---
title: "Railroad Law"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/environmental-and-energy-law-en/railroad-law-554-en"
field: "Environmental & Energy Law"
description: "Railway Transport Code: the regulator, carriage contract, railway liability for cargo and claim deadlines — 30 days, 2 months. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-02-13"
updated: "2026-10-23"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Railroad Law

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/environmental-and-energy-law-en/railroad-law-554-en

## What Railway Transport Law Regulates

The functioning of railway transport in Georgia is governed by the Constitution, international treaties, the Railway Transport Code and other normative acts. Every relationship connected with the carriage of passengers and cargo must first conform to the Constitution and treaties, then to the Code. Military railway transportation is regulated by separate acts, so civil circulation rules do not apply. These principles are in Article 3 of the Code.

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### Who regulates railway transport in Georgia?

State policy is implemented by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, while regulation and supervision are exercised by the Agency, which also carries out technical regulation to ensure safety.

### On what conditions does the railway accept cargo?

The railway must accept cargo if the passenger or shipper complies with the Code and the transportation rules, if transportation is possible with existing facilities and the cargo is not prohibited.

### When is cargo deemed lost?

If the cargo is not delivered within 30 days after the expiry of the delivery deadline, it is deemed lost; cargo delivered later may be accepted only against return of the compensation.

### How is damage compensated?

For loss, in the amount of the value of the cargo; for damage, in the amount of the decrease in value; where declared value exists, according to it. The transportation fee is returned proportionally.

### Within what period must a claim be submitted?

For domestic transportation, within the Civil Code periods; for loss of cargo the period runs after 10 days from the expiry of the delivery deadline, and the railway examines the claim within 2 months.