Tbilisi Metro

Tbilisi Metro
A train departing from the State University station
A train departing from the State University station
Overview
Native nameთბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი
tbilisis metropoliteni
LocaleTbilisi, Georgia
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations23
Daily ridership≈500 000 (avg. weekday, 2023)[1] Peak: 653 060 (15 December 2023)[2]
Annual ridershipIncrease 138.8 million (2019)[3]
WebsiteTbilisi Transport Company
Operation
Began operation11 January 1966 (1966-01-11)[4]
Operator(s)Tbilisi Transport Company
Number of vehicles192[5]
Train length4 cars
Technical
System length28.6 km (17.8 mi)[5]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
Average speed33 km/h (21 mph)
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)
System map

The Tbilisi Metro (Georgian: თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი, romanized: tbilisis met'rop'olit'eni) is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like other ex-Soviet metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated.

At present, the system consists of two lines, 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) in total length, serving 23 stations.[5] In 2017, the Metro transported 113.827 million passengers.[3] The Metro is operated by the Tbilisi Transport Company, which began operation the same year as the Tbilisi Metro, in 1966.[6]

  1. ^ "Tbilisi Metro Daily Ridership in 2023 (Screenshot)". Tbilisi Transport Company. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Tbilisi Metro Peak Daily Ridership on 15 December 2023". Tbilisi Transport Company. 15 December 2023. Archived from the original on 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Tbilisi in figures 2018" (PDF). Tbilisi City Hall. 12 June 2018. p. 44.
  4. ^ "About Tbilisi Transport Company". ttc.com.ge. Tbilisi Transport Company. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2012" (PDF). Tbilisi Transport Company. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Tbilisi Transport Company". ttc.com.ge. Retrieved 19 July 2020.

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