Georgia puts restrictions on entry of Armenian citizens

PanARMENIAN.Net - The passenger flow of the South Caucasus Railways has increased by 30 - 40% during the period from January to June 2009 as compared to last year's index, said Samvel Galechyan, chief of directorate of passenger traffic of the South Caucasus Railways JCSC.



This year 12 200 passengers were transported by Yerevan-Batumi route in 2007 and 8 600 passengers in 2008.



Galechyan informed that this year children can be transported with a passport only. At that he warned that those passengers who have Adler, Avtodorozhnaya and Yuzhnaya stations sealed as destination in their passports, they will not be allowed in Georgia.



He said parents are not obliged to buy tickets for children under 5. Tickets are sold at a discount for children from 5 to 10 years old. The whole price of the ticket should be paid for children over 10.



Yerevan-Batumi route will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The train will start at 9.40 pm and will reach destination at 4 pm the next day.



Galechyan also noted that the Georgian side have imposed some restrictions on the products to be transported. The list of products banned for transportation will be posted in each carriage.