TBILISI, October 8 – Georgian Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili has been promoted to deputy prime minister, a move that has prompted speculation that she could succeed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. Kobakhidze announced the appointment at a government meeting on Wednesday. Kvrivishvili will remain minister of economy and sustainable development while taking on the additional role. … Read more
TBILISI, September 20 – A passenger train traveling from Batumi to Tbilisi was forced to turn back Saturday evening after a landslide left debris accross the railway tracks in western Georgia. The landslide occurred near the village of Buknari in Kobuleti municipality, in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara, as reported by Interpressnews. Georgian Railway … Read more
TBILISI, May 5 – Georgia plans to invest about USD 1.7 billion in its railway system over the next 10 years, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Tuesday, promising new trains, new freight capacity and a direct rail link to the planned Anaklia deep-sea port. Speaking at a presentation of what the government called the “historic … Read more
TBILISI, April 8 – Georgia’s government says train travel is about to get faster and broader, with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze announcing new rail directions from Tbilisi and major cuts in travel time on two key routes. Speaking at a government meeting on Wednesday, Kobakhidze said the railway network will add a Tbilisi-Kutaisi direction and … Read more
TBILISI, March 10 – Georgia’s domestic rail freight has fallen sharply over the past decade, with transport experts blaming neglected branch lines, very low speeds and a system that can no longer compete with road haulage. Speaking on Palitra News, Paata Tsagareishvili, head of the Transport Corridor Research Center (TCRC), said local cargo shipments on … Read more
TBILISI, December 18 – Georgia’s government is negotiating with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) over new financing for the country’s logistics and railway sector. On December 17, Economy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili and Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili met in Tbilisi with World Bank South Caucasus Regional Director Rolande Pryce and Anders Pettersson, … Read more
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