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Demirýollary

Overview

Demirýollary

native name	«Demirýollary» açyk görnüşli paýdarlar jemgyýeti‡R1R‡
type	Government owned
foundation	5 February 2020
location city	Ashgabat
location country	Turkmenistan
area served	Turkmenistan
industry	Rail transport
services	Rail transport, Cargo
operating income	1.626 billion manats (2018)
net income	280 million manats (2018)
predecessor	Türkmendemirýollary agentligi
owner	Government of Turkmenistan
num employees	~15,000 (2020)‡R2R‡
website	https://www.railway.gov.tm/

Demirýollary open joint-stock company (, means Railways) is the state-owned operator of railways in Turkmenistan.[3] The company operates on 4980 km of railways (37th in the world) and maintains over 345 railway stations throughout the country. The company belongs to the Ministry of Industry and Construction and is subordinate to the Railways Agency of Turkmenistan.[4] It is headquartered in Ashgabat. While the rail system itself belongs to the railways agency, the Turkmen Railways company owns the locomotive and railcar depots, rail stations, construction and maintenance units, communications and power supply services, and two hotels in Awaza, the Kerwen and Türkmenbaşy.[3]

History

Independent Turkmenistan

On 29 January 2019 the Ministry of Railways was downgraded to agency status, renamed the

Demirýollary

History

Independent Turkmenistan

Demirýollary OJSC (from 2020)

Activities

Rolling stock

Diesel Locomotives

Passenger trains

Photos

Railway links with adjacent countries

Headquarters

See also

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