As of October 2, 2025, read about the line’s launch in a separate publication: Tashkent’s above-ground ring metro line may resume operation on October 18.
Starting August 2, 2025, train service will be temporarily suspended on the last operational segment of Tashkent’s elevated ring metro line, from “Tekhnopark” to “Yangiobod.” This means that all 14 stations of the 30th Anniversary of Independence of Uzbekistan line will be closed for “scheduled maintenance.”
According to a statement from the state-owned enterprise Toshkent Metrоpoliteni, the maintenance is being carried out “in accordance with global practice” to ensure safety and improve service quality. The company noted that such preventive work is necessary after a certain period of operation of elevated tracks and stations.
“To ensure the safety of metro train operations and passengers, and to provide quality service, it is necessary to carry out scheduled preventive maintenance on elevated structures and stations,” the metro authority said in its statement.
To minimize inconvenience to passengers, large-capacity buses will operate for free between the “Tekhnopark” and “Qipchoq” stations starting August 2. According to the metro operator, these shuttle buses (referred to as metro buses) will run from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
The full shutdown of the ring line is happening in stages. On June 8, 2025, service was suspended between the two terminal stations — “Turon” and “Qipchoq.” Later that month, seven more stations — from “Yangiobod” to “Quruvchilar” — were also closed for maintenance.
Construction of the elevated ring line began in 2017. It partially follows the route of a former tram line. Initially, the project envisioned a city rail service. The first phase, comprising seven stations, was inaugurated in September 2020. Five more stations opened in April 2023. The full ring line includes 14 stations and several inter-station segments.