Art Underground in Tashkent

The Tashkent Metro opened in 1977 as the first in Central Asia.

Four lines now serve 50 stations across the capital of Uzbekistan.

Prominent architects designed each station around a particular theme and name.

Interior décor uses metal, glass, granite, marble, smalt, ceramics and alabaster.

Strong tunnel construction can resist earthquakes of magnitude 9.0.

One ride costs 3,000 soum when paid with cash at entry points.

Tokens were fully replaced by the ATTO card from November 2020.

Green cards give school pupils a fifty percent discount on monthly tariffs.

Modernised 81-717 trains have served the network since 2015.

Photography inside the metro was strictly prohibited by law until May 2018.

The Circle line runs above ground on 6 meter overpasses.

In April 2021, officials signed a contract to purchase 10 new trains.

In 2025, the metro carried 286.8 million passengers across all stations.