Akhalkalaki gauge-changing facility
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The Akhalkalaki gauge-changing facility is a rail infrastructure installation in Georgia that enables trains to switch between different track gauges on the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars corridor, facilitating seamless freight and passenger transport between the South Caucasus and Turkey.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gauge-changing facility
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rail infrastructure installation ⓘ |
| breakOfGaugeLocation | Georgia–Turkey rail border interface ⓘ |
| connectsRailNetwork |
Georgian Railway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish State Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Georgia ⓘ |
| function | enables trains to switch between different track gauges ⓘ |
| gaugeTypeHandled |
1435 mm standard gauge
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1520 mm broad gauge ⓘ |
| handlesTrafficType |
freight
ⓘ
passenger ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Akhalkalaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samtskhe–Javakheti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCorridor | Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRailwayLine | Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baku–Tbilisi–Kars transport corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian International Transport Route) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate seamless freight transport between the South Caucasus and Turkey
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facilitate seamless passenger transport between the South Caucasus and Turkey ⓘ |
| regionServed |
South Caucasus
NERFINISHED
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Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCorridor | gauge break-of-gauge interface between Georgian and Turkish rail networks GENERATED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key node for Eurasian east–west rail connectivity ⓘ |
| supportsService |
international freight trains
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international passenger trains ⓘ |
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