Moscow Underground Metro map Description Moscow

Moscow Underground

Metro map

Description Moscow metro - the metro in Moscow and partly in the Moscow region. Is a rail public transport on electric traction. This is the second in the use of the metro system in the world after Tokyo subway. The Moscow metro is also known rich finish many of the stations with the samples of art of the era of socialist realism.

The first line opened on may 15, 1935, and walked from the station «Sokolniki» to the station «Park of culture» , a branch of the «Smolensk» . The Metropolitan originally bore the name of L. M. Kaganovich. Since 1955, the Metropolitan bears the name In. And. Lenin. Operation of the metro carries out state unitary enterprise «Moscow Metropolitan» .

General characteristics The system consists of 12 lines with total length of 308, 7 km. In the Moscow metro 186 stations, 44 of which are recognized as objects of cultural heritage of[3]. Up to the year 2020 according to the plans of the government of Moscow will be built further 66 stations, and the length of the subway will increase at 142 km

Rules of use of the Moscow metro In the Moscow underground, it is prohibited: 1) Go behind the line of the turnstiles without payment of a fare. 2) Smoking 3) Drink alcohol and to be in a state of intoxication. 4) To apply inscriptions and paste the ad. 5) Transportation of bulky baggage, bicycles (in addition to folding), firearm and pointed objects, flammable and explosive substances. 6) Move around the station on inline skates, scooters and other vehicles, other than wheelchairs. 7) Go for limiting line at the edge of the platform until the arrival of the train. 8) Lean to the door of the car and interfere with the entrance and exit of the passengers. 9) Travel in trains that do not carry out or no longer transportation of passengers. 10) Open the doors of the cars while driving and prevent their closure. 11) Pass in the cabins of the trains. 12) Down the path, to penetrate into the production premises and tunnels (to these violations is also assimilated travel outside of trains, although formally it is not prohibited). 13) Make a video and a picture with the flash (about photography without flash no formal prohibitions no)

Payment of travel Payment for transportation is carried out with the aid of contactless tickets, pass the station is controlled by automatic turnstiles. The cost of one trip as of the year 2011 is 28 rubles.

Schedule of work 1) The Moscow metro is open for passengers with a 5: 20 until 01: 00. At many of the stations with two or more outputs only one is open all the time, while the rest are working on a reduced schedule. 2) The average interval between trains is 2. 5 minutes. Minimum interval in «rush hours» - 90 seconds, the maximum range can reach up to 10 minutes (for example, at night in the weekend).

Lines

station Mayakovskaya

station Kievskaya

Butovskaya line