Transport in Georgia (country)
For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.
Railways
total:
1,683 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge:
1,583 km of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) gauge (1993)
narrow gauge:
100 km of 914 mm (3 ft) gauge.
City with metro system: Tbilisi (see Tbilisi Metro).
- In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a railway from Standard gauge until Akhalkalaki. There will be axle change station for wagons to proceed with broad gauge to Baku.[1]
- In August 2007, Georgia handed over the management rights of the state-owned Georgian Railway company to the U.K.-based company Parkfield Investment for 89 years.[2]
Railway links with adjacent countries
- Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia- closed for political reasons.
- Azerbaijan- yes - 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in).
- Armenia- yes 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
- Standard Gauge).
2007
- February 7 - agreement signed for Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway
Towns served by rail
Highways
The total length of the road network is approximately 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi) kilometers (2020[3]), divided over roughly 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) of international trunk roads, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) of domestic main roads and some 12,400 kilometres (7,700 mi) local roads. Only a limited number of kilometers are express roads or motorways which are in good condition. The quality of the other roads varies greatly.
Number | E Route | name | Length (km) | Notes | |||
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Leselidze
|
544 | ||||||
Senaki - Poti - Sarpi | 119 | ||||||
Mtskheta - Stepantsminda - Larsi | 139 | ||||||
Tbilisi - Red Bridge | 57 | ||||||
Tbilisi – Bakurtsikhe – Lagodekhi | 160 | ||||||
Ponichala – Marneuli – Guguti | 98 | ||||||
Marneuli – Sadakhlo | 34 | ||||||
Khashuri – Akhaltsikhe – Vale | 97 | ||||||
Tbilisi Bypass | 49 | ||||||
Gori – Tskhinvali – Gupta – Java – Roki | 92,5 | ||||||
Akhaltsikhe – Ninotsminda | 112 | ||||||
Samtredia - Lanchkhuti - Grigoleti | 57 | ||||||
Akhalkalaki - Kartsakhi | 36,5 | ||||||
This table is based on the 2017 list of roads of the Government of Georgia.[4] |
Motorways
Georgia has a limited multilane expressroad/motorway system, that is under development. In 2021 these sections are:
- S1 highway Mukhatgverdi (Tbilisi West) - Surami 113 km (70 mi)
- S1 highway Argveta - Samtredia 58 km (36 mi)
- S4 highway Ponichala (Tbilisi) - Rustavi 9 km (5.6 mi)
- S12 highway Japana - Lanchkhuti 14 km (8.7 mi)
Additionally, the S2 highway has 32 km (20 mi) limited access two-lane freeway (Kobuleti Bypass).
Pipelines
Crude oil 370 km; refined products 300 km; natural gas 440 km (1992)
Black Sea Ports and harbors
Merchant marine
total:
17 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 103,080 GT/158,803 tonnes deadweight (DWT)
ships by type:
cargo ship 10, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 6 (1999 est.)
Airports
28 (1994 est.) In February 2007 a brand new, modern and fully equipped international Airport was inaugurated in Tbilisi.
- Tbilisi - Shota Rustaveli Airport
- Batumi - Alexander Kartveli Airport
- David The Builder Airport
- Mestia - Queen Tamar Airport
- Ambrolauri - Ambrolauri Airport
- Poti - Poti International Airport
Airports - with paved runways
total:
14
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
7
1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
914 to 1,523 m:
1
under 914 m:
1 (1994 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways
total:
14
over 3,047 m:
1
2,438 to 3,047 m:
1
1,524 to 2,437 m:
1
914 to 1,523 m:
5
under 914 m:
6 (1994 est.)
See also
- Georgia
- List of Tbilisi metro stations
External links
Notes
- ^ Uysal, Onur. "10 Things to Know About Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project", Rail Turkey, 20 October 2014
- ^ Georgia Hands over Railway to Investment Fund. Civil Georgia. August 16, 2007.
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook Georgia 2020" (pdf). GeoStat. 2020. p. 200. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ^ "2017 List of highways of international and domestic importance" (in Georgian). The Legislative Herald of Georgia. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2021.