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GEORGIA PUTS RESTRICTIONS ON ENTRY OF ARMENIAN CITIZENS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
02.07.2009 13:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The passenger flow of the South Caucasus Railways
has increased by 30 - 40% during the period from January to June 2009
as compared to last year's index, said Samvel Galechyan, chief of
directorate of passenger traffic of the South Caucasus Railways JCSC.
This year 12 200 passengers were transported by Yerevan-Batumi route in
2007 and 8 600 passengers in 2008. Galechyan informed that this year
children can be transported with a passport only. At that he warned
that those passengers who have Adler, Avtodorozhnaya and Yuzhnaya
stations sealed as destination in their passports, they will not be
allowed in Georgia. He said parents are not obliged to buy tickets for
children under 5. Tickets are sold at a discount for children from
5 to 10 years old. The whole price of the ticket should be paid for
children over 10. Yerevan-Batumi route will be operated on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. The train will start at 9.40 pm and will
reach destination at 4 pm the next day. Galechyan also noted that
the Georgian side have imposed some restrictions on the products to
be transported. The list of products banned for transportation will
be posted in each carriage.
From: Baghdasarian
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
02.07.2009 13:28 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The passenger flow of the South Caucasus Railways
has increased by 30 - 40% during the period from January to June 2009
as compared to last year's index, said Samvel Galechyan, chief of
directorate of passenger traffic of the South Caucasus Railways JCSC.
This year 12 200 passengers were transported by Yerevan-Batumi route in
2007 and 8 600 passengers in 2008. Galechyan informed that this year
children can be transported with a passport only. At that he warned
that those passengers who have Adler, Avtodorozhnaya and Yuzhnaya
stations sealed as destination in their passports, they will not be
allowed in Georgia. He said parents are not obliged to buy tickets for
children under 5. Tickets are sold at a discount for children from
5 to 10 years old. The whole price of the ticket should be paid for
children over 10. Yerevan-Batumi route will be operated on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays. The train will start at 9.40 pm and will
reach destination at 4 pm the next day. Galechyan also noted that
the Georgian side have imposed some restrictions on the products to
be transported. The list of products banned for transportation will
be posted in each carriage.
From: Baghdasarian