TBILISI, October 2 – Georgia and Azerbaijan will launch a new block-train linking the Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi with Azerbaijan’s biggest cargo hubs around Baku, after the two railways signed an agreement in Almaty. The fixed-timetable service will run Batumi–Poti–Tbilisi–Absheron–Sumgait–Alat and offer shippers a simplified “terminal-to-door” product with predictable delivery times and … Read more
TBILISI, August 17 – A teenager was seriously injured in Batumi after being struck by a moving train in the city’s Tamar district. Local residents told reporters the train ran over the teenager’s leg. Emergency responders rushed the injured child to a nearby clinic, where doctors were forced to amputate the leg due to the … Read more
TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia are investigating a fire which broke out Sunday aboard a passenger train en route from Kutaisi to Batumi on the Black Sea.
The blaze occurred near the village Khajalia. Although the train carriage was severely damaged,
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Railways is considering creating a new train line connecting the airports in Tbilisi and Kutaisi, with regular departures.
Spokesperson Dachi Tsaguria told Kutaisi Post that Georgian Railways is currently researching whether the new
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian Railway is in talks about increasing rail freight between Iran and Bulgaria through Georgia.
The target group of the plan is Iranian investors looking to establish a foothold in the European market.
Through using the railway connection
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two Swiss-made bilevel trains have arrived in Georgia and will be servicing the Tbilisi-Batumi line starting later this month.
The bilevel train cars are manufactured by Stadler and arrived in Tbilisi yesterday. A spokesperson for Georgian Railway
TBILISI, DFWatch–Several trains will be cancelled in western Georgia the next few days due to ongoing work between Supsa and Ureki.
All tracks in Supsa and tracks connecting Ureki and Supsa will be closed from 06:00 on July 5 to 06:00 on July 6, according
TBILISI, DFWatch–Employees of the Georgian railway went on strike this week demanding overtime compensation, new salary rules and a so-called 13th salary payment.
A new trade union for railway workers has been set up, headed by Vitaly Giorgadze and deputy
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers in Georgia ended their strike yesterday, after successful negotiations with the company.
Talks between workers and the Georgian Railway management board lasted for six hours and all three demands the workers brought with
TBILISI, DFWatch–Two thousand railway workers went on strike in Georgia Thursday, demanding overtime pay, bonus system and entitlements.
The workers on strike have three main demands: compensation for overtime, a transparent system for award payments and to have