Baku Metro (Azerbaijani: Bakı Metropoliteni) is a rapid transit system serving Baku the capital of Azerbaijan. First opened on November 6 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 34.56 kilometres (21.47 mi) of bi-directional tracks made up of two lines served by 23 stations.
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