəyə verilib". Sia.az (in Azerbaijani). 2017-06-02. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-27.