Tashkent Metro
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| Native name |
Toshkent Metropoliteni Ташкентский Метрополитен |
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| Owner | State ownership | ||
| Locale | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 29 | ||
| Daily ridership | 162,200 (average, 2013) | ||
| Annual ridership | 59.2 million (2013) | ||
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| Began operation | 1977 | ||
| Operator(s) | Toshkent Metropoliteni | ||
| Number of vehicles | 168 | ||
| Train length | 4 cars | ||
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| System length | 36.2 km (22.5 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft) | ||
| Electrification | 825 V DC (third rail) | ||
| Average speed | 46 km/h (29 mph) | ||
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The Tashkent Metro (Uzbek: ''Toshkent metropoliteni'') is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It is one of only two subway systems currently operating in Central Asia (the other one being the Almaty Metro). It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1977. Its stations are among the most ornate in the world. Unlike most of the ex-Soviet metros, the system is shallow (similar to the Minsk Metro).
The Tashkent Metro consists of three lines, operating on 36.2 kilometres (22.5 mi) of route and serving 29 stations. In 2013, the metro carried 59.2 million passengers, which corresponds to a daily average of approximately 162,200 riders.
Planning for the Tashkent Metro started in 1968, two years after a major earthquake struck the city in 1966. Construction on the first line began in 1972 and it opened on November 6, 1977 with nine stations. This line was extended in 1980, and the second line was added in 1984. The most recent line is the Yunusobod Line, the first section of which opened in 2001.
A northern extension of this line is currently under construction, and a fourth line was to start construction in 2010, but has been delayed.
The Tashkent Metro comprises three lines which operate on 36.2 kilometres (22.5 mi) of route and serve 29 stations.
The depth of the metro's underground tunnels varies between 8–25 metres (26–82 ft). The strong construction of these three lines can resist earthquakes of a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale. It sports a 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) gauge and a third rail power supply (825 V DC). The average station distance is 1.40 kilometres (0.87 mi).
The details of each line is as follows:
Chilonzor Line (red): Construction on this line started in 1968, opened in 1977 between Sabir Rakhimov and Oktyabrinkilobi (Russian: Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii, now Amir Temur Khiyoboni) including Novza (Khamza) depot and one metro bridge over Oqtepa channel between Novza (Khamza) and Komsomolskaya stations. It was extended to Maksim Gor'kiy (now Buyuk Ipak Yoli) in 1980 (including another metro bridge over Salar river between Hamid Alimdzhan and Pushkin stations). It is 15.5 kilometres (9.6 mi) long with 12 stations - the planned eastward extension to Traktornyi Zavod (3 stations) was under way but now has disappeared from maps.
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