Rail Link to Connect Sochi and Sukhumi Airports

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06-06-2025

A new rail link is planned to connect the airports of Sochi, Russia, and Sukhumi, Abkhazia, within the next two years. Abkhazian President Badr Gunba announced the project, which will extend the existing electric train service from Sirius to Sukhumi, launched on May 1st. The current journey takes just over three hours.

"We will now be working on the reconstruction of the railway infrastructure. I believe that within one and a half to two years, we will connect these airports by rail," said Mr. Gunba.

Preliminary estimates suggest the project's cost, considering the current state of the railway infrastructure, should not exceed 250-350 million rubles. Including associated infrastructure, the total cost is estimated to be no more than 500 million rubles. Funding for the Russian section will come from Russian Railways' investment program, while the Abkhazian section will be financed by Abkhazian Railways.

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