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 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner | Moskovsky Metropoliten |
| Locale | Moscow |
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| Stations | 24 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid transit |
| System | Moscow Metro |
| Operator(s) | Moskovsky Metropoliten |
| Rolling stock | 81-765/766/767 81-765.3/766.3/767.3 81-765.4/766.4/767.4 81-775/776/777 |
| Daily ridership | 1,283,024[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1 May 1958 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 37.8 kilometres (23.5 mi) |
| Character | Underground |
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) |
| Electrification | Third rail |
The Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line (Russian: Калу́жско-Ри́жская ли́ния, IPA: [kɐˈɫuʂskə ˈrʲiʂskəjə ˈlʲinʲɪjə]) is a line of the Moscow Metro, that originally existed as two separate radial lines, Rizhskaya and Kaluzhskaya opened in 1958 and 1962, respectively. Only in 1971 were they united into a single line as the central section connecting the stations Oktyabrskaya to Prospekt Mira was completed. It was also the first line in Moscow to have a cross-platform transfer. The Rizhsky radius is roughly aligned with a northern avenue Prospekt Mira, while the Kaluzhskiy radius generally follows a southwestern street Profsoyuznaya Ulitsa. Presently, the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line is the third busiest in the system with a passenger traffic rate of 1.015 million per day.[1] It has a bi-directional length of 37.8 kilometres (23.5 mi), and a travel time of 56 minutes, typically it is coloured orange on Metro maps and numbered 6.
- ^ a b Пассажиропотоки 2009 год. Олимп (in Russian). Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.