CASE ANALYSIS OF THE GEORGIAN RAILWAY TRANSPORT SECTOR INTEROPERABILITY AND INTERMODALITY WITH THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMS

This paper presents the results of research about the Case Analysis of the Georgian Railway Transport Sector Interoperability and Intermodality with the European Systems, Herein are listed challenges and problematic issues of compatibility of Georgian railway and it's infrastructure and technical parameters to the EU standards and also some directives and regulations required for Georgian Railway Transport Sector in the context of “the EU – Georgia Association Agreement”. Also, article is giving a brief information about the “intermodal transportation” and the general importance of the role of rail transport in it. In author's opinion, the development of Georgian railway into a railway with real European standards, in the context of Intermodality will have influence torise of the cargo volume, which directly is connected to the economic development of the Country. Specific literature has been processed, description, synthesis and comparative analysis methods has been used for this research. The article is prepared on the bases of the Young Scientist Grant ofthe Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (NYS-2016-41).