Rustaveli (Tbilisi Metro)

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Rustaveli Metro Tbilisi logo.svg
Tbilisi Metro station
Metro Rustaveli.jpg
Location2, Merab Kostava Str., Tbilisi, Georgia
Coordinates41°42′13″N 44°47′24″E / 41.70361°N 44.79000°E / 41.70361; 44.79000Coordinates: 41°42′13″N 44°47′24″E / 41.70361°N 44.79000°E / 41.70361; 44.79000
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Construction
Depth60 m (197 ft)
Platform levels1
History
Opened11 January 1966; 55 years ago (1966-01-11)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Tbilisi Metro Following station
Marjanishvili Akhmeteli–Varketili Line Tavisuplebis Moedani
towards Varketili

Rustaveli (Georgian: რუსთაველი) is a station of the Tbilisi Metro on the Akhmeteli–Varketili Line. It is located at Rustaveli square at the northern end of Rustaveli Avenue. The station was opened on 11 January 1966 as part of the first metro line with six stations from Didube to Rustaveli. Located between Tavisuplebis Moedani station and Marjanishvili station, Rustaveli is 60 metres underground (and an escalator length of 120 meters) the deepest station of the Tbilisi metro system.[1]

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  1. ^ "Metro in figures". Tbilisi Metro. Retrieved 3 February 2010.[permanent dead link]

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