Tbilisi Metro to purchase 44 new metro cars from Russian engineering company
Tbilisi City Hall told RFE/RL that the bidding for purchasing new metro cars was announced by donor organisation the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Metrowagonmash had the winning bid. Photo: Tbilisi.gov.ge.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that Tbilisi Metro will purchase 44 new metro cars from Russian engineering company Metrowagonmash.
Tbilisi City Hall told RFE/RL that the bidding for purchasing new metro cars was announced by donor organisation the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Metrowagonmash had the winning bid.
Tbilisi City Hall announced regarding the purchase of new metro cars in the middle of December, 2021.
Tbilisi Metro will have eight new metro cars by 2022, while the remaining 36 will be purchased by 2024.
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.
The EBRD has allocated €65 million to finance the project.
Forty-four new metro cars are planned to be bought at a cost of approximately $49.2 million, Interpressnews agency reports.
Ten metro stations of the Tbilisi metro system will be renovated with the financial support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has announced.
Tbilisi City Hall will allocate slightly more than $1 million to reconstruct metro station Gotsiridze, announced Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said €475 million would be allocated from the state budget for refreshing the fleet of consists for Tbilisi Metro in the Georgian capital city.