Trains have not departed from Akhuryan since Turkey sealed its border with Armenia in 1993. The reason given was the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Recent attempts to restore relations between the two neighbouring countries have faltered, but those working at the railway station of the border continue regardless.
* This film is one of the five multimedia shot with in the Multimedia Project for Promoting Dialogue with the support of the Consulate-General of the Netherlands and the British Embassy organised by Hrant Dink Foundation, Galata Fotoğrafhanesi Fotoğraf Akademisi, Free Press Unlimited and Youth Initiative Centre of Gyumri.