Tashkent Metro celebrates its 40th anniversary
24/11/2017 15:51
Tashkent Metro celebrates its 40th anniversary
24/11/2017 15:51
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- A solemn jubilee event took place in the capital on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the commissioning of the Tashkent Metro.
The festive event was attended by the leading staff of the joint stock company "Uzbekistan Temir Yollari", the unitary enterprise "Toshkent metro", authorized representatives of the International Association "Metro", veterans, active railroad workers, as well as representatives of the media.
The Tashkent Metro became the first construction of this kind in Central Asia and was launched in 1977. And one of the stations, called "Alisher Navoi", was included to the list of the most beautiful in the world.
Currently. Tashkent metro has 29 stations, it consists of 3 lines with a total length of 36 kilometers. Every day more than 191 thousand people use the services of underground transport. According to statistics, the Tashkent Metro for the past 40 years has transported more than 4 billion passengers.
Taking into account the demand and the needs of the population, as well as development of the city infrastructure in the long term, appropriate measures have been initiated to implement the second stage of construction of the Yunusabad line, the extension of the Chilanzar line and the construction of the aboveground ring line of the Tashkent Metro.
Currently, construction work on the ground, after further study with the involvement of foreign specialists in the field of similar construction are being carried out at an intensive pace.
In particular, the Sergeli line will be an elevated type of subway of the overpass type. The development of the project was taken into account with further development and planning of the city, the projected volume of passenger traffic, with the maximum preservation of existing buildings, industrial and industrial enterprises.
According to the project of construction of the second stage of the Yunusabad line, the work is also being carried out at an intensive pace. The first stage of construction was completed in 2001. The length of the existing and operated subway line is 7.6 km, it has 6 stations.
In addition, the design was begun with the parallel construction of subway ring line. According to the project, the total length of roads is 52.1 km. The commissioning of the facility is scheduled for 2020. The implementation of the above projects, according to forecasts, will allow the Tashkent Metro to transport about 70 million people a year.
In addition, Uzbekistan Temir Yollari is implementing projects for the construction, modernization and repair of subway cars, the renovation of rails and sleepers on the lines, stages are being carried out to update such equipment as escalators and many others.
Within the framework of the solemn event, a group of the Tashkent Metro and those who made a significant contribution to development of the underground transportation system were awarded with "Honorary Diplomas" and memorable gifts. The festive evening ended with a bright and colorful concert of Russian pop artists.
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