Tashkent Metro

The Metro Tashkent (Russian Ташкентский метрополитен; Uzbek Toshkent metropoliteni ) in the capital of Uzbekistan opened in 1977, making it the first subway in Central Asia. Like all ex -Soviet Metros drives the Tashkent subway on the Russian broad gauge (1520 mm). The platforms of the stations are designed for 5 - car trains Russian type and have a length of 100 meters. Because the Metro is umfunktionierbar to a fallout shelter, it is considered militarily important, which is why throughout the interior, there is a photo shots.

History

The plans to build a metro in Tashkent have started in 1968 - almost two years after the devastating earthquake of 1966, which had destroyed the city to a great extent.

When planning were the high seismicity of the ground and the high summer temperatures (up to 50 ° С ) are considered. The construction work began in 1972.

In September of 2001, the third line was put into operation. The construction of this line with a length of six kilometers and a total of six subway stations was completed in late August. Daily carries the new line of the Metro, which connects the center of Tashkent with the north of the Uzbek capital, up to 60,000 people.

Lines

The Tashkent Metro currently has a working length of 36.2 km and has 29 stations. It consists of three lines, a fourth is planned. There were (1998) 128 cars in use.

• Ozbekiston line ( card color red, opened in 1977 )
• Chilonzor line ( card color blue, opened in 1984 )
• Yunusobod line ( card color green, opened in 2001 )
• Sirg'ali line ( card color yellow, in planning)

Architecture

The metro stations in Tashkent are richly modeled on the Moscow Metro. Most stations are covered with marble. Almost all the stations of the two old lines are decorated with ornate chandeliers and monumental art and architecture. Every subway station has its own design, often inspired by the station name. Noteworthy is the local style of some Tashkent metro stations, which are equipped with classic Oriental motifs and architecture reminiscent of palaces from 1001.

Construction and planning

The Yunusobod line is to be extended in the coming years, to the north by three stops to " Turkeston ". A portion of the line will run above ground. In the wider perspective, the green line is to be extended also to the south. A fourth line, called Sirgali Line, is also in the planning stage and to the red line at the station " Olmazor " (formerly " Sobir Rahimov " ) intersect. If and when all these projects are realized due to the difficult financial situation of the metro currently not foreseeable.