Armenia to Build Trump Route Railway Along Southern Border

Pashinyan: The railway along the 'Trump Route' will connect Armenia with Russia.

Consensus

Armenia plans to build a railway along the entire southern border.
The railway will connect Armenia to Russia and Central Asia.
The project is named 'TRIPP' (Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity).
The route will pass through Azerbaijan.
The railway will follow the Nrnadzor–Agharak corridor along the Araks River.
The project is intended to enable large-scale east-west freight transport.
The project was discussed during a trilateral meeting in Washington in August 2025.
Azerbaijan supports the project.
The railway will link the main part of Azerbaijan with its Nakhichevan exclave.
The project was announced by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian in a parliamentary session.

The TRIPP company will be controlled by the US (74%) and Armenia (26%). — kommersant
The project aims to solve transportation problems in the South Caucasus. — kommersant
The project includes pipelines, fiber-optic networks, and power lines. — kommersant
Pashinian discussed the TRIPP project with Donald Trump in the past. — vedomosti
The project may involve a 49- or 99-year lease agreement. — vedomosti
Russia supported the idea of the transport corridor in 2025. — vedomosti
Pashinian stated that investors are avoiding the Erazh-Akhurik railway due to sanctions on Russia. — vedomosti
Pashinian mentioned Kazakhstan’s interest in the TRIPP corridor. — vm
Pashinian said Armenia is open to discussing the sale of Russian-controlled railway management. — vm
Pashinian requested Russia to restore railway sections to Azerbaijan and Turkey. — vm
The TRIPP project was formalized in a joint declaration signed by Pashinian and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in August 2025. — vesti