Georgian Railway will be adding services on its mainline passenger trains on March 21st and 22nd. The company has released the following announcement.

Georgian Railway has confirmed that all those wishing to travel to Tbilisi for the funeral vigil and burial of His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, Archbishop of Mtskheta-Tbilisi, and Metropolitan of Bichvinta and Tskhum-Abkhazia, will be conveyed free of charge on both regular and additional services.

The schedule of additional services is as follows:

Tbilisi–Batumi–Tbilisi (No. 888/887) — Departs Tbilisi: 21:00; arrives Batumi: 02:22; departs Batumi: 08:45; arrives Tbilisi: 13:44
Tbilisi–Poti–Tbilisi (No. 872/871) — Departs Tbilisi: 09:10; arrives Poti: 14:45; departs Poti: 17:20; arrives Tbilisi: 22:54
Tbilisi–Zugdidi–Tbilisi (No. 878/877) — Departs Tbilisi: 18:30; arrives Zugdidi: 00:40; departs Zugdidi: 08:35; arrives Tbilisi: 14:44
The regular passenger train timetable is as follows:
Tbilisi–Batumi–Tbilisi (No. 802/801) — Departs Tbilisi: 08:00; arrives Batumi: 13:12; departs Batumi: 16:50; arrives Tbilisi: 21:49
Tbilisi–Batumi–Tbilisi (No. 804/803) — Departs Tbilisi: 17:10; arrives Batumi: 22:22; departs Batumi: 08:00; arrives Tbilisi: 12:59
Tbilisi–Poti–Tbilisi (No. 874/873) — Departs Tbilisi: 17:30; arrives Poti: 23:00; departs Poti: 07:10; arrives Tbilisi: 12:39
Tbilisi–Zugdidi–Tbilisi (No. 870/869) — Departs Tbilisi: 08:15; arrives Zugdidi: 14:25; departs Zugdidi: 17:10; arrives Tbilisi: 23:19
Tbilisi–Ozurgeti–Tbilisi (No. 854/953) — Departs Tbilisi: 08:25; arrives Ozurgeti: 15:37; departs Ozurgeti: 08:35; arrives Tbilisi: 14:44
Tbilisi–Borjomi–Tbilisi (No. 618/617) — Departs Tbilisi: 06:35; arrives Borjomi: 10:48; departs Borjomi: 16:30; arrives Tbilisi: 20:50
Tbilisi–Borjomi–Tbilisi (No. 686/685) — Departs Tbilisi: 18:45; arrives Borjomi: 22:58; departs Borjomi: 05:50; arrives Tbilisi: 10:10
Tbilisi–Gardabani–Tbilisi (No. 6413/6414) — Departs Tbilisi: 07:10; arrives Gardabani: 08:16; departs Gardabani: 08:30; arrives Tbilisi: 09:39
Tbilisi–Gardabani–Tbilisi (No. 6415/6416) — Departs Tbilisi: 19:00; arrives Gardabani: 20:06; departs Gardabani: 20:20; arrives Tbilisi: 21:29

“Tickets may be collected at Georgian Railway ticket offices upon presentation of a valid identity document. Tickets for passenger services will be available from 17:00 today. For further enquiries, contact the Georgian Railway hotline at 1331.”