Transport in Georgia (country)
Template:Short description For Soviet transportation, see Transport in the Soviet Union.
Railways
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total:
1,683 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
broad gauge:
1,583 km of Template:RailGauge gauge (1993)
narrow gauge:
100 km of Template:RailGauge 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.<ref>Uysal, Onur. "10 Things to Know About Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway Project", Rail Turkey, 20 October 2014</ref>
- 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.<ref>Georgia Hands over Railway to Investment Fund. Civil Georgia. August 16, 2007.</ref>
Railway links with adjacent countries
[edit]- Template:Flagicon Russia - yes - Template:RailGauge - via the breakaway Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia - closed for political reasons.
- Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan - yes - Template:RailGauge.
- Template:Flagicon Armenia - yes Template:RailGauge
- Template:Flagicon Turkey - yes - break-of-gauge with through Template:RailGauge (Standard Gauge).
2007
[edit]- February 7 - agreement signed for Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway
Towns served by rail
[edit]- Poti - port
- Batumi - port
- Kutaisi
- Akhaltsike
Highways
[edit]Template:See also The total length of the road network is approximately Template:Convert kilometers (2020<ref name=geostat2020>Template:Cite web</ref>), divided over roughly Template:Convert of international trunk roads, Template:Convert of domestic main roads and some Template:Convert 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.
Motorways
[edit]Georgia has a limited multilane expressroad/motorway system, that is under development. In 2021 these sections are:
- S1 highway Mukhatgverdi (Tbilisi West) - Surami Template:Convert
- S1 highway Argveta - Samtredia Template:Convert
- S4 highway Ponichala (Tbilisi) - Rustavi Template:Convert
- S12 highway Japana - Lanchkhuti Template:Convert
Additionally, the S2 highway has Template:Convert limited access two-lane freeway (Kobuleti Bypass).
Pipelines
[edit]Crude oil 370 km; refined products 300 km; natural gas 440 km (1992)
Ports and harbours
[edit]Batumi, Poti, Sokhumi, Kulevi Oil Terminal
Merchant marine
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total:
17 ships (with a volume of Template:GT or over) totaling Template:GT/Template:DWT
ships by type:
cargo ship 10, chemical tanker 1, petroleum tanker 6 (1999 est.)
Airports
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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
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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
[edit]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
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[edit]Notes
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