Gotsiridze ( ka, გოცირიძე) is a station on the

Akhmeteli–Varketili Line The Akhmeteli–Varketili Line ( ka, ახმეტელი-ვარკეთილის ხაზი) (formerly known as Didube–Samgori and Gldani–Varketili) is a line of the Tbilisi Metro The Tbilisi Metro ( ka, თბილისი� ...

of the

Tbilisi Metro The Tbilisi Metro ( ka, თბილისის მეტროპოლიტენი) is a rapid transit system in the Georgian capital Tbilisi. Opened on 11 January 1966, it was the fourth metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like other ...

. It opened on 11 January 1966. It was formerly known as Elektrodepo ( ka, ელექტროდეპო "(central) electric railway depot"). It was renamed after engineer

Viktor Gotsiridze Viktor Gotsiridze (Georgian: ვიქტორ გოცირიძე; 2 April 1910 – 22 March 1995) was a Georgian civil engineer, head of the "Tbilmetromsheni", which built the Tbilisi metro. He was the brother of the engineer Ilarion Gots ...

in 2011. The station is the only station of

that feature a side platform arrangement rather than the typical island platform design which all other stations on the network utilise. In February 2021, renovation works began to take place, and was scheduled to be completed within 3 months. Trains did not stop while construction works were in progress, passing through the station. However, reconstruction works were only completed on 18 March 2023, with facilities dedicated to the disabled such as new elevators and tactile paths.

Gallery

File:Gotsiridze station.jpg, 2014 photo of station before reconstruction File:Gotsiridze (21034838106).jpg, File:Gotsiridze.jpg, File:Metro station Gotsiridze.png, Before reconstruction

External links

Electrodepo station page at Tbilisi Municipal Portal

References

Tbilisi Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1966 1966 establishments in Georgia (country) Railway stations closed in 2021 {{Georgia-transport-stub