How much does it cost to travel on the ring railway? I took a ride along the MCC: impressions. Train schedule TPU Sokolinaya Gora

It is a railway ring laid along the outskirts of Moscow. In the diagram, the small ring of the Moscow Circle railway looks like a closed line. Construction of the ring was completed in 1908. Before 1934, the railway was used for freight and passenger transportation, and after 1934 - only for freight. It is a connecting link between ten federal railways departing from the city in all directions. Since September 2016, it has also been used for intracity passenger transportation related to the functioning of the Moscow Metro, which was reflected in the layout of the Moscow Ring Railway stations.

Modern reconstruction of the Moscow Ring Railway

From 2012 to 2016, the Moscow Ring Railway was adapted for domestic passenger transportation, which led to a significant change in the layout of the Moscow Ring Railway. The work was carried out with federal funds, as well as with funds from JSC Russian Railways, private companies and the Moscow government. During the reconstruction process, railway tracks were replaced with new ones, bridges were overhauled, electric train stopping points were built, and another track was laid for freight transportation. At the end of 2016, the work was almost completed.

A total of 31 stopping stations were reconstructed (the diagram of the Moscow Ring Railway with stations under construction is presented above). Each station had its own individual project and platforms were built.

Launch of the first electric trains

The first launch of an electric train in order to check the readiness of the railway was carried out in May 2016 on one of the sections of the Moscow Ring Railway, and in July 2016, after completion of construction, along the entire length of the railway. The main electric train running along the route was the ES2G Lastochka. Conventional Russian-made electric trains were also used. With their use, some problems arose related to the discrepancy between the width of cars and electric locomotives of classical models with the distance between the tracks and the platform on the Moscow Circle. As a result, the platform at Streshneva station even had to be shifted a little to the side.

The first passenger electric train passed along the line on September 10, 2016, after which passenger trains began to operate regularly. The movement of freight trains was reduced, especially during the daytime, when electric trains are actively running. The line is also used for the movement of individual long-distance trains that bypass Moscow. The movement of steam-powered excursion trains was stopped.

Infrastructure and layout of the Moscow Ring Railway

The railway ring of the Moscow Circle includes 2 main railway lines classified as electrified. There is another third railway track running along the north of the ring, which is used for freight transport. The total length of the railway ring is 54 km. Some sections of other tracks are still not electrified.

The Moscow Ring Railway scheme is designed in such a way that it has connecting branches that allow trains to be moved between the ring railway and the radial branches of the federal railway routes. They consist of either one or two tracks (see the MKR transfer diagram). Not all of them are equipped with feeding power lines. There are branches from the freight tracks of the railway ring to industrial production facilities. There is also one branch for communication with the tram depot.

In total, the MKR scheme has 31 operating platforms for domestic passenger transportation and 12 stations for freight purposes. There is 1 tunnel 900 m long.

Stations and platforms on the Moscow Ring Road map

The stations were founded in 1908 and were originally used to handle freight traffic. Between them there were separate stops.

In the inner part of the railway ring there are now unused classic stations with station-type buildings built at the beginning of the 20th century. Previously, the railway track running along them was used for passenger transport. Modern stations can be seen on the map of the Moscow Ring Railway with stations under construction.

On the outside of the Moscow Ring Railway, entrances for parking freight trains and buildings intended for railway work were built. All this is used to form freight trains.

In 2017, the total number of stations in use (see the map of Moscow Ring Railway stations) was 12 units. Of these, 4 are located on sections of branches from the Moscow Ring Road. These include: Novoproletarskaya, Northern Post.

There are 31 stopping points for city electric trains on the railway ring. These stations are passenger platforms that were built between 2012 and 2016 during the modern reconstruction of the Moscow Ring Railway. Unlike stops belonging to the radial main lines of the railway, these have the status of intracity and are equipped accordingly. They operate as public transport stops with single tickets for them.

Bridges on the Moscow Ring Road

There are a total of 6 operating bridges, 4 of which cross the Moscow Circle. The Moscow Ring Railway also crosses 32 highways and railways.

Traffic along the Moscow Ring Road

At the moment, traffic on the Moscow Ring Railway is carried out by electric trains ES2G “Lastochka”. It consists of 5 modern passenger cars, and in the coupled version - of 10 cars. In the future, the use of other locomotives (domestic production) is not excluded.

Diesel locomotives are still mainly used for freight transportation. However, the main railway lines are now electrified and allow the use of electric locomotives for transit movement. Thanks to this, it is possible to move passenger and freight trains from one transit radial railway line to another.

So, I decided not to put this matter off, and yesterday, after work, I joined. I didn’t drive the full circle, I didn’t have time, but I mastered three quarters of it - from Vladykino to Izmailovo.

Well, what can I say? So far, it is obvious that this is a pure attraction, much like the Moscow monorail immediately after its opening, which was then officially operating “in excursion mode.” Only the monorail was paid, but the MCC was not, which is what the vast majority of its passengers use. But first things first.

What I liked: Electric trains! You can laugh at me, but yesterday I rode the Swallow for the first time. Very smooth acceleration and quiet, in terms of sound, movement. While driving, you can hear not the sound of traction engines, not the howl of gears, not the knock of compressors - but only the grinding of the wheel flanges on the rails in curves. Well, even at high speed you can feel the car wobbling. But, by and large, in comparison with those ER1 ED4M that we drive - heaven and earth. In general, comparing Siemens Desiro Rus and the crafts of the Demikhovsky plant is like comparing black sturgeon caviar with capelin caviar.

Navigation at the stations is fully present (although in some places the signs with the original names, which were changed during the construction process, have not been replaced). But, in general, everything is clear and intelligible:

Escalators work at all stations where I was - which is important, considering that the route of the Circular Railway, historically, is located on high embankments for almost its entire length.

What I didn't like: Everything on the MCC is still very, very raw. Fortunately, it will take at least two more months to finish it - but in our country, assault and show-off are at the forefront, so... Many stations have not completed the actual exits to the city - for me, for example, to get to the platform from Dmitrovsky highway, I had to walk past the Okruzhnaya platform, because the entrance to it is open only from the inside of the ring, and walk to the next station, Vladykino. There is a transition to the outside on Okruzhnaya, but it is not yet completed and is closed. The former “wild” crossing over the tracks was blocked with fences - however, citizens have already made holes in them... you have to cross the railway, but walk a kilometer around - no fools. The same thing happened at the exit - and I got out in Izmailovo: the direct access to the Partizanskaya metro station is still in the finishing stage, so citizens are forced to use the only exit towards Tkatskaya Street, and make a detour under the overpasses of the MK MZD and the fourth ring. Three hundred meters in a straight line, and six hundred along the existing route - there is a difference.
Secondly, as many have noted, there really are not enough informant announcements on which side the platform is to which the train arrives. On the MCC, the platforms are mostly coastal, but about a quarter are island ones. Until the train approaches the platform directly, it is not visible. As a result, those leaving rush from one side of the car to the other. Over time, of course, they will remember where everything is located and get used to it - just as they are already accustomed to pressing buttons on doors so that they open - but now this is noticeably lacking.
Third is the name. What means Moscow Central Circle? Where is the Moscow non-central ring located? There was a normal name - the Moscow Circular Railway, historical, and understandable to everyone: BMO is BMO, it is in the region, and Okruzhnaya is in Moscow. But no. EM TSE KA. The central committee of some EM. The combination of three consonants is terrible.

Well, the fourth thing I don’t like about the MCC - but this is my personal IMHO: the organization of a purely roundabout traffic. MK MZD has connections with all radial railway lines of the Moscow hub, including those that do not have a through diametrical passage: Kazansky, Kievsky, Paveletsky and Yaroslavsky. Nothing prevents some trains from these directions from running not to their dead-end stations, but in transit through the ring to another radius. Part, not all - maybe one train out of five - ten. Especially considering the desire of the Moscow region authorities and Russian Railways to increase the number of suburban trains under the slogan of turning them into a kind of “light metro” (the term, in this case, is absolutely illiterate, but I will use it in relation to the situation). Yes, this will complicate scheduling and will force you to combine schedules in different directions - but nothing is impossible. After all, the New York subway has been operating on the same route pattern for many decades. Of course, someone will object to me that this is a utopia - my dears, ten years ago the very passenger traffic along the Small Ring was also considered a utopia. However...

Will they use: Definitely they will. First of all, those who work or live within walking distance of the ring stations. I myself, if I still lived on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, would absolutely use it - my home is located directly opposite the platform:

With transfer trips it is much more difficult - for now, on the MCC you can count convenient transfers on the fingers of one hand - "Leninsky Prospekt" - Gagarin Square, "Kutuzovskaya", "Vladykino", "Cherkizovskaya" - Lokomotiv - well, perhaps that's all. Transfers to trains and ground transport are even more difficult. Perhaps, when all this is brought in accordance with plans, passenger traffic will calm down. Again, it is convenient to use the ring for travel only if the route along it is a quarter, or maximum a third, of the length of the ring. If it is more, then it is much more convenient to drive in a straight line, especially since such an opportunity is almost always available. Well, now 80-90% of passengers are exclusively curious citizens. Including transport freaks - weirdos, loudly discussing the advantages and disadvantages of electric trains of the ES2G class compared to trains of the ET2M series, for example:) But someone has already fully appreciated the innovation and is using it directly - transport - purpose:

True, these are mostly young people, for whom seven miles before a transfer is not a detour :) Interestingly, I noticed that on the trains traveling along the inner side of the ring there are much more passengers than on those traveling on the outer side. Well, personally, the MCC is neither a village nor a city for me, at least at the present time.

About the views from the train window: Let's be objective: since the construction of the Circular Railway in 1908, it has been the center of attraction for industrial zones, which were built around it over the course of seventy (I repeat: SEVENTY) years. And overnight they, and the surrounding surroundings that accompany them, will not go anywhere, even though they try to bashfully cover them with fences:

No, I don’t argue that the railway also passes by some pretty beautiful places in Moscow: in Luzhniki, for example, this is the Novodevichy Convent, and the Luzhniki sports complex itself; in Izmailovo - the hotel complex of the same name, and the Izmailovo Fair, with its popular print Kremlin; post-war development in the Oktyabrsky Field area; there are beautiful views from the bridges across the Moscow River, the Belokamennaya station is generally located in the forest, and not just in the forest, but in the Losiny Ostrov National Natural Park; and some people like City skyscrapers:

But, in eighty percent of cases, the surrounding landscape from the window will look like this:

So if you love aesthetics fucking- industrial zones, garages, and multi-level transport interchanges - you will certainly enjoy a trip along the MCC. Just hurry up - with the current pace of Moscow urban development, they will soon, for the most part, be exhausted.

My impressions. Of course, I liked it more than I didn’t like it, judging on a five-point scale :) Just one thing - a ride on an electric train along the legendary Circular Railway, on which passenger trains have not run for more than eighty years - is worth a lot. Of course, the shoals are very noticeable. But there is no doubt that they will be corrected. The main thing is not to forget about the little things.

It’s good that the ring was not turned into a purely passenger ring, a complete analogue of the metro, as some radically minded comrades proposed: after all, the original purpose of the Circular Railway - to connect all Moscow railway radii - is a strategic thing, and should have remained untouched. Again, variety for railway fans ;)

More from what I noticed. The MCC has its own Moscow time:

Business Center station, with its vibrant green color:

The canopy over the platform is connected to the walls in such a way that when it rains, water will pour into the station. Is this how it was intended?

With me at the Kutuzovskaya station, two hard workers dragged, right across the tracks, some kind of hefty electrical box, and threw it onto the platform, in its narrowest place. A minute later, Swallow arrived on the same path, disembarking passengers who had to step over this box, or squeeze between it and the wall. That is, ensuring the safety of both workers and passengers on the MCC is, so far, in complete disarray. I would like to hope that this will not lead to serious consequences.

Something like that. Of course, I plan to drive along the MCC again, more thoughtfully, and during daylight hours. Otherwise in the dark you can’t see anything around at all :)

In the meantime, I voiced my first impressions of his visit. So all of the above is solely my personal subjective opinion.

Yes, and: a note for those who are in the know;) In my passport, in the “Place of birth” column it says “Moscow city”. And on my father’s side I am a third generation Muscovite;)

The Moscow Central Circle (MCC) is an abbreviation that has been in use quite recently; the ring itself is used even less for passengers. On metro maps, the ring is indicated by line 14, although it looks a little different.

Metro or train

Circular railway, Small ring of the Moscow railway, Moscow ring railway, Moscow central ring - all these definitions in one form or another refer to the same object.

The first train at the Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

In the new name - MCC - the mention of the railway has been removed, on metro maps it is indicated as line 14, transfers with the metro are free (even in the "metro - MCC - metro" option), a separate page for the MCC has been created on the metro website... So everything can be... Is the MCC a metro?

The MCC infrastructure itself (tracks, stations, etc.) belongs to Russian Railways. The ring is physically connected to other sections of the railways; the use of the ring for freight traffic is not canceled and is quite possible. The rolling stock, "Swallows", has been traveling on other sections of Russian railways for several years now. At MCC stations you can find workers in gray Russian Railways uniforms, information boards and part of the navigation at the MCC stations themselves - according to the brand book and Russian Railways standards. Even the turnstiles are like those at many suburban stations (albeit equipped with metro validators). So, is the MCC an electric train?

Navigation in the transition between platforms of the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

If we approach the issue formally, then the MCC is a real railway, however, in the mass consciousness, the use of the railway for movement within one city is still of little use, moreover, the MCC is integrated mainly with the metro, and the ring is precisely urban transport, and not suburban, which includes the green electric trains familiar to city dwellers. This is also why navigation and tariffs are designed in such a way that the passenger feels that he is on the 14th metro line, although in fact the MCC, of ​​course, is not a metro.

Turnstiles at Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

In relation to the MCC, it is appropriate to use the term “urban train” - a type of transport in Russia that is not very common.

Abroad, this type of transport is widespread and quite popular. For example, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland there is S-bahn, which occupies an intermediate position between urban public transport and classic commuter trains.

The MCC itself breaks the mold of many definitions, and similar debates have been going on on thematic forums for many months - “What is the new ring anyway?”

The MCC, metro, monorail and ground transport are all elements of the city’s unified transport system, so asking the question “is the MCC part of the metro?” not entirely true. To the question “Does the MCC belong to the Moscow transport system?”, it is certainly correct and correct to answer “Yes”, as well as to a similar question regarding the metro or monorail.

The Lastochka train arrives at the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

The main flow to the MCC should still be a transfer from the metro; there will be fewer “pure” independent trips around the ring. At the same time, such stations as Sorge (formerly Novopeschanaya), Krymskaya (formerly Sevastopolsky Prospekt), Streshnevo (formerly Volokolamskaya) have created (in the case of Sorge, they will create) new transport hubs. Residents of nearby houses and those who work nearby will definitely appreciate the appearance of these stations. Following this, new travel routes will appear.

Due to its specifics, part of the MCC route passes through industrial zones. But is this really important, because a new transport corridor has appeared in the city. And industrial zones will not always flash through the Swallow window. Novodevichy Convent, Moscow City, Losiny Island, Moscow River - the landscapes are more than diverse.

View from the MCC train window. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

From the point of view of formal definitions, the MCC is more of an electric train than a metro; in fact, it is a new full-fledged element of the transport system. How relevant it is is a question for each individual passenger. In any case, new connections that reduce travel time are always good, especially for a metropolis like Moscow.

Impressions of the first passengers

  • Curious and demanding Muscovite:“The ring creates more convenient and faster travel routes. For me personally, the Kutuzovskaya – Khoroshevo route is interesting - it’s faster and more convenient from the MCC. The ring allows you to look at Moscow from an unusual angle. For example, the Novodevichy Convent looks a little differently from the window of the Swallow "Previously, for such a view, you would have to climb an embankment, and this is unsafe. The layout of the cars, in my opinion, is not entirely successful. This arrangement of seats is more suitable for express routes to the suburbs. The escalators and display boards that do not work everywhere are a little disappointing. I hope this is all the problem temporary."

  • Muscovite hurrying to work:“Today I took the MCC from home to work for the first time. The travel time was reduced from an hour and a half to 55 minutes. I liked it. It’s convenient.”

  • Romantic resident of the capital:“For me, the opening of the MCC was the main gift for Moscow’s birthday. It seems to me that our city has not seen this for a long time. Just like that, a completely new type of transport has appeared, competing with the metro. Now, at a minimum, you can create an alternative route to work, at most - reduce the time spent on the daily journey. I already know where I’ll take my foreign friends first. From the window of the “Swallow”, stunning views of Moscow open up that even the Muscovites themselves didn’t even suspect! The Business Center alone is worth it. When crossing from the metro to the MCC, you can get lost impossible - the new transport fits very harmoniously into the existing one. Well, the free transfer of 90 minutes was also very pleasing! Unlike the metro, there are soft seats and there are toilets. So the opportunity to ride around Moscow for free with beautiful views in 84 minutes is very pleasing.

  • Andrey Perechitsky

    The first stage of the Moscow Central Circle will take place on September 10. The online publication site answered the most important questions about the new type of urban transport.

    What it is?

    The Moscow Central Circle is a network that connects the metro and radial lines of suburban railways. It used to be called the Moscow Ring Railway. The MCC runs near the Third Ring Road in the southeast and west of the city and in the middle between the Third Transport Ring and the Moscow Ring Road in the north of the capital.

    The main task of the road is to shorten the path from one point remote from the city center to another. According to experts, the launch of the railway should reduce travel time by an average of 20 minutes, relieve congestion on the Circle Subway Line by 15 percent, and the city’s central stations by 20 percent.

    How many stations will open on the MCC?

    The ring includes 31 stations, each of which provides transfers to other types of public transport. 17 stations will be connected to 11 metro lines, 10 to radial railway lines.

    At the first stage, 26 stations will be available to passengers, reports the press service of the Moscow Construction Complex, citing Deputy Mayor for Urban Development Policy Marat Khusnullin. The rest will begin work before the end of the year.

    Until 2018, the connection between MCC stations and metro stations, radial railway lines and surface urban transport will gradually improve.

    Photo: MCC press center in the Moscow metro

    Where can I transfer from the MCC?

    In total, with the launch of the MCC, Muscovites and guests of the capital can make more than 350 transfers, and travel time when moving around the capital will be reduced by three times.

    Passengers will be able to freely change trains when traveling on the following routes: Metro – MCC – Metro; Metro – MCC; MCC – Metro – Monorail; Monorail – Metro – MCC – Metro.

    There are also transfers from trains to buses, trolleybuses and trams. The surface transport schedule will be adjusted to the MCC schedule.

    The intervals of ground transport routes serving the ring have been approximately 10 minutes since September 8. In the future, they are planned to be reduced to 6–8 minutes, so that passengers can almost immediately transfer from the MCC to ground transport.

    Territory maps have been updated for more than four thousand ground transport stops, and 15 stops now have stations on the new ring.

    It will also be possible to get to the new railway line by personal transport: special parking lots will be installed at 13 stops.

    How to navigate the MCC?

    In total, several versions of the MCC scheme have been prepared. On one of them, it is plotted on a map of the city with the designation of suburban railway lines, as well as metro lines, including the Third Interchange Circuit under construction.

    In the second, the MCC map is included in the currently used metro map and is indicated there as the 14th metro line. In total, 50 thousand new schemes will be posted in the subway. The updated maps will also contain information about how long it will take to transfer from the metro station to the MCC station.

    The ring stations themselves are equipped with navigation panels in Russian and English. Braille will be installed for visually impaired passengers. Also at each station there will be boards with train arrival times. Several of them will have “Live Communication” counters.

    Where can I find detailed information about the MCC?

    A section dedicated to the Moscow Central Circle has appeared on the official website of the capital's metro.

    The new page contains information about the history of the creation of the MCC and the modern Lastochka trains running around the ring. Also, site visitors can familiarize themselves with the map of transfers from the metro to the MCC and select convenient routes.

    In addition, a page for the central ring was opened on the Unified Transport Portal. Here you can also get detailed information about the routes taken and the time spent on the road.

    What tickets will be valid on the MCC?

    The tickets for the MCC are the same as for the metro. In the first month after opening, travel will be free.

    Passengers using a Unified or Troika card purchased before September 1 need to renew their travel cards. Single can be renewed at the metro ticket office, Troika can be renewed through a machine by topping up the card with any amount.

    Social cards do not require updating. The same applies to passes purchased in September.

    It will be possible to buy tickets at the ring stations both in cash and by cards. They also plan to introduce a contactless fare payment system, which will allow you to pay for travel using a mobile phone, as well as the PayPass/PayWave system - money will be debited automatically if you attach a bank card to the validator.

    The same tariffs will apply on the MCC as in the metro.

    • one trip – 50 rubles;
    • one train with a Troika card – 32 rubles;
    • 90 minutes – 60 rubles.
    Within 90 minutes, passengers will be able to transfer from the ring to the subway and back for free.

    Will there be any benefits at the MCC?

    All benefits valid in the metro will remain. More than three million capital beneficiaries will receive the right to free travel along the second ring, including:

    • pensioners;
    • disabled people and participants of the Great Patriotic War;
    • participants in the defense of Moscow;
    • home front workers;
    • residents of besieged Leningrad;
    • former prisoners of Nazi camps, prisons and ghettos;
    • Heroes of the Soviet Union;
    • Heroes of the Russian Federation;
    • Heroes of Socialist Labor and full holders of the Orders of Glory and Labor Glory of three degrees;
    • labor veterans;
    • honorary donors (USSR, Russia or Moscow);
    • one of the parents and children from large families;
    • orphans and children left without parental care, and their guardians (trustees);
    • schoolchildren and students.
    Also on the Moscow Central Circle there will be a social card for Muscovites and social cards for students and schoolchildren.

    What schedule will the MCC operate on?

    The MCC will operate according to the same schedule as the metro – from 5:30 to 01:00.

    During peak hours, trains will run at intervals of six minutes; at normal times, trains will have to wait 15 minutes.

    How long will it take to travel along the MCC?

    Time in which you can travel the entire ring: 84 minutes, including stops. Passengers will not have to go to the Circle Line of the metro to get, say, from Mezhdunarodnaya to Leninsky Prospekt or from Vladykino to Rokossovsky Boulevard. With the opening of the road, covering these sections will take 10-12 minutes instead of 28-39, respectively.

    What trains will travel on the MCC?

    They will carry passengers. It is planned to equip all rolling stock with energy-saving electrical equipment, video cameras, air conditioning, phone chargers and free Wi-Fi.

    Each "Swallow" will have five carriages. The two head cars will have two toilets, which are adapted for people with limited mobility, and there will be bins at the exits of the train.

    In the first months, passengers will open the doors of Lastochkas on the MCC on their own. For this purpose, special buttons will be installed on the door leaves outside and inside the car. They will only be active when the train is completely stopped. A nearby green indicator will indicate that the button is working.

    Will trains indicate the travel time to the next station?

    All MCC trains will have video screens on which they will broadcast a display counting down the travel time to the next station. Passengers will be able to see how many minutes are left before arriving at the platform. The monitors will also show the speed of the train and changes in the metro schedule.

    The first two trains with video information will be launched immediately in September, all trains will be equipped with screens by next fall. It is planned to install four screens in each carriage.

    Is the MCC adapted for people with limited mobility?

    Yes. All platforms are equipped with tactile tiles for ease of movement for visually impaired passengers. Elevators and escalators are installed at 26 transport hubs, and special lifts are installed at 5 transport hubs.

    Will it be possible to travel with a bicycle or a stroller?

    Yes. You can carry it on MCC trains; there are fasteners in the second and fourth cars. The first carriage of the trains will have seats for people with limited mobility. There is floor navigation inside the trains, it will tell you where to go for cyclists and where for people with mobility restrictions.

    This information is also indicated on the outside of the trains. And next to each MCC transport hub, bicycle parking and bike sharing stations will be installed.

    Are the MCC and the Third Interchange Circuit the same thing?

    No. Many people confuse the Moscow Central Circle with, but they are not the same thing. The main difference is that the MCC is a railway connection, and the TPK is a subway ring.

    TPK will become a new large ring of the Moscow metro. Its total length will be 59.5 kilometers with 28 stations. The first section of the circuit will be opened this year, and the entire line is planned to be launched within the next four years.

    When did the idea of ​​creating the MCC appear?

    Construction of the road in 1903 under the personal supervision of the Moscow Governor-General, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich.

    Five years later, the first train was launched on the new railway; in just one day, four trains passed along the line. And while freight transportation has fully justified itself, passenger transportation has not.

    At first, Muscovites were embarrassed by the high price of tickets, and in the late 20s - early 30s, bus and tram services were improved in the areas where the ring road ran, the popularity of trains fell, and in 1934 passenger service had to be closed.

    They wanted to renew them in the 60s, but the proposal was never implemented, and in the late 80s the railway decided to restore the historical buildings and run passenger trains.

    The modern idea of ​​turning the road into a highway with metro connections appeared in 2001. And reconstruction began under Sergei Sobyanin in 2012.

    The page presents:

    metro map - 2018;

    metro fare - 2018;

    MCC scheme;

    map of the large metro ring;

    large metro ring (station opening schedule);

    metro map with stations under construction;

    schedule for opening new metro stations until 2020.

    Metro map 2016-2020

    Metro map 2018 with travel time calculation: mosmetro.ru/metro-map/

    Moscow metro fare. 2018

    All Moscow Metro stations are open for entry and transfer from one line to another daily from 5:30 am to 1 am.

    The “Single” ticket allows you to travel by metro, monorail, bus, trolleybus or tram. One trip on a ticket is equal to one pass on any type of transport. The ticket is valid throughout Moscow, including Zone B.

    LIMITED TRIP TICKETS

    A “Single” ticket with a limit for 1 and 2 trips is valid for 5 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale).
    Tickets for 20, 40, 60 trips are valid for 90 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). It is recommended to book tickets for 20-60 trips on your Troika card!

    From July 17, 2017, tickets for 60 trips are sold only on the Troika card!!!

    TRIP Cost, rub.
    1 55
    2 110
    20 747
    40 1494
    60 1765

    TICKETS WITHOUT TRIP LIMIT

    A “Single” ticket without a travel limit for 1, 3 and 7 days is valid from the moment of the first pass; you must start using it no later than 10 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). Tickets for 30, 90 and 365 days are sold only on the Troika transport card and are valid from the moment of registration on the card.

    DAY Cost, rub.
    1 218
    3 415
    7 830
    30 2075
    90 5190
    365 18900

    COST OF TRAVEL WITH TROKA CARD

    Tariff "Wallet"

      A trip by metro and monorail - 36 rubles.

      A trip by ground transport - 36 rubles.

      A trip by metro and ground transport at the rate of “90 minutes” with transfers - 56 rubles. From January 2, 2018, “90 minute” tickets for 1, 2 and 60 trips are no longer sold; tickets are only available on Troika.

    You can get "Troika" at the metro ticket offices, at the automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans" and at the ticket offices of OJSC "Central PPK" and OJSC "MTPPK". The security deposit for Troika is 50 rubles. The deposit can be returned when returning the card to the cashier.

    The card has no expiration date, the money on the card does not expire for 5 years after the last top-up.

    The card can be topped up as easily as a mobile phone, but without commission and for any amount up to 3,000 rubles.
    You can replenish the balance of the “Wallet” travel ticket on the “Troika” card at ticket offices and ticket machines of the metro, automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”. “United” and “90 minutes” tickets can be “recorded” on the “Troika” card at the metro ticket offices and automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”; "TAT" and "A" tickets at automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans"

    Topping up the balance of a Wallet ticket to a Troika card is available through Aeroexpress ticket offices and at partner terminals:

    CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW
    Eleksnet
    Aeroexpress
    EuroPlat
    Megaphone
    Velobike

    You can sign up for subscriptions for commuter trains at the ticket offices of commuter stations and railway stations in Moscow and the Moscow region and at ticket machines located at railway stations and marked with information posters.

    MCC - Moscow Central Ring.

    Opening September 10, 2016!



    The Small Ring of the Moscow Railway (MKZD) is more than a hundred years old. Previously, passenger trains ran along it, but over time, the bulk of traffic was transported by goods. The ring served industrial zones, many of which fell into disrepair over time and, at best, were used as warehouses.Now these territories are being reorganized: housing, sports complexes, and social facilities are being built here. Developing industrial zones need good transport connections. On the rails, where previously only freight trains ran, in 10 years up to 300 million people a year will be able to travel. However, the city does not refuse cargo transportation along the Moscow Ring Railway: freight trains will run along the tracks at night. For freight traffic, additional tracks with a length of about 30 kilometers are being laid.

    OPENING OF THE MOSCOW CENTRAL RING (MCC)

    COST OF TRAVEL TO MCC

    During the first month of operation of the MCC, travel on the Moscow Central Circle will be free. After the end of the starting month of operation, one trip on the MCC will cost 50 rubles, two - 100 rubles, no more than 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, no more than 60 - 1,570 rubles. A travel ticket without a travel limit will cost passengers 210 rubles for a day, 400 rubles for three days, and 800 rubles for seven days.

    ABOUT It will be possible to pay for trips using city tickets, such as “Troika” and “United”. Passengers will not have to pay twice: transfers from the Moscow Ring Railway to the metro will be free for one and a half hours. This time should be enough to go down into the subway, and not necessarily to the nearest station.Beneficiaries will retain the right to free travel around the ring. They will be able to use a Muscovite social card. Students and other students will be able to travel on the Moscow Ring Railway using discounted metro cards.

    TRAVEL TIME

    During peak hours, trains will run every six minutes, at other times - at intervals of 11-15 minutes. It will be possible to drive a full circle along the Moscow Ring Road in an hour and a quarter. The new transport circuit will make travel around the capital 20 minutes shorter on average.According to preliminary calculations, travel time between stations will be from 1.6 to 4.2 minutes.The transfer will take a matter of minutes, and 11 stations are organized on the “dry feet” principle. This means that you won’t have to go outside from the stations. A system of covered passages and galleries will protect pedestrians from rain, snow, and cold. And four stations will have glass walls and roofs to allow natural light in the lobbies.

    INTERCEPTION PARKING

    Motorists will be able to leave their car in intercept parking lots at 13 transport hubs and transfer to public transport. For citizens with limited mobility, elevators, escalators, lifts will be installed, and tactile tiles will be laid.

    Big metro ring. Opening schedule

    "Business Center" (opened February 26, 2018)

    "Petrovsky Park" (opened February 26, 2018)

    "CSKA" ("Khodynskoye Pole") (opened February 26, 2018)

    "Shelepikha" (opened February 26, 2016)

    "Khoroshevskaya" (opened February 26, 2018)

    "Aviamotornaya" (2019)

    The main thing that needs to be done at the second stage of the development of the subway is to build a new ring line - the Third Interchange Circuit. Its length will be 42 km. Total n planned to open bmore than 160 km of new stations.

    By 2020, the congestion of the capital's metro should decrease by almost half (By 2020, the capital's metro will increase by 78 stations):

    "“We believe that it is this additional circuit that will allow us to relieve the existing lines,” sums up M. Khusnullin. — Passengers will not have to travel to the city center to switch to another line.

    Among other things, it is through the new ring that the subway is planned to be connected to the Moscow Ring Railway. The main interchange hubs will be the Khoroshevskaya and Nizhegorodskaya Street stations. At the same time, underground and surface trains will run according to an agreed schedule.

    “By building the Third Interchange Circuit, we have the opportunity to “string” additional stations onto it, which will be needed when developing new territories,” explains M. Khusnullin. — As soon as we begin to develop the new territory, all the infrastructure will already be prepared.

    Ultimately, due to the creation of new underground routes, the congestion of the capital’s metro should be reduced by almost half. If now, during peak hours, up to 8 people per 1 sq. m are packed into the cars. m, then to 2020 The metro will reach the standard load - about 4.5 people per square meter.".

    After the construction of the second ring line:

    • Instead of the current 40 minutes it takes to get from the Yugo-Zapadnaya station to Kuntsevskaya, using the second ring you will get there in just 10 minutes!
    • now the journey from Kaluzhskaya to Sevastopolskaya takes 35 minutes, but it will only take 3 minutes;
    • the trip from Sokolniki to Elektrozavodskaya will take only 3 minutes instead of 22 minutes;
    • the route from Kashirskaya to Tekstilshchiki takes 30 minutes, but it will take 2 minutes;
    • The travel time from Rizhskaya to Aviamotornaya is currently 20 minutes, and with the opening of the TPK it will be reduced exactly by half!

    Schedule (dates) of openings

    Moscow metro stations 2014-2020

    Since 2012, the capital has been implementing a metro development program in accordance with Moscow government decree No. 194-PP dated May 4, 2012. As part of the program, the Novokosino, Pyatnitskoye Shosse and Alma-Atinskaya stations were already opened in 2012, and by 2020, more than 155 km of new lines and 75 stations will be built.

    year 2014:

    "Lesoparkovaya" (opened February 28, 2014)

    « Bitsevsky Park "(opened February 27, 2014)

    "Spartak" (opened August 27, 2014)

    Sokolnicheskaya line:

    "Troparevo" (opened)

    2015:

    "Kotelniki" (opened September 21, 2015)

    « Butyrskaya

    « Fonvizinskaya" (opened in September 2016)

    « Petrovsko-Razumovskaya"(opened September 2016)

    Sokolnicheskaya line:

    "Rumyantsevo" (opened January 18, 2016)

    2017:

    Zamoskvoretskaya line:

    « Khovrino" (opened December 31, 2017)

    Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line

    « Lomonosovsky Prospekt"(opened March 16, 2017)

    "Minskaya"(opened March 16, 2017)

    « Ramenki » (opened March 16, 2017)

    2018:

    Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line:

    « Verkhniye Likhobory"(opened March 22, 2018)

    « District » (opened March 22, 2018)

    « Seligerskaya "(opened March 22, 2018)

    Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line

    "Ozernaya" (Ochakovo)(opened August 30, 2018)

    "Prokshino" (2020)

    "Stolbovo" (2020)

    "Filatov Meadow" (2020)

    Kozhukhovskaya line:

    "Kosino" (2020)

    "Lukhmanovskaya" (2019)

    "Nekrasovka" (2019)

    « Nizhegorodskaya street"(2020)

    "Okskaya Street" (2020)