Tbilisi modernises public bus fleet, welcomes new buses
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Brand-new buses continue to modernise Tbilisi’s fleet as route 87 gets an upgrade.
The new buses began operating on March 1 along a popular Tbilisi bus-route that serves the city’s central districts – from Baratashvili Bridge to Vake and on through to Saburtalo districts.
City Hall announced today that the new buses will be able to transport 425 passengers per route completion, instead of the former yellow bus capacity of only 240 passengers.
The first blue buses arrived in Georgia on October 6, 2016 and began circulating on route 61, which travels through Tbilisi’s two central streets – Rustaveli Ave and Chavchavadze Ave.
New buses were put into operation on routes 51 and 37 this year as well. Route 51 connects the outlying districts of Tbilisi - Gldani to Baghebi through Dighomi, Didube, Saburtalo and Vake districts, while route 37 shuttles passengers from Tbilisi Railway Station (Tbilisi Central) to Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli International Airport.
Transport fee will remain the same - 50 tetri. Photo by Tbilisi City Hall.
All new buses are more environmentally-friendly than the current yellow ones as they run on compressed natural gas (CNG).
Furthermore, new buses are able to accommodate people with wheelchairs and other disabilities.
A leading international provider of commercial vehicles, Man Truck, provides new buses for Tbilisi. An agreement signed last year between Man Truck and Bus AG Company provides for 143 new buses that will be added to the Tbilisi public transport service by April 2017.
Currently there are 522 public buses operating in Tbilisi.
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