Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi Metro)

Coordinates: 41°43′27″N 44°43′51″E / 41.72417°N 44.73083°E / 41.72417; 44.73083
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Vazha-Pshavela

ვაჟა-ფშაველა
Tbilisi Metro station
General information
Coordinates41°43′27″N 44°43′51″E / 41.72417°N 44.73083°E / 41.72417; 44.73083
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Construction
Platform levels1
History
Opened3 April 2000 (2000-04-03)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBakhtrioni (April-June 2000)
Services
Preceding station Tbilisi Metro Following station
State University
Terminus
Saburtalo Line Delisi

Vazha-Pshavela (Georgian: ვაჟა-ფშაველა Georgian pronunciation: [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 DelisiState University 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]

References[edit]

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