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A malfunction occurred in the Tashkent metro, and a faulty train was removed from the line

A malfunction occurred in the Tashkent metro, and a faulty train was removed from the line

A malfunction occurred at the "Shahriston" station of the Tashkent Metro. On the morning of October 7, a train stopped due to a technical failure.

"On October 7, 2026, at 08:22, at the 'Shahriston' metro station, a technical malfunction was recorded in train No. 69, which belongs to the old rolling stock manufactured in 1985. The malfunction lasted for 6 minutes," the metro administration said in a statement.

Passengers were evacuated, and the train was sent for a technical inspection. A backup train was deployed to the line. The metro administration apologized to passengers for the inconvenience.

It is also reported that as part of the renewal of the Tashkent Metro's rolling stock in 2026, 14 new trains consisting of 56 carriages arrived in the capital before the start of the academic year.

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