Novosibirsk Metro

Novosibirsk Metro
Overview
Native nameНовосибирский метрополитен,
Novosibirskiy metropoliten
LocaleNovosibirsk, Russia
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines2
Number of stations13[1]
Daily ridership206,000 (daily avg., 2021)[2]
Websitensk-metro.ru
Operation
Began operation7 January 1986
Number of vehicles26
Technical
System length15.9 km (9.9 mi)[1]

Novosibirsk Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Novosibirsk, Russia. The system consists of 15.9 kilometres (9.9 mi)[1] over track on two lines with 13 stations.[1] It opened in January 1986, becoming the eleventh Metro in the USSR and the ninth in the Russian SFSR. According to 2017 statistics, it is the third-busiest system in Russia behind Moscow and Saint Petersburg.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d МЕТРОПОЛИТЕНЫ РОССИИ за 2012 год [METROS of Russia in 2012]. Новосибирский метрополитен (in Russian). Novosibirsk metro. 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-03.
  2. ^ "О метрополитене. Факты и цифры". nsk-metro.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ Достопримечательности Новосибирска: метро (in Russian). VN.ru. 2017-08-28.