TASHKENT, Apr 8 — Sputnik. The Tashkent metro has received eight more new cars from the Russian Metrovagonmash, the press service of the capital’s subway reports.
“Today, 2 new modern metro trains with four carriages have been brought to Tashkent. In order to further reduce the intervals of movement on the lines, these trains are subjected to technical tests for 8-10 days in accordance with the established instructions, and then released on the line for passenger service,” the message says.
The press service also added that in May of this year it is planned to introduce 3 more metro trains. Carrying out these planned works will allow updating the subway car fleet and reducing traffic intervals on the lines.
Recall that in February-March, the metropolitan subway received 24 new cars from Metrovagonmash.
In April 2023, Kirill Lipa, CEO of Transmashholding, said at the Innoprom exhibition. Central Asia” in Tashkent, that the company has signed a contract for the supply of 50 wagons for the Tashkent metro.
In 2019-2021, Metrovagonmash supplied 60 wagons for the Tashkent metro with a total cost of €91.3 million. According to the metro, 15 new trains were formed, which significantly reduced the intervals of movement on the lines.
Financing of supplies was carried out at the expense of loans from the State development Corporation VEB.Russian Federation”, JSC “Russian Export Center”, Roseximbank and funds of the state budget of Uzbekistan.
The Tashkent metro transports about 500 thousand people daily (about 25% of the total volume of traffic). The length of four lines with 50 stations is more than 70 kilometers.
source: https://uz.sputniknews.ru/20240408/tashkent-rossiya-metrovagonmash-vagony-43337914.html
