Little Ring of the Moscow Railway

Little Ring of the Moscow Railways
Overview
OwnerRussian Railways
LocaleMoscow
Stations12 stopping points with freight yards (15 including stations on branches)
Service
TypeHeavy rail, Commuter rail
SystemMoscow Railways
Operator(s)Russian Railways
History
Opened19 July 1908
Technical
Line length54 km (34 mi)
CharacterAboveground, surface, partially underground
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
Electrification3 kV DC overhead line

The Little Ring of the Moscow Railways (MK MZD, Russian: Малое кольцо Московской Железной Дороги), is a 54.4-kilometre-long (33.8 mi) orbital railway in Moscow.

Built between 1902 and 1908 as MOZD (Moscow Encircle Railway, Russian: Московская Окружная Железная Дорога, or just Encircle Line, Russian: Окружная линия)[1] for mixed use railway traffic, after 1934 the railway was only used for cargo traffic. During the 2010s, the railway was converted to be used for commuter rail service and allows free transfers with the Moscow Metro; the passenger service on Moscow Ring Railway started on September 10, 2016, as the Moscow Central Circle. The line is operated by Russian Railways' Moscow subsidiary.

  1. ^ Малое кольцо Московской железной дороги - от грузов к пассажирам. Схемы и планы [small ring of the Moscow railway - from cargoes to passengers. Schemes and plans] (in Russian). Транспортный сервер Москвы (Transport server of Moscow). Archived from the original on 25 September 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2011.