Transport in Georgia (country)

For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.

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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 56 in) gauge (1993)
narrow gauge: 100 km of 914 mm (3 ft)  gauge.

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

Railway links with adjacent countries

2007

Towns served by rail

Highways

The road network in Georgia consists of 1,474 kilometers of main or international highways that are considered to be in good condition and some 18,821 kilometers of secondary and local roads that are, generally, in poor condition.[2] Only 7,854 km out of over 20,000 km of Georgian roads are paved.[3]

Main roads
Number E-road Route Length (km) Notes
[ს 1] E60 / E97 TbilisiGoriKutaisiZugdidiSokhumi
[ს 2] E60 / E70 SenakiPotiKobuletiBatumi
[ს 3] E117 MtskhetaGudauriStepantsminda
[ს 4] E60 TbilisiRustavi
[ს 5] TbilisiSagarejoLagodekhi
[ს 6] E117 TbilisiMarneuliBolnisiDmanisi
[ს 7] E001 MarneuliSadakhlo
[ს 8] E691 KhashuriBorjomiAkhaltsikheVale
[ს 9] E60 Tbilisi 54
[ს 10] GoriTskhinvaliJavaRoki Tunnel
[ს 11] E691 AkhaltsikheAkhalkalakiNinotsminda
[ს 12] E692 SamtrediaLanchkhutiSupsa

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Pipelines

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

Black Sea Ports and harbors

Batumi, P'ot'i, Sokhumi, Kulevi Oil Terminal

Merchant marine

total: 17 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross register tons (GRT) or over) totaling 103,080 GRT/158,803 metric tons 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.

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.)

Notes

See also