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Tashkent

aka Toshkent, Uzbekistan


Date of opening6 Nov 1977
Network length57.1 km (35.49 mi)
Stations43 (39*)
Lines4
Stations per line10.75
Avg. station distance1,464 m (0.91 mi)
Avg. line length14.28 km (8.87 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
Numerical data by J. Serradell, 27 Dec 2020
System typeMetro
Daily ridership (by J. Kennes)178,000 (as of 2010)
Daily ridership per km (per mi)3,120 (1,940)
Fare collection
TracksRight side, gauge: 1520 mm
Power supplyThird rail, 825 V
Air-conditioned trains
Walk-through trains
Rubber-tyred trains
Driverless lines
Platform screen doors
World Metro Database




Official map
Source: gif, © 2003 metrotashkent.narod.ru

Disclaimer: Maps are copyrighted. The previews on this page are for informational purposes only. Please respect copyright and always refer to original maps.

Transit mapsSystem map images
openbusmap.org/öpnvkarte.de
openptmap.org
citylines.co - line history and mapping project
tracker.geops.ch - moving trains
maps.google.com
images.google.com






Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of interesting station design:


Rating: 2 stars (silver)  Tashkent

Tashkent's metro, built in 1977, allegedly as one of the most beautiful in the former Soviet Union, consists of three lines. Leading architects and artists from Uzbekistan took part in creating unique stations, some of them decorated in Islamic designs.

Photo [ilkhom.ferghana.ru]: Ceiling of Navoiy station from 1984.
Enduring materials have been used for Tashkent's station interiors, like engraved metal, glass, granite, marble, or carved alabaster. Each station's design is distinct and devoted to a certain theme.

Photo [crafts.freenet.uz]: Mustaqilik Maidoni station from 1977.




Relationships with Other Metros

Former Soviet family
Members: Baku, Dnipro, Kazan, Kharkiv, Kiev, Minsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Saint Petersburg, Samara, Tashkent, Tbilisi, Yekaterinburg, Yerevan,
Characteristics: The same type of trains is used, stations are often lavishly decorated and made of marble or other natural stone. Many of these cities began with a triangular three-line network layout and three transfer stations.
Derivatives: Warsaw Pact family.




Circle Lines

Ring under construction - 52.1 km - 35 stations - Metro line.
Proposed ring - 71 km - 26 stations - Commuter rail line.




Departure Procedure and Sounds

See here: (voices.metro.ru).






Handpicked Resources

tgpt.uz Official website
metrotashkent.narod.ru Inofficial website




Generic Links for Tashkent Metro

Wikipedia entry at wikipedia.org
Urbanrail.net entry at urbanrail.net
Metro Report search at railwaygazette.com
Discussion at skyscrapercity.com
System photos at Google Images
City information at wikipedia.org









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