"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. The SCR price policy has undergone no considerable changes as compared to 2014. 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. According to the statistical data of the SCR, as compared to 2008, passenger operations in 2014 grew by 538% from 8.6 thsd to 46.3 thsd people.
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.