Tashkent’s overground circular metro reopens
The Tashkent above-ground circle metro line will resume operation not on October 18, as previously reported, but around November 1. The postponement is due to extended testing required to complete technical inspections and increase train speeds.
Service on the 14-station section — from Tekhnopark to Qipchoq — was suspended for scheduled maintenance. According to official information, after a certain period of operation, above-ground viaducts and stations require preventive inspections and repair work to ensure safe operations.
According to the metro administration, the maintenance included track leveling, replacement of worn sleepers, inspection of the drainage system, and checking of the crushed stone ballast. The reported deficiencies have been corrected.
Special attention has been given to improving operational parameters: once testing is complete, train speeds are expected to double — reaching 60–80 km/h — and the intervals between trains will be minimized. Trains are currently running in test mode without passengers.
After the completion of testing and confirmation of all technical parameters, regular passenger service will resume.
The line was initially expected to reopen on October 18, but the date has been moved to early November “to ensure higher-quality completion of testing processes,” according to the metro administration.
Construction of the circle line began in 2017. The first phase of seven stations opened in September 2020, and the second phase in April 2023. The full line includes 14 stations.
The shutdown was carried out in stages: from June 8, traffic between Turon and Qipchoq was suspended; by the end of June, seven more stations from Yangiobod to Quruvchilar were closed. Service on the final section — from Tekhnopark to Yangiobod — was completely halted on August 2, 2025. All 14 stations are now closed for scheduled maintenance.