Uzbekistan to purchase 14 trains for Tashkent metro from Russia

Tashkent, The Gulf Observer: In order to reduce train intervals in the Tashkent metro, 14 new trains will be purchased from Russia.

Every day, 450-480 thousand people use the subway. It is expected that from September the number of metro passengers will exceed 500,000.

The Tashkent metro administration noted that in order to create more convenience for passengers, it is planned to reduce the interval between trains in the morning from 07:30 to 09:30.

In particular, trains will run every 2.5-3 minutes on the Chilonzor line, 3.5-4 minutes on the O’zbekiston line, and every 5-6 minutes on the Yunusobod line.