Day of Baku Metro Employees in Azerbaijan

Baku Metro is a rapid transit system serving Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on 6 November 1967 during the time of the Soviet Union, it has features typical of ex-Soviet systems, including very deep central stations and exquisite decorations that blend traditional Azerbaijani national motifs with Soviet ideology. At present the system has 38.03 kilometres (23.63 mi) of bi-directional tracks, made up of three lines served by 26 stations. In 2015, it carried 222.0 million passengers, which yielded an average daily ridership of approximately 608,200.