33 kilometres per hour. As of 2018 due to the State University (Tbilisi Metro) extension, new digital signaling system were installed by Siemens, controlling 2.6 km of track and three interlockings, from Delisi to State University (Tbilisi Metro), which is the only segment in the network containing Signaling systems from the post-Soviet era. Fares The Tbilisi Metro uses a flat-fare system of 1 lari per journey. Tokens are no longer used, and riders must purchase for 2 lari a Metromoney Card (a stored value card available at metro stations), onto which they can add fares. The card allows riders to re-enter the system for 90 minutes upon leaving it at no charge. Future The system had also an advanced extension plan, with a third line, amongst other locations, encompassing the district of Vake. Forming a typical Soviet triangle with a three-line six radii layout intersecting in the city centre. However, most of the construction sites remain frozen, some dating to Soviet times. There are also plans to return a tram network in Tbilisi. New Metro Line In October 2018, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Mamuka Bakhtadze announced during the Georgian Dream conference that 7 new stations will form a new line connecting central Tbilisi with the outskirts of the city and Tbilisi Shota Rustaveli Airport. According to the plan, the new overground line will run from Samgori metro station to the Lilo market in the east of the city, and was planned to be opened in 2020. As of present day, the project has not been started. The new metro line was planned to use Light Rail Vehicles running at 10 minute intervals for both directions. The mayor Kakha Kaladze added, that the line is planned to be extended to Rustavi, a major city 30 km away from the capital. Although, this remains a plan up until the overground line is open. Rolling Stock Upgrades In October 2022, EBRD worked with the Tbilisi Mayor's Office to start and fund a project to renovate the above ground infrastructure of 11 Metro stations, adapting them to be wheelchair accesible. Along with this plan, 4 Metro stations are to have new entrances constructed. Over 50 million euros were approved for this project. See also List of Tbilisi Metro stations List of metro systems Trams in Tbilisi References External links Tbilisi Transport Company – official Metro website Tbilisi at UrbanRail.net Tbilisi at Metroworld Tbilisi