Built in 1977, Tashkent’s three metro lines also became a designated military site and nuclear bomb shelter—which demanded strict safety measures prohibiting civilians from taking pictures.

The subway in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, is striking. But it was also a nuclear bomb shelter and photography was illegal on national-security grounds. The ban was lifted in 2018, allowing photos of its ...

Although the Metro of Moscow receives heaps of attention, the Toshkent Metropoliteni (or the Tashkent Metro) of Uzbekistan’s capital certainly deserves some due. Begun in 1972, ...

The Tashkent Metro, which opened in 1977, is one of only two subways in operation in Central Asia. (The other is in Almaty, Kazakhstan.) Trains run from 5 a.m. until midnight , and a single ride ...

As in other Soviet metro systems, each station of the Tashkent metro was assigned a particular political and cultural message to illustrate key messages of Soviet ideology. When Uzbekistan gained ...

While many metro riders may feel disinclined to use Tashkent’s metro because of overbearing security measures, cost also appears to play a role is discouraging ridership. At 1,000 sums (about $0.33 at ...

REEVES: Step down these stairs into the surreal underground world of the Tashkent metro. The ticket hall is orderly and clean. (SOUNDBITE OF TURNSTILE TURNING) REEVES: My fare cost less than 20 cents.

But start in Tashkent. The Metro. Following the earthquake, the city was rebuilt with a large tree-lined boulevard, numerous parks and, crucially, a Metro system.