Kosmonavtlar (Tashkent Metro)
Kosmonavtlar ("Cosmonauts", formerly known as Проспект Космонавтов, Prospekt Kosmonavtov) is a space-programme-themed station of the Tashkent Metro. It honors Soviet cosmonauts such as Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova, the first man and woman in space. The station was opened on 8 December 1984 as part of the inaugural section of the line, between Alisher Navoiy and Toshkent.
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| Tashkent Metro | |||||||||||
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| Location | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.305022°N 69.265344°E | ||||||||||
| Platforms | island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 8 December 1984 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kosmonavtlar Prospekti | ||||||||||
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Until 2018 it was illegal to photograph the Tashkent metro, because it also worked as a nuclear bomb shelter.
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