The Varketili metro station, the final stop on the Akhmeteli–Varketili line, has reopened in Tbilisi. The facility has been open to passengers again since March 16, the Georgian capital's City Hall reported. The station was built in 1985 and is one of the key stations on the first metro line.
During the renovation, the station's platform cladding was updated and the escalator tunnel was modernized. However, the reconstruction is not yet fully completed: a project is currently being prepared to strengthen the structures of the upper lobby, which were damaged earlier.
The works are scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2026. The need for a large-scale reconstruction arose after an incident in January 2018, when part of the ceiling collapsed at the station and 11 people were injured. From August 2025, Varketili operated on a reduced schedule — until 23:00, after which special buses transported passengers to the final station. The station is now back to its normal operating hours.