The Saburtalo Line ( ka, საბურთალოს ხაზი) is a line 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 ...

in Georgia. The line was first opened in 1979 and has since extended to western residential districts of the city, near

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

’s X and XI buildings.

History

Name changes

Transfers

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Nadzaladevi (No.1) and Gldani depot (No.2), currently 9 four carriage trains are assigned to it. All are the 81-714/717 versions with .5 and .5M modifications

Recent developments and future plans

The line is extending to the west and some of the construction sites that have been derelict since Soviet times have recently been restarted. 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. In perspective the line might continue to the east.

External links

Metro Web-site

Metrosoyuza

References

Tbilisi Metro Railway lines opened in 1979 {{Georgia-transport-stub