On June 6, Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the work progress of the second stage of the overground ring metro line in Tashkent, the presidential press service said.
Reportedly, in 2020 the first stage of the above-ground ring metro line from Dustlik-2 station to Kuilyuk station was completed. Currently, the second stage is being implemented - from Kuilyuk to 5th station of Sergeli branch. More than 200 supports has already been erected, and the construction of flyovers is underway.
The President inspected the work progress.
“Before, we did not have the practice of building an elevated metro. Now we are making a history. 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, 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 roads. In particular, the daily traffic of cars in Kuilyuk-Sergeli route may be reduced by 32,000 or 12 percent.
In general, upon completion of this stage, the total length of the Tashkent metro will reach 70 kilometers, and will the number of stations to 50. The number of passengers served by the metro will reach 600 thousand people per day. 245 new jobs will be created. A presentation of projects for the development of public transport in the city of Tashkent, an increase in passenger traffic in the subway was also held here.
