Georgian gov’t to spend $49.2 mln on the purchase of 44 new metro cars

Guramishvili, Station Square, Sarajishvili, Marjanishvili, Freedom Square, 300 Aragveli, Rustaveli, Isani, Tsereteli, and Nadzaladevi metro stations will also be renovated with the support of the EBRD. Photo: Tbilisi Transport Company.

Agenda.ge, 13 Dec 2021 - 13:56, Tbilisi,Georgia

Forty-four new metro cars are planned to be bought at a cost of approximately $49.2 million, Interpressnews agency reports.

Tbilisi City Hall is working on the project with specialists from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Tbilisi Metro will have eight new metro cars by 2022, while the remaining 36 will be purchased by 2024,” Tbilisi City Hall said.

Guramishvili, Station Square, Sarajishvili, Marjanishvili, Freedom Square, 300 Aragveli, Rustaveli, Isani, Tsereteli, and Nadzaladevi metro stations will also be renovated with the support of the EBRD.

Interpressnews also reports that a contract for the renovation of Gotsiridze metro station was signed with LTD Mamisoni on November 11.  Renovations will be finished in about half a year.