Tbilisi Metro

The Tbilisi Metro (Georgian: თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი) 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.

Tbilisi Metro
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) Peak: 653 060 (15 December 2023)
Annual ridership 138.8 million (2019)
WebsiteTbilisi Transport Company
Operation
Began operation11 January 1966 (1966-01-11)
Operator(s)Tbilisi Transport Company
Number of vehicles192
Train length4 cars
Technical
System length28.6 km (17.8 mi)
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
Average speed33 km/h (21 mph)
Top speed80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
System map

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

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