Amir Temur Xiyoboni (“''
Amir Timur
Timur ; chg, ''Aqsaq Temür'', 'Timur the Lame') or as ''Sahib-i-Qiran'' ( 'Lord of the Auspicious Conjunction'), his epithet. ( chg, ''Temür'', 'Iron'; 9 April 133617–19 February 1405), later Timūr Gurkānī ( chg, ''Temür Kür ...
'' Avenue”) is a station of the
Tashkent Metro
The Tashkent Metro ( uz, Toshkent metropoliteni, Тошкент метрополитени) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was the seventh metro to be built in the former USSR, opening in 1 ...
on
Chilonzor Line
The Chilonzor Line (, ) was the first line of the Tashkent Metro, opened in 1977 it connected the southern districts of the city with the centre, and then in 1980 extended westwards.
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. It is a transfer station to
Yunus Rajabiy,
Yunusobod Line. The station is named for the square of Amir Timur.
History
The station was opened on 6 November 1977 It was part of the first section of the Chilanzar line between October inkilobi and
Sabir Rakhimov. It was the northern terminus of the inaugural section of Tashkent Metro. Prior to 1 May 1992 it was called "October inkilobi" ( "
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...
"), before it was renamed "Markaziy xiyoboni" ( "Central Square"). The station received its current name on 1 August 1993. On 31 August 1980 the line was extended further north to
Maksim Gor'kiy.
It is a column-type station with two underground vestibules, combined with pedestrian subways.
The design and construction of the station used precast concrete. Floor slabs are hidden behind a false ceiling, lighting fixtures installed in the beams. Facing the station are columns Nuratau white marble. The walls of the tunnel track are Gazgan reddish marble. The Paul station is granite gray and black.
Earlier, the walls of the track tunnel had panels of hammered copper made by sculptors V. Lunev and L. Ryabtsev. Probably because of the revolutionary theme, after independence they were dismantled.
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Tashkent Metro stations
Railway stations opened in 1977