ARARAT REGION GOVERNOR HIGHLY ACCESSES SCR ACTIVITIES FOR REGIONAL RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
03.12.2009 16:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Masis railway station hosted a meeting between
South Caucasian Railways Deputy Director General Marat Khakov and
Ararat Region governor Vardges Hovakimyan on Thursday, SCR press
service reported.

Vardges Hovakimyan was briefed on SCR-implemented improvements,
including upgrade and automation of operating system, new equipment
and restored interior and exterior of the station.

The parties focused on railway operation safety issues, to be resolved
in collaboration with state authorities.

The governor, for his part, gave high assessment of SCR activities
for regional railway infrastructure reconstruction, emphasizing the
importance of railway operations in the region.

South Caucasian Railways CJSC is a 100% subsidiary of Russian Railways
CJSC. Under a February 13, 2008 concessionary agreement, Armenian
Railways CJSC was handed over to company’s concessionary management.

Agreement was signed for the period of 30 years, with 10-year
extension period.