Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro
Komsomolskaya Station Central Hall
Sokolniki Station Central Hall
Rumyantsevo Station Central Hall
Arbatskaya Station (line 4) Surface Vestibule
Kropotkinskaya Station Surface Vestibule
Arbatskaya Station (line 3) Central Hall
Park Kultury Station Central Hall
Ploschad Revolyutsii Station Central Hall
Troparyovo Station Surface Vestibule
Krasnye Vorota Station Surface Vestibule
Biblioteka Imeni Lenina Station Central Hall
Troparyovo Station Central Hall
Sokol Station Central Hall
Overview
Native nameМосковский метрополитен
OwnerGovernment of Moscow
Area servedMoscow
LocaleFederal city of Moscow and
cities of Kotelniki, Krasnogorsk, Lyubertsy, Reutov in Moscow Oblast, Russia
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines19 (including the Moscow Monorail and the Moscow Central Circle)[1]
Number of stations297
Daily ridership(average) 7.5 million
(highest, 26 Dec 2014) 9.715 million [1]
Annual ridership2.5 billion (2018)[1]
Chief executiveViktor Kozlovsky
Websitemosmetro.ru
Operation
Began operation15 May 1935; 89 years ago (1935-05-15)
Operator(s)Moskovsky Metropoliten
HeadwayPeak hours: 1.3 - 1.7 mins
Off-peak: 2.5 - 10 minutes
Technical
System length519.4 km (322.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification825 Volt DC third rail,
3 kV DC overhead line
Average speed39.54 km/h (24.57 mph)[1]
Top speed80 km/h (50 mph)[1]
System map

The Moscow Metro[a] is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union.

As of September 2024, the Moscow Metro had 297 stations and 519.4 km (322.7 mi) of route length, excluding light rail Monorail,[1] making it the 8th-longest in the world and the longest outside China. It is also the only system with three circle lines.[2] The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 73 m (240 ft) underground at the Park Pobedy station, one of the world's deepest underground stations. It is the busiest metro system in Europe, the busiest in the world outside Asia, and is considered a tourist attraction in itself, thanks to its lavish interior decoration.[3]

The Moscow Metro is a world leader in the frequency of train traffic, as intervals during peak hours often do not exceed 90 seconds.[4] In February 2023, Moscow was the first in the world to reduce the intervals of metro trains to 80 seconds, but in practice trains are not likely to exceed the 90 seconds interval.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Метрополитен в цифрах [Metropolitan in figures] (in Russian). Moscow Metro. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Как выглядят новые станции Большой кольцевой линии метро". MSK News. March 2023.
  3. ^ "The best places to visit in Moscow". Expatica.
  4. ^ "Москва первой в мире снизила интервал движения поездов метро до 90 секунд". Moscow 24.
  5. ^ "Москва побила рекорд по интервалу движения поездов метро". NEWS.ru.


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