Tbilisi Metro | |||
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Overview | |||
Native name | თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი tbilisis metropoliteni | ||
Locale | Tbilisi, Georgia | ||
Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
Number of lines | 2 | ||
Number of stations | 23 | ||
Daily ridership | ≈500 000 (avg. weekday, 2023)[1] Peak: 653 060 (15 December 2023)[2] | ||
Annual ridership | 138.8 million (2019)[3] | ||
Website | Tbilisi Transport Company | ||
Operation | |||
Began operation | 11 January 1966[4] | ||
Operator(s) | Tbilisi Transport Company | ||
Number of vehicles | 192[5] | ||
Train length | 4 cars | ||
Technical | |||
System length | 28.6 km (17.8 mi)[5] | ||
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | ||
Average speed | 33 km/h (21 mph) | ||
Top speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) | ||
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The Tbilisi Metro (Georgian: თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი, romanized: tbilisis met'rop'olit'eni) 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 other ex-Soviet metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated.
At present, the system consists of two lines, 27.3 kilometres (17.0 mi) in total length, serving 23 stations.[5] In 2017, the Metro transported 113.827 million passengers.[3] The Metro is operated by the Tbilisi Transport Company, which began operation the same year as the Tbilisi Metro, in 1966.[6]