Tashkent is the only city in the
Central Asia, which has underground. The metro construction
was started in 1973 and in 1977 the first line began
to operate. Today Tashkent metro - it
is 36 stations and they differ from each other. Architectural
and artistic decoration of each station depicts its
name. The peculiarity of metro is rather swallow station
position. Some stations have escalators, 7 ones belong
to tower type, 4 ones to arch type and one (Mustakillik)
to tower-individual type. The leading architects and
artists of Uzbekistan took part in designing of the
stations. In interior décor there were used
solid and stable materials: metal (engraving), glass,
plastic, granite, marble, smalt, art ceramics, carved
alabaster. Each station is originality work of art,
devoted to a certain theme.
Tashkent metro has three lines: Chilonzor, Uzbekistan
and Yunus-Obod. Underground is a favourite means of
transport of people in Tashkent. You can go to any
part of the city in no time (The interval between
trains is 240 seconds).
