Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Tashkent authorities are considering extending public transport services into the evening on 20 bus routes.
Under a resolution adopted by the Tashkent City Council of People's Deputies, relevant agencies have been instructed to assess the possibility of operating services on these routes from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. by 1 December.
The initiative covers 15 main routes and five connecting routes linking residential areas with metro stations, the airport, railway stations and bus terminals.
The routes under consideration are:
- Route No. 1: Karakamish-2/4 residential area – Mustaqillik Maydoni metro station;
- Route No. 14: TTZ bus terminal – Northern Railway Station;
- Route No. 18: Urikzor Market – Chorsu Shopping Centre;
- Route No. 21: Karakamish-2/4 residential area – Chilanzar metro station;
- Route No. 24: Yangi Choshtepa residential area – Tashkent Railway Station;
- Route No. 28: Ibn Sino-2 residential area – Chorsu Market;
- Route No. 38: Urikzor Market – Dustlik-2 residential area;
- Route No. 44: Yashnabad Farmers' Market – Yunusabad Block 19;
- Route No. 46: Beruni metro station – Binokor settlement;
- Route No. 51: Yunusabad Block 6 – Chorsu Shopping Centre;
- Route No. 58: Dustlik-2 residential area – Tashkent Railway Station;
- Route No. 67: Tashkent International Airport – Yunusabad Block 19;
- Route No. 72: Juma Bazaar – Amir Temur Square metro station;
- Route No. 85: Karakamish-2/4 residential area – Tashkent Railway Station;
- Route No. 93: Kuylyuk-1 residential area – Yunusabad Block 13;
- Route No. 98: Chilanzar Clothing Market – Elektrokabel Plant;
- Route No. 115: Dustlik-2 residential area – Beruni metro station;
- Route No. 118: Urikzor Market – Tashkent Railway Station;
- Route No. 131: Dustlik-2 residential area – Karakamish-2/4 residential area;
- Route No. 147: Chinni Market – Chorsu Shopping Centre.
The proposal envisages evening bus intervals of 15–20 minutes. Departure times would be displayed at bus stops and in mobile applications, while a dispatch service would monitor compliance with the schedules.
The resolution notes that public transport services in the city decline significantly after 9 p.m., with fewer buses operating and some routes ceasing service altogether. According to the document's authors, this makes it more difficult for residents to travel and constrains economic activity in the evening and at night.
A final decision on extending operating hours will be made after transport authorities assess their capacity to provide the additional services.
