The Tashkent metro authorities laid nearly 1.5 km long tunnel towards the Shakhriston station, the terminus of the Yunusobod line with the help of German Herrenknecht tunnel boring machine, to add two stations, Turkiston and Yunusobod.
The multi-ton machine completed not only the tunneling work, but also simultaneously reinforced a concrete underground passage consisting of 938 tubings, the company said.
Currently, the phase II of the construction of the Yunusobod line extension is ongoing. Laying of the tunnel is performed in an open and closed way.
Construction of the site where the work is being done in the open way is also nearing completion. The total length of the planned extension is 2.93 kilometers.
The project is scheduled to be completed before the year-end. The stations will reportedly be designed in the Oriental architecture traditions.
