Ticket offices at 19 Tashkent metro stations to be closed

Ticket offices at 19 metro stations in Tashkent will be closed, according to Tashkent Metro State Unitary Enterprise.

It was reported that ticket offices at a total of 19 metro stations are scheduled for closure and will cease operations gradually starting from February 1 this year. It has been decided that single-use QR ticket vending infokiosks will be installed in place of the ticket offices.

At the same time, electronic payment systems at the Tashkent metro are being expanded step by step. Currently, passengers can use more than 10 modern and convenient payment methods, including:

• payment via bank cards,
• payment via transport cards,
• facial recognition (Face ID),
• palm payment (Palm Pay),
• payment through mobile applications.

“Tashkent Metro considers providing convenient, fast, and modern services to passengers a top priority, and efforts in this area will continue consistently,” the statement said.