For Soviet transportation, see

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Railways

''total:'' 1,683 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
''broad gauge:'' 1,583 km of gauge (1993)
''narrow gauge:'' 100 km of gauge. City with

metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urb ...

system:

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

(see

Tbilisi Metro The Tbilisi Metro ( ka, თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი) is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like oth ...

). * In April 2005, an agreement was signed to build a railway from

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through

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

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(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. * 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.Georgia Hands over Railway to Investment Fund
''Civil Georgia''. August 16, 2007.

Railway links with adjacent countries

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- yes - - via the breakaway Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia - closed for political reasons. *

- yes - . *

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- yes *

- yes -

break-of-gauge With railways, a break of gauge occurs where a line of one track gauge (the distance between the rails, or between the wheels of trains designed to run on those rails) meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock generally cannot ...

with through ( Standard Gauge).

2007

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

Towns served by rail

Poti Poti ( ka, ფოთი ; Mingrelian: ფუთი; Laz: ჶაში/Faşi or ფაში/Paşi) is a port city in Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti in the west of the country. Built near t ...

- port *

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of t ...

- port * Kutaisi * Akhaltsike

Highways

The total length of the road network is approximately kilometers (2020), divided over roughly of international trunk roads, of domestic main roads and some 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. E Road in GEO

Motorways

Georgia has a limited multilane expressroad/motorway system, that is under development. In 2021 these sections are: * S1 highway Mukhatgverdi (

West) -

Surami Surami ( ka, სურამი) is a small town ('' daba'') in Georgia’s Shida Kartli region with the population of 7,492. It is a popular mountain climatic resort and a home to a medieval fortress. Location Surami is located on the southern ...

* S1 highway Argveta -

Samtredia Samtredia ( ka, სამტრედია ) is a town in Imereti, Georgia, lying in a lowland between the rivers Rioni and Tskhenis-Tsqali, west of the capital Tbilisi, and west of Georgia's second largest city Kutaisi. Georgia’s most impo ...

* S4 highway Ponichala (Tbilisi) -

Rustavi Rustavi ( ka, რუსთავი ) is a city in the southeast of Georgia, in the region of Kvemo Kartli and southeast of capital Tbilisi. It has a population of 130,100 (2021), making it the fourth most populous city in Georgia. Its economy is ...

* S12 highway Japana -

Lanchkhuti Lanchkhuti ( ka, ლანჩხუთი) is a city in western Georgian region of Guria. It has a population of about 8,000. Lanchkhuti received city status in 1961. Under the USSR, it was the centre of the Georgian SSR Lanchkhuti area and today ...

Additionally, the S2 highway has limited access

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(Kobuleti Bypass).

Pipelines

Crude oil 370 km; refined products 300 km;

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440 km (1992)

Black Sea Ports and harbors

, Sokhumi, Kulevi Oil Terminal

Merchant marine

''total:'' 17 ships (with a volume of or over) totaling /
''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. *

- Shota Rustaveli Airport *

- Alexander Kartveli Airport * Kutaisi - David The Builder Airport *

Mestia Mestia ( ka, მესტია ) is a highland townlet ('' daba'') in northwest Georgia, at an elevation of in the Caucasus Mountains. General information Mestia is located in the Svaneti region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti province (''mkhare''), ...

Queen Tamar Airport Queen Tamar Airport , or Mestia Airport, is a small domestic airport serving Mestia, a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia. Since its reopening in 2010 it is named after the medieval "queen king" regnant Tamar of Georgia, who is a popular sy ...

Ambrolauri Ambrolauri ( ka, ამბროლაური) is a city in Georgia, located in the northwestern part of the country, on both banks of the Rioni river, at an elevation of 550 m above sea level. The city serves as the seat of the Racha-Lechkhumi a ...

Ambrolauri Airport Ambrolauri Airport is a small regional airport serving Ambrolauri, a town in Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Georgia. The airport is owned and operated by United Airports of Georgia, a state-owned company. It has been open in its current form s ...

- 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.)

External links

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

Notes

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