Tashkent metro: station names, route network, fare

The Tashkent metro is a high-speed underground transport system serving residents and guests of the capital of Uzbekistan. The construction of the metro in Tashkent began in 1968-1972, and the first line was commissioned in 1977. Its stations are among the most ornate in the world. Unlike most of the former Soviet republics, the bedding system is shallow, similar to Minsky.

Description

The Tashkent metro is managed by the Tashkent Association of Road Transport Enterprises. The total length of the lines is 38.25 km, the number of stops is 29. The construction of new branches and the extension of existing ones are ongoing. For 2019, it is planned to commission another 8 landing points and an electric depot.

The depth of the underground tunnels varies from 8 to 25 meters, the average haul length is 1.4 km. The design used power elements that can withstand earthquakes up to 9 points on the Richter scale.

The average speed of trains is 39 km / h, the maximum speed reaches 65 km / h. About 200-300 thousand passengers use the services of the Tashkent Metro every day (depending on the day of the week). The average annual passenger flow is estimated at 60-70 million.

The basis of the rolling stock is the metro trains of project 81-717 / 714, developed back in the Soviet Union at the Mytishchi Engineering Plant and subsequently modernized. Thanks to the successful design, they are produced today by a number of enterprises.

Since June 17, 2015, new cars with a modern design, improved ergonomics and technical characteristics were commissioned in the Tashkent Metro. The updated rolling stock carries passengers on the Chilanzar line. In the future, it is planned to modernize the park for other areas.

When the metro was built in Tashkent

Design work on the construction of the Tashkent metro began in 1968, two years after a major earthquake occurred in the city in 1966. For this reason, designers were required to prepare a set of measures to strengthen the supporting structures, which they brilliantly dealt with. Although there were no more such powerful earthquakes, the weaker underground tremors survived.

Design was entrusted to the Tashmetroproekt, which was previously a branch of the USSR Metrogiprotrans. In a short time, the Uzbek builders managed to establish the necessary production base, organize the production of cast-iron tubing and reinforced concrete structures.

The driving team was founded on the basis of tunnel detachment No. 2, which proved itself well in the construction of the derivational tunnel in Andijan and underground facilities in Siberia. Metrostroevites had to solve many complex technical issues during the driving of distillation tunnels due to the unpredictable behavior of loess soils typical of the geology of Tashkent. Sedimentary rocks with an abundance of limestone were strongly compacted due to the vibration created by the movement of mechanized complexes, forming voids into which multi-ton mechanisms failed. As a result, the penetration was slower than planned. They had to abandon the tunnels and dig tunnels with a non-mechanized shield method.

The construction of the first Chilanzar line began in 1972, and was completed on November 6, 1977 at nine stations. In 1980, the branch was extended, and in 1984 the second Uzbekistan line was launched. The first 6 stations of the third Yunusabad branch opened in 2001. Further development is seen in the lines to densely populated sleeping areas located on the outskirts of the city.

Cost

The metro in Tashkent is an urban public mode of transport accessible to all segments of the population. The administration is trying to maintain a reasonable balance between the fare and the economic efficiency of the enterprise. However, over the past 10 years, the tariff has risen in price 3 times.

Starting from April 1, 2016, Tashkent metro tokens are sold at a price of 1200 soums (9.50 rubles). Monthly travel cards are offered for 166,000 soums (1,320 rubles). In the winter of 2018, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed the need to reduce fares by increasing passenger traffic.

Architecture

During the construction of the Tashkent metro, the responsible authorities did not save on the decoration of landing stations and lobbies. Talented architects, designers, sculptors were involved in the project, first from all over the USSR, and later - national and foreign experts. As a result, the metro of the capital of Uzbekistan is recognized as one of the most beautiful on the planet.

Each station is decorated with artistic architectural elements and small sculptural forms, symbolically reflecting its name and theme. The decoration of halls, landing platforms, passages and vestibules traces the national traditions of cultural, monumental and decorative art. When decorating, black, red, gray granite, marble, ceramics, wood, glass, smalt, plastic, alabaster, various metals and other materials are mainly used.

Chilanzar line (red)

The very first line of the Tashkent metro has a length of 15.5 km. Its opening took place on November 6, 1977, which makes it the first in Central Asia. In the 1980s, the distance was extended. Includes 12 underground landing stations:

Perhaps this is the most beautiful branch of the entire metro.

Uzbekistan line (blue)

The first 4 stations of the Tashkent metro of the blue line began work on December 8, 1984 and were later extended in 1987, 1989 and 1991. The total length is 14.3 km. Today it has 11 stopping points.

A feature of the branch is its widespread use in the decoration of marble and granite.

Yunusabad line (green)

The third, the newest of the operating lines of the Tashkent metro has a length of 6.4 km. All 6 operating stations are open for use on October 24, 2001.

In 2019, it is planned to open two more stations: Turkeston (Turkiston) and Yunusabad (Yunusobod). At the design stage, there are 4 stopping points and the Yunusobod electric depot.

Sergeli line (orange)

In the 2000s, the republican administration instructed to prepare a plan to expand the metro network in Tashkent. The new branch is designed to unload passenger traffic in the southern sleeping areas of the city. It will intersect with the Chilanzar line at the Olmazor station.

Despite the high cost of the project, active tunneling work began at the end of 2016 and should be completed in 2019. The names of the stations of the Tashkent metro of the orange line have not yet been approved, but the project is tentatively indicated as:

• Otchopar
• "A. Khojaev" (A. Xo`jaev);
• "Chashtepa" (Choshtepa);
• Tursunzoda (Tursunzoda);
• Sergels (Sirg`ali);
• "Ehtirom" (Ehtirom).

The authorities are considering the issue of building a ring branch in the future, combining all existing routes into a single network.