Transport in Georgia (country)

=Railways=

"total:"1,583 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial lines
"broad gauge:"1,583 km 1.520-m gauge (1993)

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) probably using Standard gauge (1435mm) supposedly so that it can eventually link with China. One Georgian border station is Akhalkalaki.
* 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. [ [http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=15616 Georgia Hands over Railway to Investment Fund] . "Civil Georgia". August 16, 2007.]

Railway links with adjacent countries

* Russia - yes - (1524mm)
* Azerbaijan - yes - 1524mm with through Standard Gauge (1435mm) line proposed.

* Armenia - yes (1524mm)
* Turkey - yes - break-of-gauge with through Standard Gauge (1435mm) line proposed.

2007

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

Towns served by rail

* Poti - port
* Batumi - port
* Kutaisi
* Akhaltsike
* Ayrum

Highways

"total:"20,700 km
"paved:"19,354 km , mostly in bad condition
"unpaved:"1,346 km (1996 est.)

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