Gotsiridze (Tbilisi Metro) Explained

Gotsiridze
Symbol Location:Tbilisi
Symbol:metro
Type:Tbilisi Metro station
Coordinates:41.7425°N 44.7846°W
Line:Akhmeteli-Varketili Line
Structure:Surface-level
Platform:Side platforms
Levels:2 (1st floor, ground level vestibule, 2nd floor platform)
Tracks:2
Parking:Below elevated tracks
Closed: (shut for reconstruction)
Rebuilt: (reopened)
Electrified:Opened in 1966 with 750v third rail
Accessible:Stairlift for wheelchairs
Owned:Tbilisi Metro
Former:Elektrodepo

Gotsiridze (Georgian: გოცირიძე) is a station on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line of the Tbilisi Metro. It opened on 11 January 1966. It was formerly known as Elektrodepo (Georgian: ელექტროდეპო "(central) electric railway depot"). It was renamed after engineer Viktor Gotsiridze in 2011. The station is the only station of Tbilisi Metro 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.[1] However, reconstruction works were only completed on 18 March 2023, with facilities dedicated to the disabled such as new elevators and tactile paths.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Metro station Gotsiridze to be closed for 3 months for reconstruction. agenda.ge. 9 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Metro station Gotsiridze opens after renovation. agenda.ge. 9 January 2024.