Minsk Metro

Minsk Metro
Overview
Native name	Мінскі метрапалітэн Minski mietrapaliten Минский метрополитен Minskiy metropoliten
Owner	Government of the Byelorussian SSR (1984–1991) Government of the Republic of Belarus (1991–present)
Locale	Minsk, Belarus
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	3 (1 planned)[1]
Number of stations	33 (3 under construction)[1]
Daily ridership	640 800 (2023)[1]
Annual ridership	233.9 million (2023)[1]
Website	metropoliten.by
Operation
Began operation	June 29, 1984[2]
Operator(s)	Мінскі метрапалітэн (Minsk Metro)
Number of vehicles	390[1]
Technical
System length	40.82 km (25.4 mi)[1]
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification	825V DC conductor (substation output, in rail 750V on average)
Average speed	40.7 km/h (25.3 mph)[1]
Top speed	80 km/h
System map Legend Uručča Barysaŭski trakt Kamyennaya Horka Uschod Kuntsawshchyna Maskoŭskaja Spartywnaya Park Čaliuskincaŭ Pushkinskaya Akademiya Navuk Maladzyozhnaya Ploshcha Yakuba Kolasa Frunzyenskaya Ploshcha Pyeramohi Jubiliejnaja plošča Nyamiha Plošča Franciška Bahuševiča Kastrychnitskaya Vakzaĺnaja Kupalawskaya Ploshcha Lyenina Kavaĺskaja Slabada Instytut Kultury Pyershamayskaya Hrushawka Pralyetarskaya Mikhalova Traktarny zavod Pyatrowshchyna Partyzanskaya Malinawka Awtazavodskaya Mahilyowskaya This diagram: view talk edit

The Minsk Metro (Belarusian: Мінскі метрапалітэн; Russian: Минский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Opened 29 June 1984,^[2] it presently consists of 3 lines^[1] and 33 stations,^[1] totaling 40.8 kilometres (25.4 mi).^[1] In 2013, the system carried 328.3 million passengers,^[3] which averages to a daily ridership of approximately 899,450. In 2023, the system carried 233.9 million passengers,^[4] which averages to a daily ridership of approximately 640,800.