National motives and traditional patterns - the history of the construction of the Tashkent underground
Press service of Department for tourism development of Tashkent city
Did you know that the first metro in Central Asia was built in Tashkent?
One of the main attractions of the capital of Uzbekistan is the Tashkent underground. The creation of this one of the most important localizations of Tashkent began after the most fateful day for our country, the earthquake in 1966.
The city developed, the population developed with it, the needs grew and in order to eliminate one of the most important problems, infrastructure, it was necessary to find new options for its development. This is how the idea arose of creating several metro lines that would connect the entire city. And now, in January 1972, construction began on the infrastructure of the future - the underground.
Tunneling was very difficult, due to the fact that in some places the land did not allow construction, in some there was underground water, but despite all the difficulties, one of the first sections of the metro - the Chilanzar line - was built much earlier, almost a whole year than it was laid - November 6, 1977. In 1991, the second line was put into operation - Uzbekistan, and in 2001 - the third line - Yunus - Abad.
Currently, the Tashkent underground has 5 lines (Chilanzar, Uzbekistan, Yunusabad, Thirty Years of Independence and Sergeli), 43 stations with a total length of 58.3 km. On December 26, 2020, the Sergeli land line was launched, consisting of 5 stations (the 6th in construction), which will be a logical continuation of the Chilanzar metro line. Each of the stations has its own unforgettable appearance, is distinguished by the uniqueness of the architectural solution, original color and reflection of the national culture. The best artists, craftsmen and decorators were invited from all over the republic to decorate the stations.
A lot of finishing materials were used in the decoration of the stations. Basically, these are marble and granite. Each metro station is decorated with unique patterns and ornaments, frescoes, mosaics on the walls, as well as panels and bas-reliefs.
The Tashkent metro began its work in 1977. Since then, the metro has been operating to this day.
In the next issue, we will tell you about a new chapter in the history of the Tashkent metro - the elevated metro.