Saburtalo Line

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Saburtalo Line         Vagzlis Moedani     Tsereteli Gamziri     Politek'nikuri     Sameditsino Instituti     Viktor Gotsiridze     Vazha-Pshavela     Universiteti

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The Saburtalo Line is a line of the Tbilisi Metro. The line was first opened in 1979 and has since extended to western residential districts of the city.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Name changes 2 Transfers 3 Rolling stock 4 Recent developments and future plans

[edit] History

Segment	Date opened
Vagzlis Moedani-Viktor Gotsiridze	September 22, 1979
Viktor Gotsiridze-Vazha Pshavela	April 3, 2000

[edit] Name changes

Station	Previous name(s)	Years
Sameditsino Instituti	Komkavshiri	1979-1992
Viktor Gotsiridze	Delisi	1979-1992

[edit] Transfers

#	Transfer to	At
1	Gldani-Varketili Line	Vagzlis Moedani

[edit] Rolling stock

The line is served by the Gldani depot (№2), currentely 9 three carriage trains are assigned to it. All are the 81-714/717 versions with .5 and .5M modifications

[edit] 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 re-started. The first extension, Universitet will open in 2011. In perspective the line might continue to the east.