YEREVAN-TBILISI-YEREVAN ROUTE RESTORED
15:23, 3 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS: On October 1 CJSC "South
Caucasus Railway" closed season for cruising the train "Armenia"
on Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route. According to preliminary data from
the beginning of the summer season the train transported 46.7 million
passengers, compared to 51 thousand in 2012.
The company told Armenpress that such a decline was due to unfavorable
weather conditions in Georgia, as well as the floods that took place
in a number of resort towns.
>From October 2 trains restarted running on the route
Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan and the train "Armenia" will resume next
summer.
CJSC "SCR" keeps running its policy to improve the quality of
passenger service and the level of comfort in local and international
trains. Accordingly, the railway upgrades the rolling stock, expands
the list of services, and increases the speed of trains.
CJSC "South Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of JSC "Russian
Railways" and provides concession management of Armenian railroads.
CJSC "Armenian Railways" was referred to the concession management
to the company "SCR" according to the Concession Agreement signed on
February 13, 2008. The term of the concession
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735316/yerevan-tbilisi-yerevan-route-restored.html
From: A. Papazian
15:23, 3 October, 2013
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 3, ARMENPRESS: On October 1 CJSC "South
Caucasus Railway" closed season for cruising the train "Armenia"
on Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan route. According to preliminary data from
the beginning of the summer season the train transported 46.7 million
passengers, compared to 51 thousand in 2012.
The company told Armenpress that such a decline was due to unfavorable
weather conditions in Georgia, as well as the floods that took place
in a number of resort towns.
>From October 2 trains restarted running on the route
Yerevan-Tbilisi-Yerevan and the train "Armenia" will resume next
summer.
CJSC "SCR" keeps running its policy to improve the quality of
passenger service and the level of comfort in local and international
trains. Accordingly, the railway upgrades the rolling stock, expands
the list of services, and increases the speed of trains.
CJSC "South Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of JSC "Russian
Railways" and provides concession management of Armenian railroads.
CJSC "Armenian Railways" was referred to the concession management
to the company "SCR" according to the Concession Agreement signed on
February 13, 2008. The term of the concession
© 2009 ARMENPRESS.am
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/735316/yerevan-tbilisi-yerevan-route-restored.html
From: A. Papazian