Transport in Georgia (country)

For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.

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+27⁄32 in) gauge (1993)
narrow gauge: 100 km of 914 mm (3 ft) gauge.

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 (see Kars Baku Tbilisi railway line). The line under construction is using Standard gauge until Akhalkalaki. There will be axle change station for wagons to proceed with broad gauge to Baku.^[1]
• In August 2007, Georgia handed over the management rights of the state-owned Georgian Railway company to the U.K.-based company Parkfield Investment for 89 years.^[2]

Railway links with adjacent countries

• Russia - yes - 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) - via the breakaway Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia - closed for political reasons.
• Azerbaijan - yes - 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in).
• Armenia - yes 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
• Turkey - yes - break-of-gauge with through 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (Standard Gauge).

2007

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

Towns served by rail

• Poti - port
• Batumi - port
• Kutaisi
• Akhaltsike

Highways

The total length of the road network is approximately 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi) kilometers (2020^[3]), divided over roughly 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) of international trunk roads, 7,000 kilometres (4,300 mi) of domestic main roads and some 12,400 kilometres (7,700 mi) local roads. Only a limited number of kilometers are express roads or motorways which are in good condition. The quality of the other roads varies greatly.

Main roads

Number	E Route	name	Length (km)	Notes
		Tbilisi - Senaki - Leselidze	544
		Senaki - Poti - Sarpi	119
		Mtskheta - Stepantsminda - Larsi	139
		Tbilisi - Red Bridge	57
		Tbilisi – Bakurtsikhe – Lagodekhi	160
		Ponichala – Marneuli – Guguti	98
		Marneuli – Sadakhlo	34
		Khashuri – Akhaltsikhe – Vale	97
		Tbilisi Bypass	49
		Gori – Tskhinvali – Gupta – Java – Roki	92,5
		Akhaltsikhe – Ninotsminda	112
		Samtredia - Lanchkhuti - Grigoleti	57
		Akhalkalaki - Kartsakhi	36,5
This table is based on the 2017 list of roads of the Government of Georgia.[4]

Motorways

Georgia has a limited multilane expressroad/motorway system, that is under development. In 2021 these sections are:

• S1 highway Mukhatgverdi (Tbilisi West) - Surami 113 km (70 mi)
• S1 highway Argveta - Samtredia 58 km (36 mi)
• S4 highway Ponichala (Tbilisi) - Rustavi 9 km (5.6 mi)
• S12 highway Japana - Lanchkhuti 14 km (8.7 mi)

Additionally, the S2 highway has 32 km (20 mi) limited access two-lane freeway (Kobuleti Bypass).

Pipelines

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

Black Sea Ports and harbors

Batumi, Poti, Sokhumi, Kulevi Oil Terminal

Merchant marine

total: 17 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 103,080 GT/158,803 tonnes 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.

• Tbilisi - Shota Rustaveli Airport
• Batumi - Alexander Kartveli Airport
• Kutaisi - David The Builder Airport
• Mestia - Queen Tamar Airport
• Ambrolauri - Ambrolauri Airport
• Poti - Poti International Airport

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.)

See also

• Georgia
• List of Tbilisi metro stations

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Transport in Georgia.

• Roads Department of Georgia (ENG)
• United Transport Administration (ENG)

Notes

This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 05:56