Didube (Tbilisi Metro)
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Didube ) is a metro station
in Tbilisi
, Georgia
. It is located on the Didube-Samgori line. Didube is three stations from the central station, and five from the city's main street (Rustaveli Avenue metro station, Tbilisi Rustaveli Avenue
), in between Gotsiridze and Grmagele
stations. The station is above ground.
The Didube markets are located nearby, and the city's main bus station lies adjacent to the metro station. As buses to a number of locations, such as Vladikavkaz
and the ski-fields at Bakuriani
depart from there, it is common for people to catch the metro to Didube, and then change to the buses.
If the planned third line for the Tbilisi Metro
goes ahead, it will interlink with the Didube-Samgori line at Didube station.
On October 9, 1997, a former policeman blew himself up with a homemade bomb at the station. No one else was injured.
Metro station
A metro station or subway station is a railway station for a rapid transit system, often known by names such as "metro", "underground" and "subway". It is often underground or elevated. At crossings of metro lines, they are multi-level....
in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. It is located on the Didube-Samgori line. Didube is three stations from the central station, and five from the city's main street (Rustaveli Avenue metro station, Tbilisi Rustaveli Avenue
Rustaveli Avenue
Rustaveli Avenue - is an avenue in central Tbilisi named after the medieval Georgian poet, Shota Rustaveli. The Avenue starts at Freedom Square and extends for about 1.5 km in length, before it turns into an extension of Kostavas Kucha...
), in between Gotsiridze and Grmagele
Ghrmaghele (Tbilisi Metro)
Ghrmaghele is a station on the Akhmeteli-Varketili Line of the Tbilisi Metro. It opened on November 28, 1985....
stations. The station is above ground.
The Didube markets are located nearby, and the city's main bus station lies adjacent to the metro station. As buses to a number of locations, such as Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
and the ski-fields at Bakuriani
Bakuriani
Bakuriani is a skiing resort in the Borjomi district of Georgia. It is located on the northern slope of the Trialeti Range, at an elevation of 1,700 meters above sea level....
depart from there, it is common for people to catch the metro to Didube, and then change to the buses.
If the planned third line for the Tbilisi Metro
Tbilisi Metro
The Tbilisi Metro is a rapid transit Metro system in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Opened in 1966 it became the fourth Metro system in the former Soviet Union. Like most ex-Soviet Metros, most of the stations are very deep and vividly decorated....
goes ahead, it will interlink with the Didube-Samgori line at Didube station.
On October 9, 1997, a former policeman blew himself up with a homemade bomb at the station. No one else was injured.