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19 July 2008 [09:55] - Today.Az
The Angoya Station of Baikal-Amur Railroad in Buryatia was given Azerbaijani nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev`s name.
A ceremony on the occasion brought together Azerbaijan`s Transport Minister Ziya Mammadov, Azeri Ambassador in Moscow Polad Bulbuloglu, and Head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin.
In 1984 Heydar Aliyev visited the Angoya station as head of a USSR commission supervising the construction of the Baikal-Amur railroad.
The station is located at the 1181st km of the railroad, and tens of trains travel on it to Moscow and Far East countries throughout the day.
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