Nizhniy Novgorod

(Gorki), Russia (Europe)

Date of opening [d.m.y]	20.11.1985
Network length	15.5 km (9.63 mi)
Number of stations	14 (13*)
Number of lines	2
Stations per line	7.00
Avg. station distance*	1.19 km (0.74 mi)
Avg. line length	7.75 km (4.82 mi)
*with transfer stations counted once
World Metro List by J. Serradell, 1/2008.

System known as	Metro
Annual ridership	Unknown
Track orientation	Right
Air-conditioned trains	No
Walk-through trains	No
Rubber-tyred trains	No
Driverless lines	No
Platform screen doors	No
Metro Features List

Metro Arts and Architecture

Examples of good station design:

Nizhniy Novgorod

Each station is unique in this Russian metro system. The polished stone plates used for the walls originates from another part of the former Soviet Union for each of the stations.

Photo [Peter Donn, metrosoyuza.net]: Chkalovskaya station.

Departure Procedure and Sounds

Text is similar to other Russian metros (wav from voices.metro.ru).

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