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Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Moskovsky Metropoliten |
Locale | Moscow |
Termini |
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Stations | 22 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Moscow Metro |
Operator(s) | Moskovsky Metropoliten |
Rolling stock | 81-740/741.1 81-740/741.4 |
Daily ridership | 954,549[1] |
History | |
Opened | 13 March 1938 |
Technical | |
Line length | 45.1 km (28.0 mi) |
Character | Mostly underground |
Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
Electrification | Third rail |
The Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line (Russian: Арба́тско-Покро́вская ли́ния, IPA: [ɐrˈbatskə pɐˈkrofskəjə ˈlʲinʲɪjə]) (Line 3) is one of the lines of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the second to open, it connects the Mitino District and the town of Krasnogorsk to the northwest of Moscow with the eastern suburbs of the Russian capital passing through the city centre. There are 22 stations on the line, which is 45.1 kilometres (28.0 mi) long.