"South Caucasus Railway" (SCR) CJSC has launched the sale of Yerevan-Batumi-Yerevan tickets. The press office of the company has told ArmInfo that the train will start running on June 15. The train will start from Yerevan at 3:30 pm.
The tickets are available at the railway stations of Yerevan, Vanadzor, Gyumri and Armavir, as well as at www.ukzhd.am. The travel time from Yerevan to Batumi is 15 hours 40 minutes. As compared to 2015, the prices of tickets have been reduced by up to 20% starting from 9,850AMD up to 25,760 AMD depending on the car type. The cars of the "Armenia" train completely meet the technical, sanitary-hygienic norms and safety standards. The sleeping cars are provided with free Wi- Fi.
To note, SCR CJSC is a 100% subsidiary of the Russian Railway OJSC and the concessional manager of Armenian Railway under the 13 Feb 2008 agreement, which was signed for 30 years and may be prolonged for 10 more years.