Saburtalo Line

The Saburtalo Line (Georgian: საბურთალოს ხაზი, romanized: saburtalos khazi) is a line of the Tbilisi Metro in Georgia. The line was first opened in 1979[1] and has since extended to the western residential districts of the city, near Tbilisi State University’s X and XI buildings.[2] It runs from the east and west direction of Tbilisi, in contrast to the First Line which runs north-south axis of the city. The line is named after Saburtalo,[3] the district, and neighbourhood of Tbilisi, where 5[lower-alpha 1] of 7 stations of this line are located. Alternatively, the line is being referred to simply as 2nd Line.

Saburtalo Line
Overview
Native nameსაბურთალოს ხაზი
Line number2
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemTbilisi Metro
Operator(s)Tbilisi Transport Company
Depot(s)Nazaladevi Electrodepot
Rolling stock81-717M/714M (ZREPS)
History
Opened1979
Technical
Track gauge1520mm
Electrification750v (minimum) third rail
Route map

 State University
 Vazha-Pshavela
 Delisi
 Medical University
 Technical University
 Tsereteli
 Station Square
1

History
SegmentDate opened[1]
Station Square–Delisi September 22, 1979
Delisi–Vazha-Pshavela April 3, 2000
Vazha-Pshavela–State University October 16, 2017

Name changes
StationPrevious name(s)Years
Medical University Komkavshiri 1979–1992
Viktor Gotsiridze Delisi 1979–1992
Delisi Viktor Gotsiridze 1992–2006

Transfers
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1 Akhmeteli–Varketili Line (First Line) Station Square

Station Square is the eastern terminus and the transfer station to the First Line. The Station Square platforms of the Saburtalo line and the First line are placed parallel to each other and are connected by a 50-meter[1] relatively narrow corridor. Since Station Square is the terminus station of the Saburtalo line, the platform and transfer corridor at rush hours may be extremely congested.[4]

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Nadzaladevi (No.1) depot. Currently, 9 four-carriage trains are assigned to it. All are the 81-714/717 versions with .5 and .5M modifications. Additional Ema-502M cars were supplied, causing an inconsistency in the cars' design.

Recent developments and future plans

The western extension of the line has been frozen for some time before Vazha-Pshavela station opened in the year 2000. It was the first metro station to be opened in independent Georgia. Construction of the State University station (Sakhelmtsipo Universiteti), which dates back to the Soviet era and was suspended for 22 years, was restarted in July 2015 and was completed in October 2017.[2] In perspective, the line might continue to the east.

References
  1. Schwandl, Robert. "Tbilisi". urbanrail.
  2. "New University Metro station opens in Tbilisi". Agenda.ge. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. Dala Costa, Augusto (2020). "Toponymy and the issues of memory and identity on the post-Soviet Tbilisi cityscape". Ideology and Politics Journal. doi:10.36169/2227-6068.2020.01.00007.
  4. "Monitoring staff to run passenger flow in metro during peak hours". 1tv.ge. Georgian Public Broadcaster. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2023.

    Notes
    1. These are Technical University, Medical University, Delisi, Vazha-Pshavela, and State University stations.


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