Editing Yerevan (section)

==Transportation==
===Air===
[[File:Zvartnots airport.jpg|thumb|The main entrance to the [[Zvartnots Airport]]]]
Yerevan is served by the [[Zvartnots International Airport]], located {{convert|12|km|0|abbr=off}} west of the city center.

A second airport, [[Erebuni Airport]], is located just south of the city. Since the independence, "Erebuni" is mainly used for military or private flights. The [[Armenian Air Force]] has equally installed its base there and there are several [[MiG-29]]s stationed on Erebuni's tarmac.

===City buses, public vans and trolleybuses===
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[[File:2014 Erywań, Marszrutka w centrum stolicy (01).jpg|thumb|A [[marshrutka]]]]
Public transport in Yerevan is heavily privatized and mostly handled by around 60 private operators. As of May 2017, 39 city bus lines are being operated throughout Yerevan.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.yerevan.am/am/transport-department/ |title=Transport department of Yerevan Municipality |access-date=5 July 2016 |language=hy |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815015711/https://www.yerevan.am/am/transport-department/ |url-status=live }}</ref> These lines mostly consist of about 425 [[Bogdan (bus company)|Bogdan]], [[Higer Bus|Higer City Bus]] and [[Hyundai County]] buses. However, the market share these buses in public transit is only about 39.1%.

But the 50.4% of public transit is still served by "public vans", locally known as [[marshrutka]]. These are about 1210 Russian-made [[GAZelle]] vans with 13 seats, that operate same way as buses, having 79 different lines with certain routes and same stops. According to Yerevan Municipality office, in future, marshrutkas should be replaced by ordinary larger buses. Despite having about 13 seats, the limit of passengers is not controlled, so usually these vans carry many more people who stand inside.

The [[Trolleybuses in Yerevan|Yerevan trolleybus system]] has been operating since 1949. Some old Soviet-era trolleybuses have been replaced with comparably new ones. As of May 2017, only 5 trolleybus lines are in operation (2.6% share), with around 45 units in service. The trolleybus system is owned and operated by the municipality.
[[File:Yerevan trolleybus view.jpg|thumb|A trolleybus in Yerevan]]
The tram network that operated in Yerevan since 1906 was decommissioned in January 2004. Its operation had a cost 2.4 times higher than the generated profits, which pushed the municipality to shut down the network,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/js04/040122tram.html |title=Arminfo, "Last Tram Put Out Of Operation in Yerevan" |date=22 January 2004 |access-date=19 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027234752/http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/js04/040122tram.html |archive-date=27 October 2007 }}</ref> despite a last-ditch effort to save it towards the end of 2003. Since the closure, the rails have been dismantled and sold.

Due to being dispersed among dozens of private operators, the transportation is barely regulated, with only trip fee is being a subject of regulation. Thus, the quality of vehicles is often inadequate, with no certain regulations for safety. Unlike the majority of world capitals, there is no established ticketing system in Yerevan's public transportation. Passengers need to pay the money directly to the driver when getting out of the vehicle. The fare -being one of the few things that is regulated- is fixed and controlled by authorities.

The central station in Nor Kilikia neighbourhood serves as bus terminal for inter-city transport, serving outbound routes towards practically all the cities of Armenia as well as abroad, notably [[Tbilisi]] and [[Tabriz]].

===Underground===
{{Main|Yerevan Metro}}
[[File:Metro Yerevan Republic Square metro station.jpg|thumb|The [[Republic Square (metro station)|Republic Square underground station]]]]
The [[Yerevan Metro]] named after Karen Demirchyan, ({{langx|hy|Կարեն Դեմիրճյանի անվան Երեւանի մետրոպոլիտեն կայարան}} (''Karen Dyemirchyani anvan Yerevani metropoliten kayaran'')) is a [[rapid transit]] system that serves the capital city since 1981. It has a single line of {{convert|12.1|km|mi|abbr=on}} length with 10 active stations and 45 units in service. The interiors of the stations resemble that of the former western Soviet nations, with [[chandelier]]s hanging from the corridors. The metro stations had most of their names changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the independence of the Republic of Armenia.

A northeastern extension of the line with two new stations is currently being developed. The construction of the first station (''Ajapnyak'') and of the {{convert|1|km|spell=in|adj=on|abbr=off}} tunnel linking it to the rest of the network will cost US$18&nbsp;million.<ref>Announcement by Prime Minister [[Serge Sargsyan]] during a visit to the network in January 2008.</ref> The time of the end of the project has not yet been defined. Another long-term project is the construction of two new lines, but these have been suspended due to lack of finance.

The system transports more than 60,000 people on a daily basis.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

===Railway===
{{Main|Armenian Railway}}
[[File:David of Sasun Yerevan.jpg|thumb|Yerevan railway station, with the [[Sasuntsi Davit (statue)|statue]] of [[David of Sassoun]]]]
Yerevan has a single central railway station (several railway stations of suburbs have not been used since 1990) that is connected to the metro via the ''Sasuntsi Davit'' station. The railway station is made in Soviet-style architecture with its long point on the building roof, representing the symbols of communism: [[red star]], [[hammer and sickle]]. Due to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades of Armenia, there is only one international train that passes by once every two days, with neighboring Georgia being its destination. For a sum of 9&nbsp;000 to 18&nbsp;000 [[Armenian dram|dram]], it is possible to take the night train to the Georgian capital, Tbilisi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-81016.html |title=ArmenPress, "Yerevan - Batumi railway communication to resume in Summer", ArmeniaDiaspora.com |date=15 February 2007 |access-date=19 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404095535/http://www.armeniandiaspora.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-81016.html |archive-date=4 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This train then continues to its destination of [[Batumi]], on the shores of the [[Black sea]] in the summer season.

The only railway that goes to Iran to the south passes by the closed border of [[Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic|Nakhchivan]]. For this reason, there are no trains that go south from Yerevan.

During the first decade of the 21st century, the South Caucasus Railway CJSC — which is the current operator of the railway system in Armenia—announced its readiness to put the Yerevan-Gyumri-Kars railway line in service in case the Armenian-Turkish protocols are ratified and the opening of the borders between the two countries is achieved.

As of July 2017, the following railway trips are scheduled from and to Yerevan:
* Yerevan-Tbilisi-Batumi-Yerevan, with a daily trip operating since 15 June 2017, in coordination with the [[Georgian Railways]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukzhd.am/batumi2014/arm/schedule.html |title=Yerevan-Tbilisi-Batumi-Yerevan railway trip |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621011934/http://www.ukzhd.am/batumi2014/arm/schedule.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Yerevan-Gyumri-Yerevan, with 3 daily trips operating since 15 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie1.html |title=Yerevan-Gyumri-Yerevan railway trips |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025812/http://www.ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Yerevan-Yeraskh-Yerevan, with a daily trip operating since 12 July 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie5.html |title=Yerevan-Yeraskh-Yerevan railway trips |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=23 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623023309/http://ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Yerevan-Araks-Yerevan, with a daily trip.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie6.html |title=Yerevan-Araks-Yerevan railway trips |access-date=19 July 2017 |archive-date=18 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618025621/http://www.ukzhd.am/raspisanie/arm/raspisanie6.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Yerevan-Shorzha-Yerevan, with weekend trips.

The Yerevan-Ararat-Yerevan route is temporarily not in operation, while the Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan route will operate starting from 2 October 2017.

===Taxi===
Yerevan prides itself on having connections 24/7 as taxis are available at any time of the day or night.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://banks.am/en/news/newsfeed/11412|title=Armenia among the top 10 safest countries|website=Banks.am|access-date=3 January 2021|archive-date=13 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213042409/https://banks.am/en/news/newsfeed/11412/|url-status=live}}</ref> Taxicab service companies cover the entire city in addition to many online taxi service providers, including GG Taxi, Utaxi and [[Yandex.Taxi]].