Moscow Metro, officially known as ?????????? ????????????, is the rapid transit system serving Moscow, Russia, and neighboring Moscow Oblast towns such as Krasnogorsk, Reutov, and Lyubertsy. Opened in 1935, it has grown into one of the world's most extensive and heavily used metro systems, renowned for its architecturally ornate stations, efficiency, and reliability. The Moscow Metro plays a crucial role in the city's public transportation network, facilitating millions of passenger journeys daily and contributing significantly to urban mobility and connectivity within the Russian capital and its suburbs.
The upcoming Line 16 extension, set to open this fall, will significantly improve transportation options in Teply Stan district, with General Tyuleneva station being a key addition.
The Face Pay biometric fare payment system was launched at all stations of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), the surface railway circle line operated by the Moscow Metro.
In November 2019, the first two Moscow Central Diameter were launched. Now large-scale work is underway to develop the two perspective MCD-3 and MCD-4.
For the launch of the prospective diameters — MCD-3 and MCD-4, large-scale works on the infrastructure are being carried out now. After their launch, there will be 138 Moscow Central Diameter stations on the overground metro network.
The train has been tested without passengers and has been improved since the last autumn. Now the certificate of compliance with the safety requirements for passenger transportation has been obtained and the Tver Carriage Works (part of the JSC Transmashholding) can produce trains of this model on a serial basis. Ivolga 3.0 will run on the MCD-3 and MCD-4.
More than 5.5 years have passed since the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) started operating. Before the launch, people did not believe in the MCC relevance, but today the passenger traffic exceeds 550 thousand people per day and the infrastructure is working at its maximum capacity.
On May 15, the Moscow Metro celebrates its 87th anniversary. Since 1935, the network has become the recognized architectural masterpiece. With almost 800 km in length and about 67 thousand staff, it is one of the largest, most convenient and efficient metro systems in the world.
On April 4, the new Minskaya suburban railway station of the future 4th Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-4) was opened on the Kiev direction of the Moscow Railway. It became the basis of the new hub, where passengers can make interchanges to the eponymous metro station of the Line 8A, and to the surface transport.
According to the Moscow Department of Transport, the Moscow Metro chatbot Alexandra has already answered 1 million passengers' questions since the service started operating in November 2020.