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Moscow

Russia (Europe)


Date of opening [d.m.y]15.05.1935
Network length281.5 km (174.95 mi)
Number of stations174 (140*)
Number of lines12
Stations per line14.50
Avg. station distance*2.01 km (1.25 mi)
Avg. line length23.46 km (14.58 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.
     
System known asMetro
Annual ridership 2529 million (2007) [source]
Track orientationRight
Air-conditioned trainsNo
Walk-through trainsNo
Rubber-tyred trainsNo
Driverless linesNo
Platform screen doorsNo
Metro Features List




Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:


Rating: 3 stars (gold)  Moscow

The metro opened in 1935. Many entrance buildings are just as architecturally spectacular as the stations below. Some stations are very deep and have been planned to serve as bomb shelters.

Photo [metro.ru]: Entrance building of Arbatskaya station on the first metro stretch from 1935.
Moscow's metro stations are a heritage of the socialist regime, originally intended to be 'palaces for the people'. With their marble-clad walls, chandelier lighting, and other precious interior, many indeed resemble palaces or cathedrals [metro.ru], [metrowalks.ru], [beeflowers].

Photo [cla.purdue.edu]: Central part of the platform of Komsomolskaya station built in 1952 on the circle line.
Many sculptures, reliefs and murals are found in the stations [metrosoyuza.net]. Besides Moscow, some other cities of the former Soviet Union have metro stations of similar grandeur. However, the ones in Moscow are the most numerous and the most spectacular. Fortunately, even the new stations opened in the 21st century are of good architectural quality.

Photo: The platform of Kropotkinskaya station built in 1935.




Departure Procedure and Sounds

"Ostorozhno, dveri zakryvayutsa – sleduyuschaya stantsiya [station name]" ("Mind the closing doors – next station is [station name]") (wav from voices.metro.ru).

Moscow

Line 5 train arriving at and departing from Komsomolskaya station. Video by RapsakYT.

Length: 58 sec.

Other videos




Metro Museums

Moscow Metro Museum. This small museum (330 square metres) charts the history of Moscow's subway system in models and statistics. Since 1967. Location: Attached to the southern exit of Sportivnaya metro station.
Address: Ulitsa Khamovnichesky Val 36, 3rd floor, Moscow 119048, Russia. At Sportivnaya metro station.
Hours: Monday 11am - 6pm, Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm, closed Saturday and Sunday. Admission: 25 RB.
Reference: moscow-taxi.com, transport.chipexpo.ru, russianmuseums.info.





Photo Tours

  Moscow photo tour




Handpicked Resources

beeflowers.com The metro in photos and panorama photos
eng.metroway.ruInteractive Moscow Metro Map.
Berezin, ValentinMoscow Metro Photoguide. Planeta 1989.
Solouh, SergeiMetrogiprotrans 70 years. Lebedev Studio. Anniversary edition, PDF, 216 p. (In Russian)




Useful Links for Moscow Metro

Search (Google) (will most likely bring up Moscow Metro's official website)
System maps (Google Images)
City map (Google Maps) (might show metro stations when zoomed in)
Images (Google Images)
Search urbanrail.net
Wikipedia page
Moscow city information (Wikipedia)



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