Georgian Railway

The railway was founded in 1865, and operations started in 1871 between Poti and Kvirila (present day Zestaponi). The first passenger train ran on October 10, 1872, from Poti to Tbilisi central station. will be built. The T9 tunnel will consist of two parallel tubes connected with cross passages at intervals of 300 m. The project is planned to be completed in late 2019. After the completion of the tunnel, travel time for passenger trains on the Tbilisi - Batumi route will be reduced by 40 minutes. == Infrastructure ==

Due to the challenging mountainous geography of Georgia, railway engineers have often been faced with some difficult challenges. In 1890, the dual tracking of the Tsipa tunnel was completed, allowing faster passage of East-West traffic. Gallery File:Georgian Railway VL11 Class at Gori.jpg|VL11 electric locomotive File:Georgian Railways Seated Coach Interior.jpg|Seated coach interior File:Georgian Railways ER2 Class at Tbilisi.jpg|ER2 electric multiple unit File:Georgian Railways ER2 Interior.jpg|ER2 unit interior File:Stiopa-ER2-7251.jpg|ER2T File:Georgian Railways ER2M Class at Tbilisi.jpg|ER2M electric multiple unit File:Georgian Railway ES Class at Tbilisi 1.jpg|ES electric multiple unit File:Georgian Railway VMK Class at Tbilisi 2.jpg|VMK electric multiple unit File:Georgian Railway GRS Class at Tbilisi 5.jpg|GRS (ESh2) electric multiple unit File:ESh2-001_interior_2nd_class.jpg|GRS (ESh2) unit interior File:Tiflis-Borjomi Zug 20151031 1.jpg|Georgian Rail 001-01, at Borjomi train station ==Incidents==

Following the 2008 South Ossetia war, Russian army forces entered parts of Georgia and damaged key Georgian assets. This included a railway bridge near the western Georgian town of Kaspi, and application of mines to the mainline west of Gori resulted in the complete derailment and resultant fire of an oil train. The lines located in Abkhazia and South Ossetia are not under the control of the Georgian Railway. Lines from Nikozi to Tskhinvali (5 km) and from Ochamchire to Enguri River are not in use; much of the track and overhead on these two lines have been looted, and stations such as Gali have been destroyed or heavily damaged. Lines from Psou River to Ochamchire and from Ochamchire to Tkvarcheli are operated by separatist Abkhazian Railways. == Railway links with adjacent countries ==

• Azerbaijan – open – (Tbilisi-Baku line); a through (standard-gauge) connection proposed • Armenia – open – (Tbilisi–Gyumri–Yerevan line) • Turkey – open – standard-gauge line (Akhalkalaki–Kars); this standard-gauge line is connected with Georgia's railway at Akhalkalaki. • Russia – closed – – via the breakaway Abkhazia – de jure closed since the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993), de facto operates partly by Abkhazian Railway without track from Enguri to Sokhumi. == Sponsorships ==

As of 2020, the company has been the official jersey sponsor of the Georgia men's national basketball team. ==Gallery of stations==

File:NEW STATIONS GEORGIA 2006 KOBULETI NEW Station 1.jpg|Station of Kobuleti File:Airport station tbilisi.jpg|Airport station in Tbilisi File:Batumi railway station.JPG|Station of Batumi File:Gurjaani railway station.jpg|Station of Gurjaani File:Borjomi railway station 2019 1.jpg|Station of Borjomi File:Tskaltubo Railway Station.jpg|Station of Tskaltubo File:Mtskheta Railway Station.jpg|Station of Mtskheta File:Samtredia Train Station.jpg|Station of Samtredia == See also ==