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A tour of Moscow Metro's amazing stations
January 23, 2014 13:01 IST
Image: Mayakovskaya Metro Station
Photographs: Andrey Kryuchenko/Wikimedia Commons
One of the world’s oldest and most beautiful metro rail networks, Moscow Metro is the main mode of public transport in the city. The Metro connects the central part of Moscow with industrial and residential areas.
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Image: Kievskaya-Koltsevaya Moscow Metro station.
Photographs: Antares 610/Wikimedia Commons
Walls decorated with art and paintings, high ceilings and grand chandeliers make Moscow’s metro stations among world’s most beautiful stations.
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Image: A woman walks on the platform as a train arrives at Mayakovskaya metro station, which was built in 1938, in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Metro stations and ticket halls are architectural marvels as they represent historical and cultural monuments.
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Image: A woman sits on a bench at Prospekt Mira metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Then 11-kilometre line with 13 stations was opened in May 1935.
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Image: People walk through Prospekt Mira metro station in Moscow
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Moscow Metro route length stretches to 317.5 km.
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Image: People walk under the mosaic of former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin at Komsomolskaya metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Moscow Metro is the world’s second busiest station after Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
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Image: Women joke with each other on the platform in Turgenevskaya metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Moscow Metro was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union.
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Image: People wait for the train in Mayakovskaya metro station, which was built in 1938, in Moscow
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The ridership on the Metro is highest on weekdays.
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Image: Ceiling panels are seen in Mayakovskaya metro station, which was built in 1938, in Moscow
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Metro carries over 9 million passengers every day.
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Image: A ceiling panel is seen in Belorusskaya metro station, which was built in 1952, in Moscow
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Most of the stations and lines are underground. There are some lines at elevated sections.
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Image: Moscow Metro, Park Pobedy station
Photographs: A.Savin/Wikimedia Commons
The Metro network’s deepest section is at 74 metres (243 ft) at the Park Pobedy station.
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Photographs: Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov/Wikimedia Commons
The average Moscow metro train speed is 41,62 km/hr.
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Image: A couple in front of a stained glass panel in Novoslobodskaya metro station, which was built in 1952, in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Moscow Metro is a government-owned enterprise.
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Image: Men use their mobile phones as they stand in front of a mosaic depicting former Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin at Biblioteka Imeni Lenina metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The Moscow Metro is open from about 5:30 a.m till 1:00 a.m.
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Image: People walk near the entrance to Arbatskaya metro station, which was built in 1953, is seen in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
The minimum interval between trains is 90 seconds during the peak hours in the morning and evening.
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Image: Women walk past a statue in Belorusskaya metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
Planning an ambitious expansion, Moscow metro will extend its network by 150 kilometers by 2020.
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Image: People wait for the train at Prospekt Mira metro station in Moscow.
Photographs: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters
One ride on the Metro costs 30 rubles.
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Photographs: Mikhail Shcherbakov/Wikimedia Commons
Discounts are available on multiple-trip tickets and children under seven years can travel free with their parents.
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Photographs: Eternal Triangle/Wikimedia Commons
Every day about 10 thousand trains travel across 12 lines of the system.
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Photographs: Reuters
Moscow Metro is the world’s second largest subway system.
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