Travel along the Moscow Central Circle. All the most important things about the Moscow Central Circle

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Creating a unique transport system, Moscow has integrated the MCC into the existing transport network of the city and, most importantly, into the Moscow Metro system. The MCC became the ground ring line of the capital's subway.
You can pay for your ticket at the ticket office at any MCC station with a bank card.
In the future, it is planned to introduce modern fare payment technologies: NFC (payment for travel using a mobile phone), Pay Pass / Pay Wave (contactless payment by bank card).

"Without the sound of wheels"

The fast “Swallows” reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, but at the same time do not cause “noisy inconvenience” to citizens.

All electrified rolling stock is noticeably quieter than diesel locomotives and meets modern environmental requirements.

Protective screens will protect citizens from unnecessary noise
and the creation of the so-called “velvet road” - without the sound of wheels.

This technology involves laying railway tracks using special technology in separate 800-meter sections.

Why will the city train become a popular mode of transport among Muscovites?

A trip along the MCC will be many times more comfortable than in the metro. 110 “swallows” ply along the railway ring, each designed for 1,200 people.

New generation city electric trains are equipped with

Security on the MCC

Rail transport traditionally remains one of the most dangerous throughout the world. However, emergency situations do not occur with trains, but with inattentive passengers who step onto the rails in prohibited places.
A fence has been installed along the entire perimeter of the MCC, which will prevent unauthorized access to the railway tracks.

The total length of the fence was 108 km

Part of the fence (16 km) are noise barriers that were installed within the boundaries of residential buildings.

Free travel
– does NOT mean uncontrolled

On the Moscow Central Circle, all transport security measures applied in the metro and railway are implemented. For example, profiling will also be carried out here.

Profiling

This method evaluates and predicts human behavior based on the analysis of characteristics of appearance, non-verbal and verbal behavior.
There will also be a traditional search like in the subway. Increased protection for passengers will be provided through a modern turnstile system, detector frames and CCTV, as well as the creation of a separate police unit.

Transport hubs

It will be possible to change from one type of transport to another in a matter of minutes using transport interchange hubs (TPU). They consist of terminals with ticket offices and turnstiles, as well as a system of covered pedestrian galleries - overhead and underground passages that protect passengers from bad weather.

• 31

  MCC station

• 17

  transfers to 11 metro lines

• 10

  transfers to 9 radial railway directions

All stations provide a transfer to city public transport

buses, trams, trolleybuses and autolines

Passengers don’t even have to go outside, which is why this type of transfer is called the “principle” dry feet».

Now ground urban transport brings citizens directly to the ring stations

In the future, transport hubs will become multifunctional: they will include offices, shopping malls, shops and cafes. Investors will invest money in the construction of the commercial part; the city, using funds from the Moscow budget, is building only the technological part of the hub, which performs a transport function. This concept meets the interests of investors, for whom it is important to recoup their investments in construction, and the needs of citizens, who will be able to find work or receive necessary services close to home.

In the future, some long-distance trains will be able to disembark passengers before reaching the station. By using the MCC, people will be able to save their time, and train stations in the center of Moscow will become freer.

Parking and rides

There will also be an increase in passengers on the MCC due to some motorists who will choose “traffic-free” movement around the city on rail transport. This will relieve some of the load from overcrowded city highways.

You will be able to park your car in the parking lots at 17 stations Moscow Central Circle. They are ready to accept 2 thousand cars.

These parking lots will operate in the same mode as intercept parking lots at metro stations, of which there are 31 (capacity - 6.6 thousand cars). The largest of them, for 1.48 thousand cars, is located at the Annino metro station.

The Moscow Central Circle will breathe life into abandoned areas around

For 90 years, the district railway was used for the delivery of goods.

During the USSR, the necessary load was provided to it by municipal and industrial enterprises located around. But gradually production fell into decline, and these days these sites are, at best, used for warehouses, and more often they are simply idle.

MCC is a unique project not only from a development point of view transport infrastructure, but also from the point of view of creating new jobs.

After the introduction of new real estate in the area of ​​the MCC stations, about 40 thousand jobs will be created.

Investors have already expressed their readiness to invest in the development of areas around 11 MCC stations. Among them:

"Botanical Garden"

"Vladykino"

"Yaroslavskaya"

"Open Highway"

"Novokhokhlovskaya"

"ZIL"

"Varshavskoye Highway"

"Business Center"

"Shelepikha"

"Novopeschanaya"

"Nikolaevskaya"

Attracting private investment will allow Moscow to save budget money and direct it to the development of social and transport infrastructure in other areas of the city.

Former industrial zones will turn into new urban areas

Around the ring, according to calculations by the General Plan Institute, the following can be built:

750 thousand sq. m of commercial real estate.
Of these 300 thousand “squares”- hotels,
250 thousand - trading platforms,
200 thousand - new offices and technology parks.

Moscow has the right to expect that developers will be interested in investing in real estate construction, because after the launch of the MCC, the cost of land around it will increase significantly. The former industrial zones around the MCC fell into disrepair: these territories required an integrated approach. And putting the lands around the railway ring in order became the largest urban improvement project in 2016. Every day, 25.9 thousand people were involved in the improvement of the MCC in the summer of 2016. However, the work was not aimed only at improving appearance stations, the task was also to create convenient pedestrian connections between the MCC and ground urban transport stops.

• 2,800 trees were planted on the MCC.
• Renovated facades 111 56 historical buildings. In the area 11 stations view zones are created.

  The historical Kanatchikovo station on the MCC will not open to passengers, but will become an interesting excursion site.

  Two residential buildings, a gatehouse, a centralization booth and a warehouse have also been preserved. The Kanatchikovo station has adorned the Moscow Central Circle, being of value to anyone interested in the history of Moscow railways and urban architecture.

  This decision is due to the low passenger traffic in this area. "Kanatchikovo" is located between the stops "Krymskaya" and "Ploshchad Gagarina" parallel to Kanatchikovsky Proezd. The two-story station building from the early 20th century is a cultural heritage site.

  1903 1908 50 versts

  Moscow Central Circle in its entirety
  integrated into the Moscow metro system.

Sergei Witte

History of the creation of the MCC

In 2018, the Moscow Central Circle will celebrate a unique anniversary: ​​Emperor Nicholas II made the decision to build the “Ring Railway” in Moscow in the fall of 1897.

The initiator of the project was a great enthusiast of railway transport, the Minister of Finance Russian Empire Sergei Witte. The circular railway was of great national importance, so the best Russian engineers and architects were involved in the project.

For 110 years, the MCC’s mission has not changed: saving passengers’ time.

On 50 versts (54 km) was built
14 stations

2
stopping points

30
overpasses

72 bridges
(of which 4 are through
Moscow River)

35 pairs of trains ran along the district per day. Passenger transportation on the MCC did not last long; they were discontinued due to unprofitability. For more than a century, the railway ring was used only for the transport of goods and served the industrial areas around it.

The idea to restore passenger traffic never abandoned Moscow city planners, but work began only in 2012.
It was necessary to completely update the infrastructure: electrify the road, relay the rails and, most importantly, reconstruct eight overpasses at the intersection with highways to raise them to a height that allows new trains to pass through.

The first passengers traveled along the district on September 10, 2016. On the eve of this event, the road was given a new name - the Moscow Central Circle (MCC).

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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 is it?

The Moscow Central Circle is a connecting 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 the Ring Line subway by 15 percent, and central stations cities - 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. Traffic schedule ground transport 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 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 languages. 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 transfer diagram from the metro to the MCC and select convenient routes following.

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 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.

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.

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, in the areas where the ring road ran, bus and tram services were established, the popularity of trains fell, and in 1934 passenger service had to close.

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 an expressway with metro connections appeared in 2001. And reconstruction began under Sergei Sobyanin in 2012.

Many Muscovites and guests of the capital have already become accustomed to the convenience of the MCC (Moscow Central Circle) or, as it was previously called the Moscow Ring Railway, the Moscow Ring Railway, the opening of which contributed to the unloading of the capital’s ring line of the Moscow Metro in particular and the entire metro in general.

MCC map with metro

MCC map with transfers to the metro, trains and suburban transport

Another popular MCC scheme with transfers to the metro, electric trains and other suburban transport will be useful for passengers who travel by electric trains, transfer to the MCC from the metro or from minibuses. The diagram shows metro stations, Russian Railways stations and MCC stations along with transitions to them.

We draw your attention to the distance of a number of MCC stations from the metro. For example, from the Nagatinskaya metro station to the MCC station Upper Fields the Yandex map shows 4 km, despite the fact that the metro map indicates 10 - 12 minutes on foot.

Schemes and maps during construction (projects) with transfer nodes:

Numerous search queries can be addressed to the only official website of the Moscow Ring Railway http://mkzd.ru/

According to preliminary sketches, it was assumed that the Moscow Ring Road on the map would look like this:

MCC hours and schedule

MCC works the same way graphics, as the Moscow metro:

from 5:30 am to 01:00 am

List of MCC (MKR) stations:

There will be 31 stations in total. It is assumed that the rolling stock will be represented by Lastochka trains, which have proven themselves on intercity routes and will certainly be convenient for such local transportation.

The opening of the Moscow Ring Railway is planned for the end of 2016, testing is planned to begin in July 2016, so we are waiting for new information and will be updated as it becomes available.

Information about the MCC:

What is the length of the MCC in km?

The small ring of the Moscow Railway, along which the movement of MCC trains is organized, has a length of 54 km.

MCC How long does it take for a train to complete a circle?

A full circle along the MCC can be completed in approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
The same answer will be to other questions, like: circle on the MCC in time

What is MCC?

The MCC is the Moscow Central Circle and this entire article describes this Moscow facility in all types and angles, including the history of its creation.

Calculation of time between MCC stations

Because the calculator has not yet been written and is not ready, a simple way to calculate travel time between stations: the following 90 minutes / 31 stations = about 3 minutes approximate calculation of time from station to station.

What are the train intervals on the MCC?

The intervals between MCC trains are no more than 6 minutes during rush hours, which is generally not bad, especially at traditionally problematic and overloaded stations. For example, near the City, where on the days of exhibitions at the Expo Center you are taken out of the metro.

They also asked:

1. When will passenger traffic open on the Moscow Ring Railway?

According to the official website, testing will begin in July 2016, and the opening date is scheduled for the end of 2016.

21.07.2016
2. The platform did not fit the Moscow Circle train; opening and testing were disrupted, according to https://www.instagram.com/p/BIB7RpiDxv2/?taken-by=serjiopopov(apparently, a friend was asked to delete his Instagram, which is where the photo below came from, so Navalny’s record also disappeared, where there were inserts from Instagram, but the screen remained the same https://navalny.com/p/4967/:

The page remains in Google’s cache, but you won’t be able to view it in its entirety due to some tricky redirects on Instagram:

The same cyclical redirects are included when searching the web archive for July 21 of this year. http://web.archive.org/web/20160721082945/https://www.instagram.com/

27.08.2016
4. What are the fares for travel on the MCC (MKR)?
According to information on the Moscow City Hall website, fares will be the same as on the metro:
“90 minutes”, “United” and the “Troika” card.
“Unified” for 20 trips - 650 rubles, for 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, for 60 trips - 1,570 rubles.
With the Troika card, travel on the MCC will cost the same as in the metro - 32 rubles.
Tickets for 1 and 2 are also equal to the price of metro travel - 50 and 100 rubles, respectively.

10.09.2016
The opening of the MCC took place:
26 of the 31 ring stations are operational. Sokolinaya Gora, Dubrovka, Sorge, Panfilovskaya and Koptevo stations will be opened later (until the end of 2016).
Lastochka trains run every 6 minutes during peak hours, and every other time - 12 minutes. The fare payment system is integrated with the Moscow Metro and allows you to transfer from the metro to MCC trains and back without additional payment. During the first month of operation of the ring (until October 10 inclusive), travel on MCC trains is free. According to information from rasp.yandex.ru

The opening of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) took place on September 10, 2016. 31 stations are available for passengers. A RIAMO correspondent learned how to use a new type of urban transport.

On the launch day, 26 stations were put into operation: Okruzhnaya, Likhobory, Baltiyskaya, Streshnevo, Shelepikha, Khoroshevo, Delovoy Tsentr, Kutuzovskaya, Luzhniki, Gagarin Square ", "Crimean", "Upper Boilers", "Vladykino", "Botanical Garden", "Rostokino", "Belokamennaya", "Rokossovsky Boulevard", "Lokomotiv", "Entuziastov Highway", "Nizhegorodskaya", "Novokhokhlovskaya", “Ugreshskaya”, “Avtozavodskaya”, “ZIL”, as well as “Izmailovo” and “Andronovka”.

In 2018, the construction of warm crossings will be completed: it will be possible to make transfers without going outside. A total of 350 transfers will be available for passengers, so travel time should be reduced by 3 times.

Fare

To access the MCC station, you can use any Moscow Metro travel card (Troika, Ediny, 90 Minutes), as well as social cards. Within 90 minutes from the moment the ticket is validated, transition from the metro to the MCC and back is free. Payment for travel by bank cards is also provided.

MCC schemes

Three variants of MCC schemes have been developed for passengers. The first, in addition to the metro lines and MCC stations, indicates the stages of opening stations and transitions, the distance between transfer stations and the time it will take to transfer.

The second version of the diagram will help passengers on electric trains find their way: the map shows railway stations, existing metro lines, as well as MCC stations and “warm” metro transfers.

The third diagram shows the stops of ground urban transport near the MCC stations, as well as the interval of its movement during rush hour. For example, from the Luzhniki platform of the MCC you can go to the Sportivnaya metro station in 2 minutes. Buses number 806, 64, 132 and 255 regularly run there, so getting to the right place will not be difficult.

In addition, the map shows all the main attractions of the city, forest parks and nature reserves. Many of them are within walking distance from the MCC, for example, the Losiny Ostrov park and the Vorobyovy Gory nature reserve.

Transplants

The MCC is integrated into the Moscow public transport system with the possibility of transfer to the metro, Moscow Railway trains and ground public transport.

From September 10, you can transfer from the MCC to the metro at 11 stations (“Business Center”, “Kutuzovskaya”, “Luzhniki”, “Lokomotiv”, “Gagarin Square”, “Vladykino”, “Botanical Garden”, “Rokossovsky Boulevard”, “ Voikovskaya”, “Shosse Entuziastov”, “Avtozavodskaya”), by train - on five (“Rostokino”, “Andronovka”, “Okruzhnaya”, “Business Center”, “Likhobory”).

By the end of 2016, the number of transfer hubs will increase to 14 and 6, respectively, and in 2018 there will be 17 transfers from the MCC to the metro and 10 to the train.

To make a free metro-MCC-metro transfer (within an interval of 90 minutes), you need to attach your metro travel document to the turnstile with a special yellow sticker at the entrance to the MCC station.

Passengers who are planning a trip only on the MCC or intend to make one metro transfer - MCC or vice versa, can apply their tickets to any turnstiles, including those without yellow stickers.

If you do not meet the 1.5 hour time limit, you will need to pay for the fare again when making a transfer.

Trains and intervals

New luxury trains “Lastochka”, with a capacity of 1200 people, run on the MCC. Their maximum speed- 160 kilometers per hour, they run along the MCC from average speed 50 kilometers per hour.

The trains are equipped with air conditioning, dry closets, information panels, free Wi-Fi, sockets and bicycle racks.

The carriages open manually: to enter or exit, you need to press a special button installed on the doors. The buttons are active (green backlight) only after the train has stopped on the platform; at other times, for safety reasons, the doors are locked.

During morning and evening rush hours, the traffic interval is only 6 minutes. The rest of the time you need to wait for “Swallow” from 10 to 15 minutes.

Updating (activating) travel cards

In order to access the MCC using “90 minutes”, “United” for 20, 40 and 60 trips, “Troika” tickets purchased or topped up before September 1, 2016, you need to renew them. To do this, you can contact the metro or monorail ticket office, as well as the metro passenger agency (Boyarsky Lane, 6) or the Moscow Transport service center (Staraya Basmannaya St., 20, building 1).

Holders of a Strelka card to travel by train must exchange it at the metro ticket office for a card with the Troika application.

Activation is carried out without changing the balance of trips and the validity period of the ticket, while the new reprogrammed travel documents will allow free transfers from the metro to the MCC and back.

You can also update your Troika electronic card yourself by topping up your balance at ticket machines at stations, on the website troika.mos.ru, via SMS or at payment terminals. As for social cards, their activation is not required.

Help and navigation

You can find out detailed information about updating tickets, transfer hubs and navigation on the MCC from consultants at the entrance to ring stations metro or at metro stations adjacent to the MCC. Volunteers will also help passengers navigate the new transport. A special mobile application is also being developed, with which you can choose the optimal route.

Here you can see new convenient routes through the MCC.

The history of the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway is more than a hundred years old. Back in 1908, the circular route was opened for cargo transportation in 9 directions of the Moscow and 1 direction of the Oktyabrskaya railways. In 2012, the ring had 12 operating stations.

Now the Moscow Ring Railway is a “light metro” under construction, a new ground mode of transport, integrated into the overall metropolitan system and allowing passengers to make convenient transfers to buses and trams, metro and electric trains.

The opening of the reconstructed tracks is just around the corner, so it’s time to tell Muscovites and guests of our city in more detail about their advantages.

Latest news about the Moscow Ring Railway

• At a meeting in mid-April 2016, Vladimir Putin was informed that the first Moscow Ring Railway trains would be launched in September 2016. Further work on the construction of the small ring will be concentrated at the transfer points.
• In the twentieth of December, updated metro maps appeared in the capital's subway, which included the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway. This was done specifically so that passengers could get acquainted with pleasant prospects in advance and plan future routes.
• The Moscow Ring Railway will have a modern system for informing passengers via smartphones - for example, a user, being in a specific point in the capital, will be able to receive a message about which station is nearby and how long the train will arrive at it.
• As reported general manager Moscow Ring Railway Alexey Zotov, train intervals on the Small Ring can be reduced to 2-3 minutes if necessary. In general, trains will run according to the subway schedule - with 6-minute intervals during peak hours and 12-minute intervals at other times.
• CCTV cameras will be installed at all stops and transport hubs on the Moscow Circle, which will help maintain the proper level of security.
• Everyone knows that capital metro- an architectural monument that amazes with its grandeur even people who are used to riding it every day. But there will also be a “light metro” interesting object architecture, however, already modern. Thus, it became known that its stations will be illuminated in different colors in the evening, which will probably look very interesting under the transparent roof.
• The Moscow Ring Road will be fully adapted for use by people with disabilities. In the ticket office areas of each station there is a special ticket office for wheelchair users, the window height of which is less than a meter.

The section is constantly updated with up-to-date information.

Moscow Ring Railway in numbers

The small ring is:

• 54 km railway tracks, and taking into account the entrances and adjacent branches - 145 km;
• 32 stopping points for future passenger transportation and 12 existing freight stations before the start of global reconstruction;
• 212 billion rubles., invested in repair work;
• 20 minutes time saved when traveling around the center of the capital;
• 300 million passengers who will use the “light metro” by 2025;
• to 100 pairs compositions per day.

MKR station diagram on the map

The stations of the Small Ring Railway will be full-fledged transport hubs (TPU). This means that they will house offices, cafes, shops, and shopping malls. At each station there is a transfer to ground public transport.

The Moscow Ring Railway will include 32 stations. Let's divide them into categories.

Stations from which you can only transfer to ground transport

Koptevo, Presnya, Belokamennaya, Sokolinaya Gora, ZIL, Sevastopolskaya, Novopeschanaya, Khodynka, Volgogradskaya, Park of Legends

Stations from which a transfer to the metro is implied

Vladykino, Botanical Garden, Open Highway, Cherkizovo, Izmailovsky Park, Enthusiastov Highway, Ryazanskaya, Dubrovka, Avtozavodskaya, Gagarin Square, Luzhniki, Kutuzovo, Shelepikha, Khoroshevo, Voykovskaya, Okruzhnaya

Stations from which you can transfer to the Russian Railways radial line

Streshnevo, Nikolaevskaya, Yaroslavskaya, Andronovka, Novokhokhlovskaya, Warsaw

Stations that allow transfers to both the metro and the Russian Railways radial line

District, Ryazan, City

Construction plan and when will it open?

The reconstruction of the Small Ring, which will result in high-speed passenger traffic, began in 2011. Previously, it was planned to launch the light metro in four stages. Traffic on the section of the first stage Presnya - Kanatchikovo was going to be launched at the end of 2014, and on the section of the second, third and fourth stages Presnya - Lefortovo - Kanatchikovo - at the end of 2015.

Nevertheless, it was decided not to rush and launch the ring when it was fully ready - the project was too complex and large-scale.

In December 2015, trains on the Moscow Ring Road were supposed to depart in test mode, but as of the third quarter of 2015, the work was 70% completed.

It is expected that no earlier than the fall of 2016, full-fledged passenger transportation will be established on the Small Ring.

Moscow Ring Railway and World Cup 2018

Some time ago, information was announced that the Moscow Ring Road would be reconstructed for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. But now, according to those in charge, traffic along it will be launched in the fall of 2016.

Fares on the Moscow Ring Railway and train intervals

The cost of travel on the Small Ring will be the same as on the subway. The same tariffs and passes will apply here, which, you see, is very convenient for passengers.

Light metro trains will run every 6 minutes.

• The Moscow Ring Railway is called the “road of the future”. Thanks to it, the “deserted” industrial zones of the capital will find a second wind and will be included in a busy transport ring.
• The Small Ring will connect the gardening estates of Moscow, which is also very convenient for its guests and residents. We are talking about Sparrow Hills, the Mikhailovo and Streshnevo estates, Botanical Garden, VDNH, national park Elk Island.
• Trains on the Moscow Ring Railway will be able to accelerate to 120 km/h, so travel is guaranteed. The cabin provides free Wi-Fi, sockets for phones and other gadgets, and a climate control system.
• The tracks of the Moscow Ring Railway are already called “velvet” - Muscovites will not hear the sound of wheels, and special screens will protect them from excess noise.

Official website of the Moscow Ring Railway

The largest city in Europe, Moscow, is growing and developing year by year. It’s great that in our time we can observe such positive changes as the growth in the number of modern high-quality roads, metro stations and a fundamentally new type of transport that combines the speed and accessibility of the underground with the ability to transfer to buses, trams, and trolleybuses. We are confident that the Small Ring Railway and its trains will quickly gain popularity among residents of the capital, who value time like no one else.