Tashkent Metro

Tashkent Metro
Yunusobod station
Overview
Native name	Toshkent Metropoliteni
Owner	State ownership
Locale	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	4[1]
Number of stations	50[1]
Daily ridership	620,000 (average, 2023)[2]
Annual ridership	190.7 million (2023)[3]
Website	https://tashmetro.uz/
Operation
Began operation	6 November 1977
Operator(s)	Toshkent Metropoliteni
Number of vehicles	168[1]
Train length	4 cars
Technical
System length	70.4 km (43.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification	825 V DC (third rail)
Average speed	46 km/h (29 mph)
System map Legend Turkiston Yunusobod Shahriston Buyuk Ipak Yoli Bodomzor Pushkin Minor Hamid Olimjon Beruniy Abdulla Qodirii Tinchlik Yunus Rajabiy Chorsu Amir Temur Xiyoboni Gafur Gulom Mustaqilliq Maidoni Alisher Navoiy Paxtakor Xalqlar Do‘stligi Ozbekiston Milliy Bog Kosmonavtlar Oybek Ming Orik Novza Toshkent Mirzo Ulugbek Mashinasozlar Chilonzor Doʻstlik Olmazor Texnopark Choshtepa Yashnobod Oʻzgarish Tuzel Sirgʻali Olmos Yangihayot Rohat Chinor Yangiobod Qipchoq Qoʻyliq Turon Matonat Quruvchilar Qiyot Xonobod Tolariq This diagram: view talk edit

The Tashkent Metro (Uzbek: Toshkent metropoliteni, Тошкент метрополитени) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1977, and the first metro in Central Asia. Each station is designed around a particular theme, often reflected in the station name.

The Tashkent Metro consists of four lines, operating on 70.4 kilometres (43.74 mi) of route and serving 50 stations.^[1] In 2023, the metro carried 190.7 million passengers,^[3] which corresponds to a daily average of approximately 620,000 passengers.