Moscow Underground
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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 (including MCC and monorail) | ||
| Number of stations | 212 249 including Moscow Monorail and Moscow Central Circle |
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| Daily ridership | 9.715 million (highest, Dec. 2016) | ||
| Annual ridership | 2.378 billion (2016) | ||
| Chief executive | Viktor Kozlovsky | ||
| 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 | 360 km (220 mi) 414 km (257 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 2018[update], the Moscow Metro excluding the Moscow Central Circle and Moscow Monorail has 212 stations and its route length is 360 km (220 mi), making it the sixth 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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