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Major Schedule Update
Today I managed to update and supplement the schedule for all active routes. Recently, stations and arrival times for almost all trains appeared on the GR test site, so I transferred them here before they disappear or break again. Most of the data looks good, but there are a few suspicious points. The numbering of electric trains between Khashuri and Zestafoni does not match the numbering on the official website. I made a note to check this when possible.
March 26, 2025
Schedule and Other Data
We have figured out the geodata. Now I’ll tell you about the rest: the schedule and various details about routes and stations. The starting point is the schedule on the main website. It does not contain intermediate stations, but it does have all current routes and times at the terminal stations. It is regularly updated. I check this schedule every hour with a custom parser and compare it with its local copy.
March 11, 2025
Official websites of Georgian Railway
Georgian Railway’s online presence is quite complicated. There are several official websites, and to get the full picture, you need to visit all of them. This is one of the reasons why georailway.com was created. Here, I’ll briefly describe what each site offers. https://www.railway.ge/ This is the main Georgian Railway website. The homepage is filled with images and outdated news, so the really useful information is buried deeper, making it unclear at first glance.
February 27, 2025
Geodata
The main challenge of this project is, of course, finding and collecting data. Here, I’ll talk about geodata: the railway network, stations, and routes. This entire website started as a small local exercise: I was curious about implementing a map using data from OpenStreetMap. To put it briefly and simply, OSM is an open geodata database of the entire planet. It’s open in the sense that anyone can make changes to it, like Wikipedia.
February 20, 2025
Why georailway.com
Hello. I decided to start a blog where I’ll talk about the development of this website (it’s not as simple as it seems) and about the Georgian railway. Yes, both at the same time. Let’s see what comes out of it. First, I’ll tell you why georailway.com is needed in the first place. Georgian Railways (GR) is not the largest or most developed railway network in Europe. I probably won’t be wrong if I say that most tourists only encounter GR when using the Tbilisi - Batumi express trains, the double-decker Stadlers.
February 18, 2025