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Kazan

Russia (Europe)


Date of opening27 Aug 2005
Network length10.9 km (6.77 mi)
Stations7
Lines1
Stations per line7.00
Avg. station distance1,817 m (1.13 mi)
Avg. line length10.90 km (6.77 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
Numerical data by J. Serradell, 27 Feb 2011
According to Mr. Yuri Popov
System known asMetro
Daily ridership (by J. Kennes)74,000 (2012)
Daily ridership per km (per mi)6,790 (4,220)
Fare collection
24-hour operationNo
TrackRight
Power supply
Air-conditioned trainsNo
Walk-through trainsNo
Rubber-tyred trainsNo
Driverless linesNo
Platform screen doorsNo
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Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of interesting station design:


Rating: 2 stars (silver)  Kazan

The metro in Kazan was the first one newly built in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. So far, it has a handful of stations only, but all of them are spectacular. Extensions are on the way.

Photo [Parovoza; skyscrapercity.com]: Kremlyovskaya station from 2005.
Photo [skyscrapercity.com]: Prospekt Pobedy ('Victory Avenue') station from 2008.




Departure Procedure and Sounds

Automated voice in Russian: "Ostorozhno, dveri zakryvayutsya, sleduyushchaya stantsiya ..." (Attention, doors closing, next station is ...) and "Stantsiya ..., konechnaya, prosiba osvobodit? vagony i ne zabyvat? veshchi" ("... station -- terminal station, please leave the train and don't forget your belongings"). The announcements are also provided in Tatar language.






Handpicked Resources

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Generated Links for Kazan Metro

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Wikipedia entry (wikipedia.org)
Urbanrail.net entry (urbanrail.net)
City information about Kazan (wikipedia.org)






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