Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro Logo (Московский метрополитен)

The Moscow Metro, (translated from Russian Cyrillic) Московский метрополитен or Moskovsky Metropoliten is the state-run subway (heavy rail) operator for the city of Moscow and nearby Moscow Oblast cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki, in Russia. Tram (streetcar or light-rail) and bus services are operated through sister agency Mosgortrans (Мосгортранс) an additional state-run agency.

The system is owned by the Government of Moscow.

At present time, there are sixteen lines and 259 stations, including the six station Moscow Monorail (translated from Монорельс) and thirty-one station Moscow Central Circle line (translated from Московское центральное кольцо).

The Moscow Metro system is reported as the sixth highest in ridership (2.442 billion/yr) throughout the world, with only Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Guangzhou, and Tokyo registering higher ridership. Moscow Metro is registered having the 19th oldest subway. Presently, the Moscow Metro also has the fifth longest system, trailing Shanghai, Beijing, London and Guangzhou.

History

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• 1935: Sokolnicheskaya line opens.
• 1938: Zamoskvoretskaya and Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya lines open.

Metro lines

• 1 - Sokolnicheskaya (translated from: Сокольническая)
• 2 - Zamoskvoretskaya (translated from: Замоскворецкая)
• 3 - Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya (translated from: Арбатско-Покровская)
• 4 - Filyovskaya (translated from: Филёвская)
• 5 - Koltsevaya-Circle (translated from: Кольцевая)
• 6 - Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya (translated from: Калужско-Рижская)
• 7 - Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya (translated from: Таганско-Краснопресненская)
• 8 - Kalininskaya (translated from: Калининская)
• 8A - Solntsevskaya (translated from: Солнцевская)
• 9 - Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya (translated from: Серпуховско-Тимирязевская)
• 10 - Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya (translated from: Люблинско-Дмитровская)
• 11 - Bolshaya Koltsevaya-Large Circle (translated from: Большая кольцевая)
• 11A - Kakhovskaya (translated from: Кахо́вская ли́ния)
• 12 - Butovskaya (translated from: Бутовская)
• 13 - Monorail (translated from: Монорельс)
• 14 - Moscow Central Circle (translated from: Московское центральное кольцо)
• 15 - Nekrasovskaya (translated from Некрасовская линия (under construction; partly due open in later 2018)

Planned extensions

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Stations

Please see List of Moscow Metro stations for a list of stations.

Rail yards (and lines)

• Brateyevo Yard (2, 10)
• Cherkisovo Yard (1)
• Fili Yard (3, 4)
• Kaluzhskoye Yard (6)
• Krasnaya Presnya Yard (5, 7)
• Izmaylovo Yard (3)
• Likhobory Yard (10)
• Mitino Yard (3)
• Nizhegorodskoye Yard (11)
• Novogireevo Yard (8)
• Pechatniki Yard (10)
• Planernoye Yard (7)
• Rostokino Yard (13)
• Salareyvo Yard (1)
• Severnoye Yard (1)
• Sokol Yard (2)
• Sviblovo Yard (6)
• Kaluzhskoye Yard (9)
• Varshavskoye Yard (11, 12)
• Vladykino Yard (9)
• Vykhino Yard (7)
• Zamoskvoretskoye Yard (2, 11A)

Roster

Active

Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Ends	Motors	Trucks	Notes
		1976-2011	Metrovagonmash	81-717/714
		1991-2004	Metrovagonmash	81-720/721 "Yauza"
		2002-2013	Metrovagonmash	81-740/741 "Rusich"
		2010-2016	Metrovagonmash	81-760/761 "Oka"
		2016-		81-765/766/767 "Moskva"

Retired

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Fleet number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Ends	Motors	Trucks	Notes