Oybek (Tashkent Metro)

Oybek is a station of the Tashkent Metro on Oʻzbekiston Line. The station was opened on 8 December 1984 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Alisher Navoiy and Toshkent.[1] It is named in honor of the poet known as Aibek. For the first time in Tashkent underground at this station applied column-type platform using earthquake-resistant monolithic structures. Columns station covered with reddish marble and decorated with a ceramic ornament. On the side walls of the stairs that go down to the platform, decorated with panels on the theme based on the works of Oybek as book pages. On one of them depicts the writer. When finishing the station it is widely used in marble, granite, ceramics and other materials.

Oybek
Tashkent Metro
Location	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Coordinates	41.298686°N 69.273333°E
Platforms	island platform
Tracks	2
History
Opened	8 December 1984
Services
Preceding station   Tashkent Metro   Following station Kosmonavtlar toward Beruniy Oʻzbekiston Line Toshkent toward Chkalov Yunus Rajabiy toward Turkiston Yunusobod Line Transfer at: Ming Orik Terminus

Transfer to Ming Orik of Yunusobod Line is available.

References

1. Schwandl, Robert. "Tashkent". urbanrail.