REPAIR OF YEREVAN RAILWAY STATION STARTED
ARKA
Apr 7, 2010
YEREVAN, April 7. /ARKA/. Repair of Yerevan railway station started,
informed press-service of "South-Caucasian Railway".
Interior of the station building and different communications will
be repaired.
Due to the increase of passengers’ flow by 53% compared with 2009
it is planned to divide the halls into international and interurban,
as well as establishment of additional cash desks. It will allow to
avoid long queues for buying tickets.
Hotel rooms will be built as for railway employees, as well as for
passengers of international communication. Repair works will cover
also railway platform.
Concession management of "Armenian railway" is implemented by CJSC
"South Caucasian Railway" which is 100% affiliate of Open JSC "Russian
Railway". SCR accepted the railway stock of CJSC "Armenian railway"
on its balance from June 1, 2008 according to Concession Agreement
signed on February 13, 2008. The terms of concession management is for
30 years with the right of prolongation for another 10 years.