Development of the Tbilisi Railway Line
Development of the Tbilisi Railway Line

Author(s): Irakli Zhvania
Subject(s): Physical Geopgraphy
Published by: EECMD - Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy
Keywords: urban planning in Georgia;
Summary/Abstract: This document provides a complex assessment of the mainstream opinions and approaches concerning the Tbilisi rail line through the lens of urban planning and city development. The Tbilisi railway line, which serves either freight or passenger transfer, crosses the city and divides into the north-east and the south-east parts. The Railway infrastructure, which covers the land of 80 hectares, was built in Soviet times and is mostly obsolete nowadays. The majority of its territory isn’t utilized for railway-related purposes, some parts of the land are privatized, some buildings are either abandoned or rented out by the Georgian Railway. This whole infrastructure includes certain territories of Gldani, Nadzaladevi, Didube, Chughureti, Isani, and Samgori regions. The idea of relocating the Tbilisi railway line emerged many years ago. The intention was to use the freed-up territory for other city planning and developmental purposes. To that end, in 2010, the construction of the Tbilisi bypass railway line started, but in 2013, due to some emerging miscalculations, the project was terminated.

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