Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi Metro) Explained

Vazha-Pshavela
Native Name:20px ვაჟა-ფშაველა
Native Name Lang:ka
Type:Tbilisi Metro station
Coordinates:41.7242°N 44.7308°W
Platform:Island platform
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Electrified:Yes
Former:Bakhtrioni (April-June 2000)

Vazha-Pshavela (Georgian: ვაჟა-ფშაველა in Georgian pronounced as /vaʒapʰʃaveła/) is a metro station on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. The station is named after the great Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela. The station was opened on 3 April 2000. It is located on Vazha-Pshavela avenue close to the Vazha-Pshavela statue. The metro station serves Vazha-Pshavela blocks and nearby streets and upland neighborhoods of Saburtalo. The station walls have illustrations depicting Vazha-Pshavela's works.

Initially, the station was supposed to be an intermediate station on the – extension, but due to lack of financing the construction of the latter had been frozen. Because of the delay, only a single track was available at the station[1] until the full extension to State University which opened on 16 October 2017.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: თბილისში მეტროსადგურ "უნივერსიტეტის" მშენებლობა დაიწყო The construction of "University" metro station has started in Tbilisi . Georgian . tbilisi.gov.ge . Tbilisi City Hall . 2015-07-28 . 18 August 2023 .
  2. News: New University Metro station opens in Tbilisi . Agenda.ge . 16 October 2017 . 18 August 2023.