METRO of Tashkent

METRO of Tashkent

 METRO of Tashkent

Tashkent's metro (subway) is one of the best structures in terms of safety, utility and beauty. It is the only metro in all of Central Asia. The transport network is a special attraction of the Uzbek capital. The metro was built according to special criteria after a devastating earthquake struck Tashkent in 1966. Due to the unfavorable seismic conditions, the designers and engineers had to cope with very difficult tasks. The complicated geological conditions with water-penetrated gravel and loess soil presented additional difficulties. That is why the Tashkent metro runs only at a shallow depth. The passengers use the numerous stairs at almost all stations. Few of them are equipped with escalators. It is also noteworthy that several earthquakes have been recorded in Tashkent since the first metro line was launched in 1977, but none of them has damaged the metro. Today Tashkent has three metro lines that are 47 km long. The first line, known as "Chilonzor", connects the city's business district in Buyuk Ipak Yuli with the densely populated residential area of ​​Chilonzor. The “Uzbekistan Line” connects the State University of Tashkent with the city's industrial areas. The “Yunusabad” line runs north from the center of Tashkent to “Yunusabad”, to the sports complex with tennis courts. All three lines are connected to each other. Most of the lines of the trains are in underground tunnels and only in some areas are the rails above ground. Only local decorative materials were used in the construction of the Tashkent metro: the pink and light gray marbles from Gazgan and Nurata, granites and diorites from the Kuramin and Chatkal mountains. The traditional Uzbek glazed pottery was used intensively and artistically. The best designers and artists of the republic were involved in decorating the subway stations. Each of the stations has a unique interior design. For example, the columns of white marble and huge leave Crystal chandeliers make the Mustakillik Maidoniy (Independence Square) station look particularly festive. Vaults adorned with majolica and ceramic reliefs with scenes from the works of the great Uzbek poet embellish the “Navoi” subway station. The “Pushkin” station has bronze lamps that resemble wooden arm chandeliers at the beginning of the 19th century. The passengers at the “Kosmonavtlar” station see the history of space exploration on round wall panels that are artfully staged as a series of images. Some of the stations have traditional Uzbek decorative patterns. But all stations have one thing in common - they were created by masters, are magical architectural works of art underground, each station as beautiful as a palace.

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