Borjomi-Bakuriani railway "Kukushka"
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| Native name | ბაკურიანი-ბორჯომი რკინიგზა | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Borjomi Bakuriani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://bbr.railway.ge/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length | 38 km (24 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge | 900 mm (2 ft 11 7⁄16 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrification | 1500 V, DC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kukushka (Georgian: ბაკურიანი-ბორჯომი რკინიგზა "კუკუშკა") is a railroad between Borjomi and Bakuriani in Georgia, Eurasia.
The construction of this 900 mm (2 ft 11 7⁄16 in) narrow gauge line began in 1897 and because of the difficult environmental conditions, lasted for four years. Since January 1902, the first "Kukushka” train passed Borjomi-Bakuriani narrow-gauge line. Since then the "Kukushka” serves tourists and the fans of skiing. For the movement to high-mountainous areas, a steam engine of "Porter" type was brought from England. Cars of open type were added to the train, which were framed only by handrails. Since 1967, the small-steam engine was replaced by an electric engine from Škoda Transportation, Czechoslovakia.
The operator of this line is “Borjom-Bakuriani Railway” LLC (BBR), the company was established in April 2010. The only Shareholder is “Railway Property Management” LLC, which itself is owned by Georgian Railway.[1]
The line is mainly used for passenger service. Freight traffic was transported until 1991 from the Andezit mine of Bakuriani. The region is quite well known for tourists due to its close location with the capital of the country, that makes it easy to plan weekend tours. The railway line is widely used by local population to travel between the two resorts. It takes 2,5 hours to travel from Bakuriani to Borjomi and back.[2] The trains leave two times a day in each direction. Connections from and to Tbilisi are ensured.[3]
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