06.06.2022

On June 6, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the construction of the second stage of the elevated ring metro in Tashkent.

In the current conditions of the post-COVID recovery and uncertainty in the global economy, only a few countries are investing in social projects. In Uzbekistan, the work to facilitate the movement of people does not stop for a moment.

In 2020, the first stage of construction of the above-ground ring metro in Tashkent from the Dustlik-2 Station to the Kuylik Station was completed. Currently, the second stage is being implemented - from the Kuylik Residential Area to the Fifth Station of the Sergeli branch. The installation of more than 200 supports has been completed. The construction of flyovers has begun.

The President has inspected a construction work.

“Before, we did not have the practice of building an elevated metro. Now we are creating a new story. Therefore, it is necessary to seriously consider the strength of structures again. Secondly, there should be more modern, electronic services in the metro, at the stations,” said Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

There will be 7 stations on this section of the elevated metro, which will be almost 12 kilometers long. The interval of trains will be 13 minutes. The line will be able to carry about 40,000 passengers a day.

This will reduce the use of personal vehicles, reduce the load on the roads. In particular, the daily traffic of cars in the Kuylik-Sergeli direction may be reduced by 32,000 or 12%.

As a whole, upon completion of this stage, the total length of the Tashkent metro will reach 70 kilometers, the number of stations will be 50. The number of passengers served by the metro shall reach 600 thousand people per day. Two-hundred and forty five new jobs will be created.

A presentation of projects for the development of public transport in the city of Tashkent and an increase in passenger traffic in the subway was also held here.

Thus, in the areas, which are not sufficiently covered by public transport, it is planned to establish 12 new bus routes that will be connected to metro stations. In addition, the express bus routes will be organized along 9 main roads from the Tashkent Region to a capital city.

The Tashkent State Transport University, together with foreign experts, has developed measures to increase the level of use of the subway. In particular, it is envisioned to open additional public transport routes and connect them to metro stations with low load, increase the number of metro train cars to five and reduce the interval of their movement.

As a result, the cost of operating the metro, public transport costs and waiting times shall be significantly reduced. The number of cars entering the city may decrease by 97 thousand and the traffic on the main streets – by 10%.

Having approved these proposals, the President has emphasized the importance of creating conditions for the residents of makhallas (the local residential community areas) to get to the metro, organizing car and bicycle parking near the stations. It was instructed to expand the fleet of electric buses and train specialists for their maintenance, as well as speed up the construction of the tram line.

The President has walked along Kipchak Street and inspected the road infrastructure.