Medical University (Tbilisi Metro)

Medical University

სამედიცინო უნივერსიტეტი
Tbilisi Metro station
Station Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
General information
Coordinates41°43′38″N 44°45′45″E / 41.72722°N 44.76250°E / 41.72722; 44.76250
Line(s)Saburtalo Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeShallow column station
History
Opened1979 (1979)
Electrified750v DC third rail
Previous namesKomkavshiri (Named after the Soviet Komsomol)
Services
Preceding station Tbilisi Metro Tbilisi Metro Following station
Delisi
towards State University
 Saburtalo Line Technical University
towards Station Square

The Medical University metro station (Georgian: სამედიცინო უნივერსიტეტი, romanized: sameditsino universit'et'i) is situated intermediate on the Saburtalo Line in Tbilisi, Georgia. It opened in 1979 as Komkavshiri (translated as Komsomol)[1] until being renamed in 1992, shortly after the dissolution of the USSR. The station is named after Tbilisi State Medical University.

References

  1. ^ Dala Costa, Augusto (2020). "Toponymy and the issues of memory and identity on the post-Soviet Tbilisi cityscape". Ideology and Politics Journal. 1 (15). doi:10.36169/2227-6068.2020.01.00007.


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