Global InformationTashkent Metro information
| Tashkent Metro | |||
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  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] | ||
| Chief executive | Raxmanbek Usmanov | ||
| 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) | ||
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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.
- ^ a b c d e ОСНОВНЫЕ ТЕХНИКО-ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИОННЫЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ МЕТРОПОЛИТЕНОВ ЗА 2019 ГОД. [Main technical and operational specifications for Subways for Year 2021] (PDF). asmetro.ru (in Russian). Международная Ассоциация "Метро" [International Association of Metros].
- ^ Сколько пассажиров перевозит Ташкентский метрополитен в среднем за один день? stat.uz (in Russian)
- ^ a b "Как изменились пассажирские перевозки за пять лет в Узбекистане". 24 February 2023.