Moscow Metro
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| Native name | Моско́вский метрополите́н Moskovsky metropoliten |
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| Owner | Government of Moscow | ||
| Locale | Federal city of Moscow and cities of Kotelniki, Krasnogorsk, Lyubertsy, Reutov in the Moscow Oblast Russia |
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| Transit type | Metro | ||
| Number of lines | 14 | ||
| Number of stations | 203 234 including Moscow Central Circle |
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| Daily ridership | 9.716 million (highest, Dec. 2014) | ||
| Annual ridership | 2.4513 billion (2014) | ||
| Chief executive | Dmitry Pegov | ||
| Website | http://mosmetro.ru/ | ||
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| Began operation | 15 May 1935 | ||
| Operator(s) | Moskovsky Metropoliten | ||
| Headway | Peak hours: 1-2 minutes Off-peak: 4–7 minutes |
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| System length | 339.1 km (210.7 mi) 393.5 km (244.5 mi) including Moscow Central Circle |
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| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) | ||
| Electrification | 825 V DC third rail, 3 kV DC overhead line |
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| Average speed | 41.61 km/h (25.86 mph) | ||
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 Moscow Metro opening, Soviet Archive Footage
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The Moscow Metro (Russian: Моско́вский метрополите́н, tr. Moskovsky metropoliten; IPA: [mɐˈskofskʲɪj mʲɪtrəpəlʲɪˈtɛn]) is a rapid transit system serving Moscow, Russia and the neighbouring Moscow Oblast cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki. Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2016[update], the Moscow Metro excluding the Moscow Central Circle has 203 stations and its route length is 339.1 km (210.7 mi), making it the fifth longest in the world. The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 84 metres (276 ft) underground at the Park Pobedy station, one of the world's deepest.
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