Transport in Georgia

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Contents 1 Railways 1.1 Railway links with adjacent countries 1.2 2007 2 Highways 3 Pipelines: 4 Ports and harbors 4.1 Black Sea 5 Merchant marine 6 Airports 6.1 Airports - with paved runways 6.2 Airports - with unpaved runways 7 See also

[edit] Railways

total: 1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge: 1,583 km 1.520-m gauge (1993)

City with metro system: Tbilisi (see Tbilisi Metro).

• In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a railway from Turkey through Georgia to Azerbaijan probably using Standard gauge (1435mm) so that it can eventually link with China. One Georgian border station is Akhalkalaki.

[edit] Railway links with adjacent countries

• Russia - yes - (1524mm)
• Azerbaijan - yes - 1524mm with through Standard Gauge (1435mm) line proposed.

• Armenia - yes (1524mm)
• Turkey - yes - break-of-gauge with through Standard Gauge (1435mm) line proposed.

[edit] 2007

• February 7 - agreement signed for Kars-Baku-Tiblisi railway

[edit] Highways

total: 20,700 km
paved: 19,354 km , mostly in bad condition
unpaved: 1,346 km (1996 est.)

See also: Georgian Military Road

[edit] Pipelines:

Crude oil 370 km; refined products 300 km; natural gas 440 km (1992)

[edit] Ports and harbors

[edit] Black Sea

Batumi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi

[edit] Merchant marine

total: 17 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 103,080 GRT/158,803 DWT
ships by type: cargo 10, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 6 (1999 est.)

[edit] Airports

28 (1994 est.) In February 2007 new, brand modern and full equipped international Airport has been inaugurated in Tbilisi.

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] See also

• Georgia
• List of Tbilisi metro stations