Gldani-Varketili Line

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Gldani-Varketili Line

Akhmetelis Teatri

Sarajishvili

Guramishvili

Ghrmaghele

Didube

Elektrodepo

Nadzaladevi

Vagzlis Moedani

Marjanishvili

Rustaveli

Tavisuplebis Moedani

Avlabari

300 Aragveli

Isani

Samgori

Varketili

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The Gldani-Varketili Line (formally Dibudi-Samgori) is a line of the Tbilisi Metro. The line was part of the first stage of the Metro and currentely cuts the city on a north-south axis. The line currentely has 16 stations and 19.6 kilometres of track.

Contents

1 History

1.1 Name changes

2 Transfers
3 Rolling stock
4 Recent developments and future plans

History

Segment	Date opened
Dibude-Rustaveli	January 11, 1966
Rustaveli-300 Aragveli	November 6, 1966
300 Aragveli-Samgori	May 5, 1971
Samgori-Varketili	November 9, 1985
Dibude-Guramishvili	November 16, 1985
Guramishvili-Akhmetelis Teatri	January 7, 1989

Name changes

Station	Previous name(s)	Years
Akhmetelis teatri	Gldani	1989-1992
Guramishvili	TEVZ	1985-1992
Nadzaladevi	Oktomberi	1966-1992
Tavisuplebis Moedani	Leninis Moedani	1967-1992
Avlabari	26 Komisari	1967-1992

Transfers

# Transfer to At
2 Saburtalo Line Vagzlis Moedani

#	Transfer to	At
2	Saburtalo Line	Vagzlis Moedani

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Nadzladevi depot (№1), currentely 19 four carriage trains are assigned to it. A mix of Е, Еzh3, Еma-502, Еm-508T as well as the newer 81-714.5, 81-717.5. All of the trains are undergoing major repairs and there is also a large carriage reserve park.

Recent developments and future plans

Due to the fact that some of the stations are already four decades into exploitation as well as neglect caused by the lack of funding during the 1990s. Most of them require a major facelift and some severe repairs on hydroisolation and structure. Recentely there has been progress in both directions. In terms of extensions then there are some planned from both ends of the line, but so far such proposals are yet to be confirmed, however do the improved financial situation perspective may become realised much sooner.

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