The Tashkent Metro is an art landmark and a pride of all Uzbekistan. The best decorators and artists of the USSR were invited to build the metro design. Today, the metro of Uzbekistan is considered one of the most beautiful in the world.
Tashkent metro map : current state
Now the metro of Uzbekistan in Tashkent has 3 lines with a total length of 36.2 km:
- Chilanzar (red) line. The last stations were built in 1980.
- Uzbekistan (blue) line. It was laid from 1984 to 1991.
- Yunusabad (green) line. A relatively young branch, opened in 2001.
In the future, it is planned to build another line - Sergeliyskaya with 6 stations. This is due to the fact that in the same district of Tashkent, infrastructure is rapidly developing. Therefore, this branch is extremely necessary.
According to the future metro scheme in Tashkent, the line will be 8 km long; it will run along Mirzo Tursundoza, Choshtepa, Kipchok streets to Marly street (Sputnik massif).
Station list
The Tashkent subway operates a linear train movement system. In total, according to the Tashkent metro scheme, there are 36 stations, including 3 change stations:
- Aybek - Ming Urik;
- Amir Temur Hieboni - Yunus Rajabi;
- Alisher Navoi - Pakhtakor.
When the Sergeli branch is introduced, there will be another interchange station Sabir Rakhimov - A. Khodjaev.
A detailed outline of the Tashkent metro lines is presented below.
Chilanzar branch:
- Olmazor;
- Pushkin;
- Mirzo Ulugbek;
- Chilanzar;
- Bunyodkor;
- Novza;
- Mustakillik Maidoni;
- Buyuk Ipak yuli.
- Hamid Olimjon;
- Milli god;
- Pakhtakor;
- Amir Temur Hieboni;
Uzbekistan branch:
- Beruni;
- Gafur Gulyam;
- Tinchlik;
- ChorSu;
- Cosmonautlar
- Alisher Navoi;
- Uzbekistan;
- Oybek;
- Tashkent;
- Maninasozlar;
- Dustlik.
Yunusabad branch:
- Turkiston;
- Zhanubiy;
- Yunusabad;
- Minor;
- Fayzulla Khodjaev;
- Khabib Abdullaev;
- Ming Urik;
- Bodomzor;
- Abdullah Codirius;
- Yunus Rajabi
- Beaver;
- Tukimachi;
- Usmon Nosir.
There are no ground stations in the subway, but there are three ground sections with metro bridges that run through city channels. According to the Tashkent metro scheme, two of them are on the Chilanzar line, and the third is on the Yunusabad line, located between Shakhristan and Badamzar stations.
Now the Tashkent metro is not very busy, since its lines were not brought to the most densely populated areas of the capital.
Historical facts
The construction of the Tashkent subway began in 1966 after a devastating earthquake, while seismic activity in the region was taken into account. The first line (Chilanzarskaya) had a length of 12.2 km and included 9 underground stations. It was launched in 1977.
During the passage of the tunnels, builders encountered some difficulties in the behavior of the soil. Due to the vibration of the mechanisms, construction boards constantly fell below the permissible mark, so they had to be returned to the trajectory again.
It was a very expensive job. As a result, all mechanized shields were replaced by non-mechanized ones.
How do metro trains go?
Before you get on the subway, you must go through several security cordons. The first is at the entrance to the metro itself, and the second is at the entrance to the station itself. You will be asked to show the contents of the backpack and checked with a portable metal detector.
A metro ride in Uzbekistan costs 1,200 Uzbek sums (9.7 rubles for Russian money). With this money you will be given a plastic translucent token. A turnkey is still sitting near the turnstiles asking for a ticket.
Tashkent metro schemes are located in the head cars. There are only two of them. It is worth noting that mobile communication does not work in the metro, so it is better to study the route in advance.
Standard metro cars run in Tashkent, the same as in Russia. The classic dark blue lines go along the Yunusabad line, and the Uzbek flag painted along the Yunusabad line. There are also several updated lineups. The train interval is 7-8 minutes.