For those who are used to Italian metro system, especially Milan or Rome, former Soviet countries metro systems are definitely uncommon. First thing that one realises is their depth, as they are usually three times deeper than Italian ones, with extremely LONG escalators and basically no regular staircase. To make a comparison, Milan's Duomo yellow track is 25 mts. The deepest here, Rustaveli station, is 60 mts. deep.
I never checked how long does it take for an escalator in Milan to reach one end, but can we guess around 10-15 seconds max? Good, because here...
Two minutes and counting. It is not uncommon to see people sitting on escalators, here.
It is really a lot, but that's not the only thing that puts the Tbilisi metro apart. Unlike Milan and Rome, each station is different. Sure, it doesn't reach the opulence of Moscow metro, but in each there is something connected to the name and purpose of the station. I will take some pics of the metro station as I use them. In the meantime, here is Technical University station.
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