Gotsiridze (Tbilisi Metro)
Gotsiridze Stairlift for wheelchairs | |||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 11 January 1966 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 8 February 2021 (shut for reconstruction) | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 18 March 2023 (reopened) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Opened in 1966 with 750v third rail | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Elektrodepo | ||||||||||
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Gotsiridze (Georgian: გოცირიძე) is a station on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line of the Tbilisi Metro. It opened on 11 January 1966. It was formerly known as Elektrodepo (Georgian: ელექტროდეპო "(central) electric railway depot"). It was renamed after engineer Viktor Gotsiridze in 2011. The station is the only station of Tbilisi Metro that feature a side platform arrangement rather than the typical island platform design which all other stations on the network utilise.
In February 2021, renovation works began to take place, and was scheduled to be completed within 3 months. Trains did not stop while construction works were in progress, passing through the station.[1] However, reconstruction works were only completed on 18 March 2023, with facilities dedicated to the disabled such as new elevators and tactile paths.[2]
Gallery
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2014 photo of station before reconstruction -
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Before reconstruction
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External links
- (in English) Electrodepo station page at Tbilisi Municipal Portal
References
- ^ "Metro station Gotsiridze to be closed for 3 months for reconstruction". agenda.ge. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Metro station Gotsiridze opens after renovation". agenda.ge. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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