The first stage of the Moscow Central Circle will take place on September 10. The online publication site responded to the most important questions about a new type of urban transport.
What it is?
Moskovskoe central ring- this unites the metro and radial directions 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 electric trains to buses, trolleybuses and trams. The surface transport schedule 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 also 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. On updated maps Information will also appear on 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. 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.
On new page Information has been published 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 map of transfers from the metro to the MCC and select convenient routes.
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 language. 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, CEO 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.
The page presents:
metro map - 2018;
metro fare - 2018;
MCC scheme;
map of the large metro ring;
large metro ring (station opening schedule);
metro map with stations under construction;
schedule for opening new metro stations until 2020.
Metro map 2016-2020
Metro map 2018 with travel time calculation: mosmetro.ru/metro-map/
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Moscow metro fare. 2018
All Moscow Metro stations are open for entry and transfer from one line to another daily from 5:30 am to 1 am.
The “Single” ticket allows you to travel by metro, monorail, bus, trolleybus or tram. One trip on a ticket is equal to one pass on any type of transport. The ticket is valid throughout Moscow, including Zone B.
LIMITED TRIP TICKETS
A “Single” ticket with a limit for 1 and 2 trips is valid for 5 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale).
Tickets for 20, 40, 60 trips are valid for 90 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). It is recommended to book tickets for 20-60 trips on your Troika card!
From July 17, 2017, tickets for 60 trips are sold only on the Troika card!!!
| TRIP | Cost, rub. |
| 1 | 55 |
| 2 | 110 |
| 20 | 747 |
| 40 | 1494 |
| 60 | 1765 |
TICKETS WITHOUT TRIP LIMIT
A “Single” ticket without a travel limit for 1, 3 and 7 days is valid from the moment of the first pass, you must start using it no later than 10 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). Tickets for 30, 90 and 365 days are sold only on the Troika transport card and are valid from the moment of registration on the card.
| DAY | Cost, rub. |
| 1 | 218 |
| 3 | 415 |
| 7 | 830 |
| 30 | 2075 |
| 90 | 5190 |
| 365 | 18900 |
COST OF TRAVEL WITH TROKA CARD
Tariff "Wallet"
A trip by metro and monorail - 36 rubles.
A trip by ground transport - 36 rubles.
A trip by metro and ground transport at the rate of “90 minutes” with transfers - 56 rubles. From January 2, 2018, “90 minutes” tickets for 1, 2 and 60 trips are no longer sold; tickets are only available on Troika.
You can get "Troika" at the metro ticket offices, at the automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans" and at the ticket offices of OJSC "Central PPK" and OJSC "MTPPK". The security deposit for Troika is 50 rubles. The deposit can be returned when returning the card to the cashier.
The card has no expiration date, the money on the card does not expire for 5 years after the last top-up.
Topping up your card is as easy as mobile phone, but without commission and for any amount within 3,000 rubles.
You can replenish the balance of the “Wallet” travel ticket on the “Troika” card at ticket offices and ticket machines of the metro, automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”. “United” and “90 minutes” tickets can be “recorded” on the “Troika” card at the metro ticket offices and automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”; "TAT" and "A" tickets at automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans"
Topping up the balance of a Wallet ticket to a Troika card is available through Aeroexpress ticket offices and at partner terminals:
CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW
Eleksnet
Aeroexpress
EuroPlat
Megaphone
Velobike
You can sign up for subscriptions for commuter electric trains at the ticket offices of commuter stations and train stations in Moscow and the Moscow region and at ticket machines located at railway stations and marked with information posters.
MCC - Moscow Central Ring.
Opening September 10, 2016!
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The Small Ring of the Moscow Railway (MKZD) is more than a hundred years old. Previously, passenger trains ran along it, but over time, the bulk of traffic was transported by goods. The ring served industrial zones, many of which fell into disrepair over time and best case scenario were used as warehouses.Now these territories are being reorganized: housing, sports complexes, and social facilities are being built here. Developing industrial zones need good transport connections. On the rails, where previously only freight trains ran, in 10 years up to 300 million people a year will be able to travel. However, the city does not refuse cargo transportation along the Moscow Ring Railway: freight trains will run along the tracks at night. For freight traffic, additional tracks with a length of about 30 kilometers are being laid.
OPENING OF THE MOSCOW CENTRAL RING (MCC)
COST OF TRAVEL TO MCC
During the first month of MCC operation, travel on the Moscow Central Circle will be free. After the end of the starting month of operation, one trip on the MCC will cost 50 rubles, two - 100 rubles, no more than 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, no more than 60 - 1,570 rubles. A travel ticket without a travel limit will cost passengers 210 rubles for a day, 400 rubles for three days, and 800 rubles for seven days.
ABOUT It will be possible to pay for trips using city tickets, such as “Troika” and “United”. Passengers will not have to pay twice: transfers from the Moscow Ring Railway to the metro will be free for one and a half hours. This time should be enough to go down into the subway, and not necessarily to the nearest station.Beneficiaries will retain the right to free travel around the ring. They will be able to use a Muscovite social card. Students and other students will be able to travel along the Moscow Ring Railway preferential cards metro.
TRAVEL TIME
During peak hours, trains will run every six minutes, at other times - at intervals of 11-15 minutes. It will be possible to drive a full circle along the Moscow Ring Road in an hour and a quarter. The new transport circuit will make travel around the capital 20 minutes shorter on average.According to preliminary calculations, travel time between stations will be from 1.6 to 4.2 minutes.The transfer will take a matter of minutes, and 11 stations are organized on the “dry feet” principle. This means that you won’t have to go outside from the stations. A system of covered passages and galleries will protect pedestrians from rain, snow, and cold. And four stations will have glass walls and roofs to allow natural light in the lobbies.
INTERCEPTION PARKING
Motorists will be able to leave their car in intercept parking lots at 13 transport hubs and transfer to public transport. For citizens with limited mobility, elevators, escalators, lifts will be installed, and tactile tiles will be laid.
Big metro ring. Opening schedule
"Business Center" (opened February 26, 2018)
"Petrovsky Park" (opened February 26, 2018)
"CSKA" ("Khodynskoye Pole") (opened February 26, 2018)
"Shelepikha" (opened February 26, 2016)
"Khoroshevskaya" (opened February 26, 2018)
"Aviamotornaya" (2019)
The main thing that needs to be done at the second stage of the development of the subway is to build a new ring line - the Third Interchange Circuit. Its length will be 42 km. Total n planned to open bmore than 160 km of new stations.
By 2020, the congestion of the capital's metro should decrease by almost half (By 2020, the capital's metro will increase by 78 stations):
"“We believe that it is this additional circuit that will allow us to relieve the existing lines,” sums up M. Khusnullin. — Passengers will not have to travel to the city center to switch to another line.
Among other things, it is through the new ring that the subway is planned to be connected to the Moscow Ring Railway. Main transfer hubs The stations “Khoroshevskaya” and “Nizhegorodskaya Street” will become. At the same time, underground and land trains will run according to the agreed schedule.
“By building the Third Interchange Circuit, we have the opportunity to “string” additional stations onto it, which will be needed when developing new territories,” explains M. Khusnullin. — As soon as we begin to develop the new territory, all the infrastructure will already be prepared.
Ultimately, due to the creation of new underground routes, the congestion of the capital’s metro should be reduced by almost half. If now, during peak hours, up to 8 people per 1 sq. m. are packed into the cars. m, then to 2020 The metro will reach the standard load - about 4.5 people per square meter.".
After the construction of the second ring line:
- Instead of the current 40 minutes it takes to get from the Yugo-Zapadnaya station to Kuntsevskaya, using the second ring you will get there in just 10 minutes!
- now the journey from Kaluzhskaya to Sevastopolskaya takes 35 minutes, but it will only take 3 minutes;
- the trip from Sokolniki to Elektrozavodskaya will take only 3 minutes instead of 22 minutes;
- the route from Kashirskaya to Tekstilshchiki takes 30 minutes, but it will take 2 minutes;
- The travel time from Rizhskaya to Aviamotornaya is currently 20 minutes, and with the opening of the TPK it will be reduced exactly by half!
Schedule (dates) of openings
Moscow metro stations 2014-2020
Since 2012, the capital has been implementing a metro development program in accordance with Moscow government decree No. 194-PP dated May 4, 2012. As part of the program, the Novokosino, Pyatnitskoye Shosse and Alma-Atinskaya stations were already opened in 2012, and by 2020, more than 155 km of new lines and 75 stations will be built.
year 2014:
"Lesoparkovaya" (opened February 28, 2014)
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Bitsevsky Park "(opened February 27, 2014)
"Spartak" (opened August 27, 2014)
Sokolnicheskaya line:
"Troparevo" (opened)
2015:
"Kotelniki" (opened September 21, 2015)
« Butyrskaya
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Fonvizinskaya" (opened in September 2016)
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Petrovsko-Razumovskaya"(opened September 2016)
Sokolnicheskaya line:
"Rumyantsevo" (opened January 18, 2016)
2017:
Zamoskvoretskaya line:
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Khovrino" (opened December 31, 2017)
Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line
«
Lomonosovsky Prospekt"(opened March 16, 2017)
"Minskaya"(opened March 16, 2017)
«
Ramenki » (opened March 16, 2017)
2018:
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line:
«
Verkhniye Likhobory"(opened March 22, 2018)
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District » (opened March 22, 2018)
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Seligerskaya "(opened March 22, 2018)
Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line
"Ozernaya" (Ochakovo)(opened August 30, 2018)
"Prokshino" (2020)
"Stolbovo" (2020)
"Filatov Meadow" (2020)
Kozhukhovskaya line:
"Kosino" (2020)
"Lukhmanovskaya" (2019)
"Nekrasovka" (2019)
« Nizhegorodskaya street"(2020)
"Okskaya Street" (2020)
The Moscow Central Circle (MCC) is an abbreviation that has been in use quite recently; the ring itself is used even less for passengers. On metro maps the ring is marked as line 14, although it looks a little different.
Metro or train
Circular railway, Small ring of the Moscow railway, Moscow ring railway, Moscow central ring - all these definitions in one form or another refer to the same object.
The first train at the Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
In the new name - MCC - the mention of the railway has been removed, on metro maps it is indicated as line 14, transfers with the metro are free (even in the "metro - MCC - metro" option), a separate page for the MCC has been created on the metro website... So everything can be... Is the MCC a metro?
The MCC infrastructure itself (tracks, stations, etc.) belongs to Russian Railways. The ring is physically connected to other sections of the railways; the use of the ring for freight traffic is not canceled and is quite possible. The rolling stock, "Swallows", has been traveling on other sections of Russian railways for several years now. At MCC stations you can find workers in gray Russian Railways uniforms, information boards and part of the navigation at the MCC stations themselves - according to the brand book and Russian Railways standards. Even the turnstiles are like those at many suburban stations (albeit equipped with metro validators). So, is the MCC an electric train?
Navigation in the transition between platforms of the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
If we approach the issue formally, then the MCC is a real railway, but in mass consciousness the use of the railway for movement within one city is still of little use, moreover, the MCC is integrated mainly with the metro, and the ring is a city transport, and not a suburban one, which includes the green electric trains familiar to citizens. This is also why navigation and tariffs are designed in such a way that the passenger feels that he is on the 14th metro line, although in fact the MCC, of course, is not a metro.
Turnstiles at Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
In relation to the MCC, it is appropriate to use the term “urban train” - a type of transport in Russia that is not very common.
Abroad, this type of transport is widespread and quite popular. For example, in Germany, Austria, Switzerland there is an S-bahn, which occupies an intermediate position between urban public transport and classic commuter trains.
The MCC itself breaks the mold of many definitions, and similar debates have been going on on thematic forums for many months - “What is the new ring anyway?”
The MCC, metro, monorail and ground transport are all elements of the city’s unified transport system, so asking the question “is the MCC part of the metro?” not entirely true. To the question “Does the MCC belong to the Moscow transport system?”, it is certainly correct and correct to answer “Yes”, as well as to a similar question regarding the metro or monorail.
The Lastochka train arrives at the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
The main flow to the MCC should still be a transfer from the metro; there will be fewer “pure” independent trips around the ring. At the same time, such stations as Sorge (formerly Novopeschanaya), Krymskaya (formerly Sevastopolsky Prospekt), Streshnevo (formerly Volokolamskaya) have created (in the case of Sorge, they will create) new transport hubs. Residents of nearby houses and those who work nearby will definitely appreciate the appearance of these stations. Following this, new travel routes will appear.
Due to its specifics, part of the MCC route passes through industrial zones. But is this really important, because a new transport corridor has appeared in the city. And industrial zones will not always flash through the Swallow window. Novodevichy Convent, Moscow City, Losiny Island, Moscow River - the landscapes are more than diverse.
View from the MCC train window. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
From the point of view of formal definitions, the MCC is more of an electric train than a metro; in fact, it is a new full-fledged element of the transport system. How relevant it is is a question for each individual passenger. In any case, new connections that reduce travel time are always good, especially for a metropolis like Moscow.
Impressions of the first passengers
Andrey Perechitsky
So, I decided not to put this matter off, and yesterday, after work, I joined. I didn’t drive the full circle, I didn’t have time, but I mastered three quarters of it - from Vladykino to Izmailovo.
Well, what can I say? So far it is obvious that this is an attraction clean water, approximately like the Moscow monorail immediately after its opening, which was then officially operating “in excursion mode.” Only the monorail was paid, but the MCC was not, which is what the vast majority of its passengers use. But first things first.
What I liked: Electric trains! You can laugh at me, but yesterday I rode the Swallow for the first time. Very smooth acceleration and quiet, in terms of sound, movement. While driving, you can hear not the sound of traction engines, not the howl of gears, not the knock of compressors - but only the grinding of the wheel flanges on the rails in curves. Well, even at high speed you can feel the car wobbling. But, by and large, in comparison with those ER1 ED4M that we drive - heaven and earth. In general, comparing Siemens Desiro Rus and the crafts of the Demikhovsky plant is like comparing black sturgeon caviar with capelin caviar.
Navigation at the stations is fully present (although in some places the signs with the original names, which were changed during the construction process, have not been replaced). But, in general, everything is clear and intelligible:
Escalators work at all stations where I was - which is important, considering that the route of the Circular Railway, historically, is located on high embankments for almost its entire length.
What I didn't like: Everything on the MCC is still very, very raw. Fortunately, it will take at least two more months to finish it - but in our country, assault and show-off are at the forefront, so... Many stations have not completed the actual exits to the city - for me, for example, to get to the platform from Dmitrovsky highway, I had to walk past the Okruzhnaya platform, because the entrance to it is only open from the inside of the ring, and walk to the next station, Vladykino. There is a transition to the outside on Okruzhnaya, but it is not yet completed and is closed. The former “wild” crossing over the tracks was blocked with fences - however, citizens have already made holes in them... you have to cross the railway, but walk a kilometer around - no fools. The same thing happened at the exit - and I got out in Izmailovo: the direct access to the Partizanskaya metro station is still in the finishing stage, so citizens are forced to use the only exit towards Tkatskaya Street, and make a detour under the overpasses of the MK MZD and the fourth ring. Three hundred meters in a straight line, and six hundred along the existing route - there is a difference.
Secondly, as many have noted, there really are not enough informant announcements on which side the platform is to which the train arrives. On the MCC, the platforms are mostly coastal, but about a quarter are island ones. Until the train approaches the platform directly, it is not visible. As a result, those leaving rush from one side of the car to the other. Over time, of course, they will remember where everything is located and get used to it - just as they are already accustomed to pressing buttons on doors so that they open - but now this is noticeably lacking.
Third is the name. What means Moscow Central Circle? Where is the Moscow non-central ring located? There was a normal name - the Moscow Circular Railway, historical, and understandable to everyone: BMO is BMO, it is in the region, and Okruzhnaya is in Moscow. But no. EM TSE KA. The central committee of some EM. The combination of three consonants is terrible.
Well, the fourth thing I don’t like about the MCC - but this is my personal IMHO: the organization of a purely roundabout traffic. The MK MZD has connections with all radial railway lines of the Moscow hub, including those that do not have a through diametrical passage: Kazansky, Kievsky, Paveletsky and Yaroslavsky. Nothing prevents some trains from these directions from running not to their dead-end stations, but in transit through the ring to another radius. Part, not all - maybe one train out of five - ten. Especially considering the desire of the Moscow Region authorities and Russian Railways to increase the number of suburban trains under the slogan of turning them into a kind of “light metro” (a term in this case, absolutely illiterate, but I will use it in relation to the situation). Yes, this will complicate scheduling and force you to juggle schedules different directions- but nothing is impossible. After all, the New York subway has been operating on the same route pattern for many decades. Of course, someone will object to me that this is a utopia - my dears, ten years ago the very passenger traffic along the Small Ring was also considered a utopia. However...
Will they use: Definitely they will. First of all, those who work or live within walking distance of the ring stations. I myself, if I still lived on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, would absolutely use it - my native home stands directly opposite the platform:
With transfer trips it is much more difficult - for now, on the MCC you can count convenient transfers on the fingers of one hand - "Leninsky Prospekt" - Gagarin Square, "Kutuzovskaya", "Vladykino", "Cherkizovskaya" - Lokomotiv - well, perhaps that's all. Transfers to trains and ground transport are even more difficult. Perhaps, when all this is brought in accordance with plans, passenger traffic will calm down. Again, it is convenient to use the ring for travel only if the route along it is a quarter, or maximum a third, of the length of the ring. If it is more, then it is much more convenient to drive in a straight line, especially since such an opportunity is almost always available. Well, now 80-90% of passengers are exclusively curious citizens. Including transport freaks - weirdos, loudly discussing the advantages and disadvantages of electric trains of the ES2G class compared to trains of the ET2M series, for example:) But someone has already fully appreciated the innovation and is using it directly - transport - purpose:
True, these are mostly young people, for whom seven miles before a transfer is not a detour :) Interestingly, I noticed that on trains traveling along inside rings, there are much more passengers than in those that go along the outer one. Well, personally, the MCC is neither a village nor a city for me, at least at the present time.
About the views from the train window: Let's be objective: since the construction of the Circular Railway in 1908, it has been the center of attraction for industrial zones, which were built around it over the course of seventy (I repeat: SEVENTY) years. And overnight they, and the surrounding surroundings that accompany them, will not go anywhere, even though they try to bashfully cover them with fences:
No, I don’t argue that the railway also passes by some pretty beautiful places in Moscow: in Luzhniki, for example, this is the Novodevichy Convent, and the Luzhniki sports complex itself; in Izmailovo - the hotel complex of the same name, and the Izmailovo Fair, with its popular print Kremlin; post-war development in the Oktyabrsky Field area; from bridges across the Moscow River open beautiful views, the Belokamennaya station is generally located in the forest, and not just in the forest, but in the Losiny Ostrov National Natural Park; and some people like City skyscrapers:
But, in eighty percent of cases, the surrounding landscape from the window will look like this:
So if you love aesthetics fucking- industrial zones, garages, and multi-level transport interchanges - you will certainly enjoy a trip along the MCC. Just hurry up - with the current pace of Moscow urban development, they will soon, for the most part, be exhausted.
My impressions. Of course, I liked it more than I didn’t like it, judging on a five-point scale :) Just one thing - to ride an electric train on the legendary Circular Railway, on which passenger trains have not run for eighty years extra years- worth a lot. Of course, the shoals are very noticeable. But there is no doubt that they will be corrected. The main thing is not to forget about the little things.
It’s good that the ring was not turned into a purely passenger ring, a complete analogue of the metro, as some radically minded comrades proposed: after all, the original purpose of the Circular Railway - to connect all Moscow railway radii - is a strategic thing, and should have remained untouched. Again, variety for railway fans ;)
More from what I noticed. The MCC has its own Moscow time:
Business Center station, with its vibrant green color:
The canopy over the platform is connected to the walls in such a way that when it rains, water will pour into the station. Is this how it was intended?
With me at the Kutuzovskaya station, two hard workers dragged, right across the tracks, some kind of hefty electrical box, and threw it onto the platform, in its narrowest place. A minute later, Swallow arrived on the same path, disembarking passengers who had to step over this box, or squeeze between it and the wall. That is, ensuring the safety of both workers and passengers on the MCC is, so far, in complete disarray. I would like to hope that this will not lead to serious consequences.
Something like that. Of course, I plan to drive along the MCC again, more thoughtfully, and during daylight hours. Otherwise in the dark you can’t see anything around at all :)
In the meantime, I voiced my first impressions of his visit. So all of the above is solely my personal subjective opinion.
Yes, and: a note for those who are in the know;) In my passport, in the “Place of birth” column it says “Moscow city”. And on my father’s side I am a third generation Muscovite;)