Deputy Finance Minister Giorgi Kakauridze announced that Tbilisi’s metro system will begin receiving new train cars in 2027. Speaking during a parliamentary hearing on next year’s budget, Kakouridze said the first advance payment under the state contract is expected to be made this month.
In July 2025, international tender winner GT Group was awarded a €150 million contract to supply 111 new metro cars to Tbilisi City Hall. The rolling stock will be manufactured by the Chinese company CRRC, with funding provided by the AIIB.
“The renewal of Tbilisi’s bus fleet is a continuous process that must happen systematically to avoid replacing hundreds of buses at once. The same applies to the metro: around 212 cars need to be replaced. This year, we signed both a financing agreement with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and a supply contract. While deliveries may not start in 2026, new metro cars will begin arriving in 2027,” Kakauridze said.
