The 63 kilometres (39 mi) long Zestaponi–Moliti–Khashuri section (“Gorges” section) is a part of the main Georgian railway line across mountaineous terrain, with very steep gradient and tight curves.FoundedOctober 10, 1872 in , Headquarters · Company type OwnerJSC Partnership Fund (100%)OverviewGeorgian Railway (: საქართველოს რკინიგზა, : sakartvelos rk'inigza) is a fully of, both managing infrastructure and operating freight and passenger. The railway was founded in 1865, and operations started in 1871 between and Kvirila (present day ). The first passenger train ran on October 10, 1872, from Poti to. From this c. Due to the challenging mountainous geography of Georgia, railway engineers have often been faced with some difficult challenges. In 1890, the dual tracking of the Tsipa tunnel was completed, allowing faster passage of. Following the, Russian army forces entered parts of Georgia and damaged key Georgian assets. This included a railway bridge near the western Georgian town of, and application of.
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