Saburtalo Line
The Saburtalo Line (Georgian: საბურთალოს ხაზი) is a line of the Tbilisi Metro in Georgia. The line was first opened in 1979 and has since extended to western residential districts of the city.
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History
Segment | Date opened |
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Station Square–Delisi | September 22, 1979 |
Delisi–Vazha-Pshavela | April 3, 2000 |
Vazha-Pshavela–State University | October 16, 2017 |
Name changes
Station | Previous name(s) | Years |
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Medical University | Komkavshiri | 1979–1992 |
Viktor Gotsiridze | Delisi | 1979–1992 |
Delisi | Viktor Gotsiridze | 1992–2006 |
Transfers
# | Transfer to | At |
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1 | Akhmeteli–Varketili Line | Station Square |
Rolling stock
The line is served by the Gldani depot (№2), currently 9 four carriage trains are assigned to it. All are the 81-714/717 versions with .5 and .5M modifications
Recent developments and future plans
The line is extending to the west and some of the construction sites that have been derelict since Soviet times have recently been restarted. Construction of the State University station (Sakhelmtsipo Universiteti), which dates back to the Soviet era and was suspended for 22 years, was restarted in July 2015 and was completed in October 2017.[1] In perspective the line might continue to the east.
External links
- (in Georgian) Metro Web-site
- (in English) Tbilisi Metro on Urbanrail.net
- (in German and Russian)Metrosoyuza
- (in Russian) Metroworld
References
- "Новая станция метро в Тбилиси заработает в мае 2017 года" [New metro station in Tbilisi will operate from May 2017]. Sputnik Georgia. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.