Tashkent to build two new metro lines using fast-track method

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Tashkent plans to significantly accelerate the expansion of its metro network. According to a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the construction of two promising new lines—"Technopark – New Tashkent" and "Pushkin – TTZ"—will be carried out using an accelerated fast-track scheme.

This method provides for parallel design and construction-installation work, which minimizes bureaucratic overhead and significantly reduces the overall delivery timelines for infrastructure projects.

The large-scale projects hold strategic importance for the capital's transport system. The Pushkin – TTZ line will extend 11 kilometers, featuring 10 stations and its own depot. Meanwhile, the length of the Technopark – New Tashkent line will be 21 kilometers, with 9 stations and a maintenance depot.

The New Tashkent City Construction Directorate has been approved as the sole customer for both projects, and the work must be performed strictly in accordance with stringent European urban planning norms and standards. The launch of the first phase of the line to New Tashkent is scheduled for the current year, 2026, with full commissioning planned by 1 September 2028.

In connection with the deployment of the large-scale construction, relevant departments—including the Cadastre Agency and the khokimiyats of Tashkent and Tashkent Region—have been instructed to conduct a total inventory within one month of all land plots, buildings, structures, and green spaces falling within the track-laying zone.

Authorities emphasize that the rights of owners will be protected: a targeted compensation plan for potential damage to individuals and legal entities will be prepared and submitted to the government within three months. The issue of reclassifying a portion of necessary agricultural land into other land categories will also be resolved.

The construction work will require temporary changes to logistics and surface transport traffic patterns. The Ministry of Transport is already developing detour routes to ensure uninterrupted traffic. Thus, as part of the construction of the line to TTZ, the administrative building of the local bus station will be transferred to the Directorate to coordinate processes, and the bus routes themselves will be temporarily rerouted.

The Kibray bus station and a new transport hub at the intersection of Qardoshlar and Gulsanam streets will be used as alternative hubs. Furthermore, for passenger convenience, bus routes operating under the advanced gross-contract system will be connected to the new metro stations.

In parallel, a large-scale relocation of engineering utilities—including gas, water, energy, and telecommunications networks—will begin. The costs for this relocation will be partially covered by the network owners and targeted allocations from the 2027 republican budget.