"South Caucasus Railway" CJSC is a subsidiary of OJSC "Russian Railways" and since 2008 it has been carrying out concession management of the railway system of Armenia. SSC is currently one of the largest employers in Armenia, employing about 3,000 people.

CJSC "South Caucasus Railway" plans to invest more than 174.5 billion drams in the development and modernization of railway infrastructure by 2038, while 122.3 billion drams (about 70%) will be directed to the development of infrastructure. In 2022 the company will invest more than 2.5 billion drams in infrastructure development.

From 2008 to 2021, about 137 billion drams have already been invested, due to which about 500 km of the contact line and 48 substations have been repaired, 9 traction substations have been restored, the mechanized line station and the railway section in SanahinI have been modernized.

The company’s infrastructure modernization policy has also had a positive impact on the quality of the railway. In particular, the transit time of the freight has been halved, the downtime of one wagon has been reduced by a factor of 3, and the average weight of the train has increased by 1/3.