The key facts

  • From January to September 2026, the metro carried almost 226 million passengers
  • A 9.6% increase compared with the same period of 2025
  • An average of 25.1 million passengers per month and about 827,000 per day

Metro ridership grew by almost 10%

The Tashkent metro carried almost 226 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026. This was reported by the outlet Kun.uz citing data from the National Statistics Committee, published on its official channel. Compared with January–September 2025, passenger traffic grew by 9.6%.

What these figures mean

The published statistics cover January–September of both years, meaning the periods compared are identical. Based on the overall figure, the metro carried an average of 25.1 million passengers per month. If recalculated over the 273 calendar days of this period, the average daily figure was about 827,000 trips. The increase of 20 million passengers compared with last year means that the metro now serves an average of 2.2 million more passengers per month than a year earlier.