On September 10, passenger traffic was launched. One of its stations, Likhobory, is located near the NATI Oktyabrskaya platform railway. Last week I and my colleague Zelenograd information portal Vasily Povolnov (mostly his photos are used in the post) finally visited this and other stations, which Zelenograd residents could theoretically use to transfer to the MCC, to see how everything works there and tell our readers about it.
The MCC station "Likhobory" (until the summer of this year it was known as "Nikolaevskaya") is located in the line of sight from the NATI platform.
If you arrived by train from Zelenograd, you need to exit the platform at right side in the direction of travel and follow the path along the railway towards the Leningradsky station.
The exit from the platform is located at the level of the third or fourth cars. If you want to save time on transfers, take them. There is also a sign towards the MCC. To the left of it you can see the buildings of the Likhobor station.
The distance from the exit from the NATI platform to the entrance to the overpass of the Likhobory station is just over 200 meters. However, keep in mind that the entrance to the passage is not yet the entrance to the station itself.
After 120 meters, the path along the ORR (in the photo the view is in the opposite direction - towards the NATI platform) turns right.
Around the corner of the fence, the view of the Likhobory station opens up again. The overpass is just a stone's throw away.
But that's the worst part shortcut. In the vicinity of NATI and Likhobor, the North-Eastern Expressway (also known as the Northern Road) is being built, which by the end of 2018 must tie New Leningradka with Dmitrovskoe highway. Because of this, the asphalt is further covered with a layer of dirt, which is carried around the surrounding area by construction equipment. Apparently, in the future, an underground passage will be built here for commuter train passengers. But for now that's it. Such a cool infrastructure project as the MCC is, of course, unbecoming.
Landscaping work continues around the Likhobory station itself. However, the area in front of the entrance to the passage is already paved with “ceremonial” tiles.
Now we have to climb to the height of a three-story house with high ceilings. There is an elevator in the passage, but so far it, like the metal detector frame at the entrance, is not working (all data in the material is given as of September 20). Therefore, you have to go on foot. At the same time, there are no channels (runners for strollers) on the stairs. One can only sympathize with anyone who happens to be here, for example, with a baby stroller.
From the top floor there is a view of the NATI platform and the construction site of the North-East Expressway.
And in the other direction - to the platforms of the Likhobory station.
To get to the platform, you need to travel along the passage over the railway. Just not to the end, but approximately to the middle.
Note that the transition (at least for now) is not an insulated structure. In design, it is similar to the overpass across Central Avenue near the Zelenograd Prefecture, and ventilation “holes in the floor” are hidden behind the railings on the sides. You won't be able to stay warm here in winter. Compared to transferring from train to metro at Leningradsky Station, this is, of course, a serious disadvantage.
After about 90 meters, there will be glass doors on the right in the passage leading to the station lobby.
Opposite you can admire the bridge at the intersection of the MCC and the Oktyabrskaya Railway.
With navigation, things are much better here than at the Butyrskaya metro station, which recently opened near the Ostankino platform (for transfers from the railway to the new stations of the Lyublino-Dmitrovskaya metro line, see separate post ). In any case, the way back to the NATI platform can be easily found. This is the sign that will greet you when you exit the glass doors. Then along the way there will be several more signs.
In the lobby, behind glass doors, there are turnstiles that are not yet working (let me remind you that travel on the MCC is free for the first month) and descents to two platforms (there are elevators, stairs, and escalators). Here you need to decide which platform you want to get on. If you are driving west (along the outer side of the ring) - towards "Koptevo", "Baltiyskaya", "Streshnevo" and so on - you go to the right. If to the east (by inside) - to "Okruzhnaya", "Vladykino", "Botanical Garden" and then to the left.
MCC diagram to help you (clickable)
The most obvious option for getting down to the platform is an escalator. Unlike the elevators, they are running. Each platform is connected to the lobby by two escalators: one goes up, the other goes down.
Estimating travel time on foot is not an easy task, but according to our estimates, you can get from the door of the train on the NATI platform to the platform at the Likhobory station in 6-8 minutes. In the opposite direction, the journey will take a little longer, since you will still need to cross the bridge to the far platform at NATI.
While we are waiting for our “Swallow” to go on a trip along the MCC, let us remind you that in the future a large transport hub - with shops, parking lots and even a hockey rink. And, of course, ground stops public transport. The main volume of transport hub buildings will be located on the side of Cherepanov passage (that is, on the opposite side from the NATI platform). It is supposed to look like this (clickable image).
And this is what the place looks like now.
Road work is underway on Cherepanov Passage.
The transport hub is planned to be built approximately by 2025. As part of this project, it is planned to reconstruct and extend the NATI platform towards the center of Moscow. This means that trains in the Leningrad direction will stop even closer to the MCC, and the transfer from NATI to Likhobory will become even shorter and more convenient.
Now let's return to the Likhobory station. Both platforms have canopies and a decent number of benches and bins. The surface is paved with tiles, and a strip of yellow tactile tiles is laid along the edge of the platform.
In general, everything is stylish, neat and, if we talk about platforms, and not about transitions, then, in my opinion, a little in a retro style.
All the design is in the corporate style of Russian Railways, which operates this road jointly with the Moscow Metro (let me remind you that you can pay for travel with metro tickets, and the transfer between the metro and the MCC will be free for one and a half hours).
Electronic boards show the direction of travel (by the name of the next station) and the time until the train arrives. Let us remind you that the stated intervals for trains on the MCC are 6 minutes during peak hours and 11-15 minutes during off-peak times. If necessary, these intervals are promised to be shortened. And it seems like they are already thinking about implementing such an opportunity.
The platform from which you can leave Likhobor towards Koptevo, that is, to the west, has paths on both sides. But the trains come left side(in the direction of movement from the escalator). “External tracks” are apparently needed for service purposes and freight traffic, which will remain on the ring. View back towards the passage leading to NATI.
And here is our train. About 15 minutes have passed since the previous one left. True, three trains passed in the opposite direction during this time.
Lastochki are used as rolling stock on the Moscow Central Circle. I made a big post about how these trains work
. Inside the Lastochka on the MCC, except for the posted diagrams and advertisements, they are no different from those that run to Kryukovo and Tver and are already well known to many Zelenograd residents.
Scheme of the MCC in the carriage:
MCC and metro map:
It is allowed to carry bicycles on the MCC, and there are corresponding stickers on the trains, but we did not find any special mounts for two-wheeled transport in the local Lastochki. As well as the intention to twist the “extra” third seats so that all cars have a 2+2 layout, has not yet been implemented.
It seems that trains to the MCC do not run empty. We were on the ring from approximately 17:00 to 18:30, that is, practically during the evening rush hour, and in all the “Swallows” we saw, some of the passengers rode standing.
The closest stop to Likhobory, if you go west, is Koptevo. However, it was among the five stations that did not manage to open even in draft form before the start of traffic on the MCC. Therefore, for now the next stop after “Likhobor” is “Baltiyskaya”. Until the summer of this year, it was called “Voikovskaya” - after the nearby metro station.
The transfer between Baltiyskaya and Voykovskaya is considered one of the longest on the MCC. The two station concourses are located more than 700 meters apart. In order for a metro passenger to transfer here to Moskovskoye central ring, he should exit the subway through exit No. 1 (from the last car when moving towards the center, then from the glass doors to the right) and go along Leningradskoye Shosse towards the region - to the Metropolis shopping complex.
"Baltiyskaya" is located at the intersection of the MCC with Leningradskoye Shosse. The station has two exits: one towards Admiral Makarov Street, the other towards Novopetrovsky Proezd, Metropolis and Voikovskaya metro station.
Moreover, the branch of the passage that leads from the MCC station towards Voykovskaya is connected to the Metropolis building. And although the signs point to the street for access to the metro, in fact, a significant part of the journey can be done in the warmth, passing through the entire building of the shopping center. Then you will only have to travel about 200 meters along the street to the entrance to the subway. Of course, this advice is also relevant for those who go from the metro to the MCC.
There is only one platform at Baltiyskaya and, accordingly, it is wider.
Escalators and stairs for descending/ascending between the platform and the passage are located in one place. There are also elevators, but, like at Likhobory, they are not yet working.
If you, having a baby stroller with you, decide to leave the Baltiyskaya in the direction opposite to the Metropolis, you will encounter the same problem as at the transfer at NATI - there is no alternative to descending the stairs without channels.
View from the MCC platform to the side façade of Metropolis.
If the Metrostroy website contains current sketches of transport hub projects on the Moscow Central Circle, then in its final form the Baltiyskaya station will look like this. Another passage will appear in both directions from the other edge of the platform.
The next station after Baltiyskaya is Streshnevo. Previously, it was called “Volokolamskaya”, because it is located at the intersection of the MCC with the Volokolamsk highway. Theoretically, some of Zelenograd residents could come here by car and then set off on a further journey along the MCC. However, this option is unlikely to become widespread. Not only is it suitable for few people, but it is also unclear where to leave the car in this case - there is no semblance of intercept parking here.
Moreover, the passage at Streshnevo has not yet been completed, which could lead to the 1st Krasnogorsky passage - potentially the most convenient for accessing this station from Zelenograd.
As part of the creation of a transport hub here, the Streshnevo MCC station will be connected by a passage to the Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo Riga platform, which will be moved several hundred meters for this purpose. However, this no longer has anything to do with trips to/from Zelenograd (only if it concerns trips to my dacha :)).
Visualization of the Streshnevo transport hub project (image from the MCC website)
Diagram of the Streshnevo transport hub (clickable image from the Metrostroy website)
In the meantime, the Streshnevo station looks almost like a twin of Likhobor: the same two platforms on either side of the main passage...
And a typical (but at the same time, in my opinion, stylish) lobby building with escalators, adjacent to the passage.
There are also combined “ring” maps of the metro and MCC posted everywhere. For some reason, there were no such schemes at Likhobory.
As in all other places, active construction and finishing work is still ongoing at Streshnevo station.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to drive around the entire ring yet, although it would be very interesting to do so. Well, I hope he still has time. However, from the point of view of Zelenograd residents, the stations visited are, of course, of greatest interest.
To conclude the story, I will summarize a few key points.
1. MCC went - and it’s wonderful. In fact, in Moscow there appeared new look public transport, which significantly increased the connectivity of existing lines and routes. It is already obvious that, contrary to the gloomy forecasts of skeptics, the ring is in demand among the townspeople.
2. Many residents of Zelenograd have new options for constructing routes when traveling to Moscow. But a lot here depends on the number of trains stopping at NATI. For example, on September 20, it was impossible to leave Kryukovo by NATI from 8:56 to 16:05 - more than 7 hours! But in the coming days the situation should change: the number of electric trains stopping at NATI doubled
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3. The road was opened with a large number of minor imperfections - work is still underway almost everywhere. For most passengers this is not a big deal, but the MCC is still practically unsuitable for people with limited mobility. If for some reason you have difficulty moving, you should think very carefully about how you will climb the numerous stairs that do not even have runners for strollers.
The capital's subway and the MCC, which has become the 14th line of the Moscow metro, use a single ticket system. Therefore, the trip can be paid for with “United”, “90 minutes”, “Troika” tickets.
Are there travel benefits?
The existing discounts on public transport fares in Moscow also apply to the MCC: for children under seven years of age, travel around the ring is free, and more than three million Muscovites can purchase travel tickets on preferential terms. These are war veterans and combatants, as well as members of their families, disabled people of groups I, II and III, disabled children, heroes of Russia, heroes Soviet Union and labor veterans. Students, schoolchildren, pensioners, orphans, parents and children from large families also have the right to preferential travel on the MCC.
26 stations, 6 transfers to electric trains and 12 to the metro: how not to get lost on the MCC?
Currently, 26 out of 31 stations are open on the MCC. They can make six transfers to commuter trains and 12 to the metro. Five more ring stations are due to open in October: Koptevo, Sorge, Dubrovka, Panfilovskaya and Sokolinaya Gora. By the end of the year there will be 14 metro transfers, and six train transfers. Transfers between metro stations and the MCC take no more than 10-12 minutes. The shortest and most comfortable ones do not require going outside - these are transitions in “warm contours” from the stations “Mezhdunarodnaya”, “Leninsky Prospekt”, “Cherkizovskaya”, “Vladykino”, “Kutuzovskaya”.
Maps and signs help passengers find out how to transfer to the metro and commuter trains, as well as quickly find access to the necessary buses, trolleybuses and trams. Diagrams of the ring, transfers to electric trains and metro stations, as well as signs indicating the exit to the stops and the route numbers of ground urban passenger transport are located at the stations.
Consultants will advise passengers on how to navigate the new mode of transport. They are located at the entrance to the Circle Line metro stations, as well as those adjacent to the MCC. Consultants will tell you how to get to your destination easier, where to change trains, and what sights to see near the ring stations.
How to transfer from the metro to the MCC for free?
A single trip ticket allows you to transfer to the metro or monorail for free within 90 minutes.
If you plan to travel only along the MCC or are going to make one transfer - from the metro to the ring or vice versa - travel cards can be applied to any turnstiles.
You can change trains for free when traveling on the following routes: metro - MCC; metro - MCC - metro; MCC - metro - monorail; monorail - metro - MCC - metro.
You can use the free transfer only with tickets purchased after September 1, 2016. In all other cases, travel documents must be activated. To do this, just top up your account with an amount of one ruble or more.
When is the MCC open?
The first MCC trains pick up passengers at 05:45 from ZIL and Botanical Garden, the last train arrives at Andronovka station exactly at one in the morning. In general, the MCC's operating schedule coincides with the capital's subway - the ring is open for passengers from 05:30 to 01:00.
The first trains leave the line at 05:27 and begin moving with passengers at 05:45. Empty trains pick up people almost simultaneously from eight stations:
— ZIL — 05:45;
— Shelepikha — 05:49;
— Gagarin Square — 05:48;
— Baltic — 05:48;
— Botanical Garden — 05:45;
— District — 05:50;
— Highway Enthusiasts — 05:50;
— Ugreshskaya — 05:49.
At the same time, “Swallows” begin their journey along the ring at the same time both on weekdays and on weekends.
The last trains at night will reach the following stations with passengers:
— Nizhny Novgorod — 00:51;
— Baltic — 00:58;
— Andronovka — 01:00.
The interval of trains on the MCC during morning and evening rush hours is on average six minutes. The rest of the time - 12 minutes.
What trains run on the MCC?
High-speed electric trains "Lastochka" of increased comfort run along the ring. Their maximum speed- 120 kilometers per hour, they travel along the MCC from average speed 50 kilometers per hour. The trains are equipped with air conditioning, dry toilets, information panels, free Wi-Fi, sockets and bicycle racks.
The doors of the carriages open manually: to enter or exit, you need to press a special button installed on the doors. It only works when the train is completely stopped on the platform. When the doors are ready to open, the green signal lights up. At other times, due to security requirements, the doors are locked.
Unlike commuter trains, Lastochkas do not have vestibules. This allows passengers to quickly enter or leave the cabin at the desired stop.
A thermal curtain protects passengers on the Moscow Central Circle from the cold. A smart climate control system releases streams of warm air in front of the doors in the cars automatically, protecting against temperature changes. In addition, the climate control system disinfects the air, destroying possible infections and viruses.
Bicycles, dogs, roller skates and cats: all about the rules of travel
When using the MCC, you need to remember the safety requirements and obey the accepted travel rules. They have already been developed by the Department of Transport and the Moscow Metro. In some places they are not as strict as the rules for traveling on the city subway. The capital's cyclists have probably already appreciated this, since in MCC train cars a bicycle can be transported unassembled on a special platform. In the capital's subway, the requirements are stricter: bicycles can only be transported unassembled, and children's bicycles must be carried in a case.
Large luggage is also allowed at the MCC. Its maximum size, with which you can travel around the ring without additional payment, should not exceed 180 centimeters in total dimensions. It must be placed on special luggage racks, which are available in Lastochka cars.
For free transportation Small breed dogs on the MCC do not need to take a container or basket if the pet is on a leash and muzzled. Ring passengers can also transport cats free of charge and even without a special carrying bag. The main condition is constant monitoring of the pet.
Please note that for dogs of large breeds both on commuter trains and on the MCC you need to buy a ticket. They must be muzzled and on a leash. You do not need a ticket for all types of transport, including the MCC, only for guide dogs.
According to the rules for traveling on the MCC, it is prohibited to be in the carriage or at the station with any products that could stain fellow travelers. Roller skating, scooters, bicycles and other sports vehicles are prohibited on the MCC platforms, as well as in carriages.
(today there are 24 operating MCC stations) - a new Moscow transport designed to make movement in Moscow even more convenient. The first stage opened on September 10. On at the moment Twenty-four of the thirty-one stations are open for passenger use. Five stations have a covered passage to the metro, six have a passage to the metro across the street. By the end of October, 6 more stations will open.
24 open MCC stations - see the list below...
List of operating MCC stations:
- District (North-Eastern Administrative District and Northern Administrative District). Transfer to the same name railway station(Savelovskoe direction of the Moscow Railway), and in the future - to the new Okruzhnaya metro station. There is also a transfer to city ground transport - a bus.
- Baltic (SAO). Provides a transfer to the Voykovskaya metro station or city ground transport. Baltiyskaya station is connected by an overpass with shopping center“Metropolis”, and on the other side, nearby, almost right next to it, is the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo park.
- Streshnevo (North Administrative Okrug and North-Western Administrative Okrug). Transfer to tram, trolleybus, bus. According to the plan, a transfer to the Riga direction railway line (new stopping station). P. S: by the way, we have a topic about .
- Shelepikha (TsAO). Provides transfer to the Testovskaya railway platform.
- Business center (southwestern part of the Central Administrative District). Large station on the MCC. Transfer to the Mezhdunarodnaya metro station. Located within walking distance from the Testovskaya railway station. According to the plan - parking and an underground passage to Moscow City.
- Kutuzovskaya (JSC), next to Kutuzovsky Prospekt. It is possible to transfer to the Kutuzovskaya metro station and to ground transport: trolleybus and bus.
- Luzhniki (TsAO). Station with "shore" platforms and a vestibule. Provides a transfer to the Sportivnaya metro station or to a city bus. According to plans, it is the Sportivnaya MCC station that will be most in demand during the period.
- Gagarin Square (JSC). Connected to the Leninsky Prospekt metro station (via an underground passage). Transfer to buses, trolleybuses and trams. This is the only MCC station that is underground.
- Crimean (Southern Administrative District and South-Western Administrative District). Transfer to the Sevastopolskaya railway station and public transport - bus.
- Upper boilers (Southern Administrative District). Located between the Nagatinskaya and Tulskaya metro stations. Connected with city buses, trolleybuses and trams. And also through a new platform with the Paveletsky direction railway.
- ZIL (northern part of the Southern Administrative District). Access to the Ice Palace is on the inside of the MCC and to ground public transport is on the outside of the MCC.
- Avtozavodskaya (Southern Administrative District). Here you can change to the Avtozavodskaya metro station (along the street) and to ground transport (bus, trolleybus).
- Belokamennaya (VAO). Located within the boundaries of the national park " Losiny Island" Transfer to ground transport - bus. And by bus to the nearest metro station - “Rokossovsky Boulevard”.
- Botanical Garden (SVAD). Connected to the metro station of the same name by an underground pedestrian crossing. You can transfer to ground transport - a bus.
- Rokossovsky Boulevard (VAO). There is a transition to the metro station of the same name (Sokolnicheskaya line) and a transfer to a bus or tram.
- Likhobory (SAO). Connected to the railway, to the NATI platform (Leningrad direction). You can take a bus.
- Lokomotiv (VAO). Transfer (warm) to the Cherkizovskaya metro station (covered passage). You can transfer to a trolleybus or bus.
- Nizhny Novgorod (South Eastern Administrative District). Connected to the Karacharovo railway station (from the Kursk station) and by city bus. In 2018, a transition to the Nizhegorodskaya Street metro station will be available.
- Novokhokhlovskaya (South Eastern Administrative District). It is possible to transfer to a city bus and since 2017 - through the new platform you can transfer to the railway (Kursk direction).
- District (North-Eastern Administrative District and Northern Administrative District). Transfer to the railway station of the same name (Savelovskoe direction of the Moscow Railway), and in the future - to the new Okruzhnaya metro station. There is also a transfer to city ground transport - a bus.
- Ugreshskaya (South Eastern Administrative District). From the station you can change to a bus, tram or trolleybus. By using ground transport(by bus or tram) you can get to two metro stations - “Kozhukhovskaya” or “Dubrovka”.
- Izmailovo (VAO). Connected to the metro station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line - “Partizanskaya”. It is possible to transfer to a bus, trolleybus and tram.
- Rostokino (NEAD). Transfer to the Severyanin railway station (Yaroslavl direction). A transfer to ground transport is also available - tram, bus, trolleybus.
- Vladykino (NEAD). Transfer to the metro station of the same name through an overpass. You can transfer to a bus or trolleybus.
Several more stations will be opened at the end of October 2016
List of currently closed MCC stations:
- Panfilovskaya- a complex station from an engineering point of view due to spatial limitations. It is about seven hundred meters away from the metro station (Oktyabrskoye Pole station).
- Sorge Street
- Koptevo
- Falcon Mountain
- Dubrovka
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 expected 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 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 peak 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 Moscow Central Circle (MCC) will open to passengers in early September. Approximately September 10th. This was stated by the head of the Moscow Metro, Dmitry Pegov.
The MCC line received number 14 in the Moscow Metro. The ring consists of 31 stations, 17 of them are connected to the metro, 10 to radial railway lines. Transfers between metro stations and the MCC will take no more than 10-12 minutes. The shortest and most comfortable transfers will be in “warm” (not requiring going outside) transitions from the stations: Mezhdunarodnaya, Leninsky Prospekt, Cherkizovskaya, Vladykino, Kutuzovskaya.
The main advantage of the Moscow Central Circle is that it should relieve the “Koltsevaya” line by 15%, the “Sokolnicheskaya” line by 20%, and all stations.
ABOUT OPERATING MODE
Since the Moscow Central Circle is metro line 14, the operating hours will be identical - daily from 5.30 to 1.00.
ABOUT THE COST OF TRAVEL
A single ticket for 20 trips will cost 650 rubles, for 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, 60 trips - 1,570 rubles. At the same time, travel for Troika card users on the MCC will cost the same as on the metro - 32 rubles. It is worth emphasizing that the possibility of transferring from the metro to the MCC and back will be free of charge.
Transfers within 90 minutes from the moment you first enter the station are free. Reprogramming of turnstiles, cash registers, and ticket vending machines has now begun,” said Dmitry Pegov.
You can use the second free metro transfer from MCC platforms only with tickets purchased after September 1. Passengers who purchased tickets before this date will be able to exchange them for new ones, with the benefit of a free transfer. Otherwise, the additional trip will be charged. And the first 30,000 people who exchange tickets purchased before September 1 will receive gifts from the metro. There will be no need to exchange social cards.
ABOUT PAYMENT METHODS
Tickets can be purchased in the same way as for trips on the metro: at ticket offices, vending machines, or top up your Troika card via the Internet. You can also pay for travel by bank card. For this purpose, all stations are now equipped with machines for reading bank cards.
ABOUT PASSENGER SERVICES
The stations will introduce similar services that exist in the metro. Passengers with limited mobility will be able to benefit from free mobility assistance. The stations will have chargers for gadgets, trees, and benches. And also trash cans, which are not in the Moscow metro itself. “Live Communication” counters will appear at five stations, where tourists can also get information English. In particular, it is already being installed at the Luzhniki station.
ABOUT COMPOSITIONS
33 trains will be launched on the ring, which will have handrails for standing passengers. And just like on regular trains, there will be toilets. The interval between trains will be only 6 minutes.
THE YANDEX METRO APPLICATION WILL BE UPDATED
By the time the Moscow Central Circle launches, the map will be updated in the Yandex Metro application, which is used by many Muscovites.
We have already taken measurements so that people can plan their time on the trip. People will also be informed about temporary closures of stations, said Alexander Shulgin, general manager Yandex in Russia.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?
Navigation is hosted;
The trains practice movement intervals;
Information boards are installed on the platforms;
They are creating comfortable ground transport routes connecting with stations of the new subway line.
INTERESTING TO KNOW
75 million passengers will be able to use the services in the first year, and by 2025 the number will increase to 350 million passengers annually;
The metro staff will increase by 800 people.
Online workload application
To implement this project, it is necessary to prepare the infrastructure to show this. But we have this in our plans. This will be a similar project to Yandex.Traffic. The Moscow Metro is working on the issue of providing Yandex with data on congestion. As soon as we are able to receive them, we will send them to Yandex, and they will be displayed in the application online,” said Dmitry Pegov, head of the metro.