Travel around railway interesting not only because the train is considered one of the safest modes of transport, but also because while passing you can look at beautiful landscape. One of these places is the Moscow Circle Railway.
Moscow Circular Railway: history of development
At the beginning of the last century, the development of industry began to reach fairly large heights, and plants and factories grew. Of course, all the products they produced had to be exported on something. Railways began to develop and railroad tracks appeared in different corners countries. There was a railway junction in the very center of the capital, its growth every year was at least 5%.
Nicholas II recognized that it was necessary to relieve Moscow, and this could be done by starting the construction of additional railway junctions. According to the designers, the road should have been at least 54 kilometers long, all adjacent nodes - 154 kilometers. The Moscow railway ring (the scheme provided for the possibility of operating 14 stations, 72 bridges) was supposed to pass through the Moscow River (4 bridges).
The ancient Moscow Ring Railway
It was interesting to create stations designed in Art Nouveau style. After the metro was built, it became perfect example how it is possible to place railway tracks outside the city, with the possible outlines of the boundaries of the metropolis.
At the beginning of 1908, a large ring of the Moscow railway was built, after which the opening was made, but, according to the plan, it had only two tracks and they were intended for freight trains. At that time, no more than 4 trains passed along the ring per day. Passenger roads on the BMO railway were opened only in 1909. In 1920, the Moscow Railway was closed to passengers, and in 1934, traffic on it was resumed.
Thanks to the emergence of the Moscow Railway and the development of passenger transportation, Moscow was able to relieve congestion and it became easier to move around the city. The small ring of the Moscow railway made it possible to relieve congestion in the region.
On a note. In 2011, the railway ring was reconstructed and all work was carried out to improve the conditions for the use of passenger transportation.
How the modern Moscow Ring Railway appeared
Moscow ring road appeared not so long ago and was created in order to relieve the burden on ground transport, and relieve passengers from the crush. It was for this purpose that it was decided to launch the road; it was built at the beginning of the 20th century. In the form in which it was located after almost a century of abandonment, it required its complete modernization and repairs.
In 2011 it was decided to create Joint-Stock Company responsible for her condition. In 2015, the company left Russian Railways, and the Moscow Government became its owner. Thanks to this, it became possible to invest large amounts in its development. In addition, the company was able to attract investors, whose funds were used to build several stations.
Modern Moscow Ring Railway
When designing, great attention paid to passengers using additional means of transportation. To allow the visually impaired to move around the platform, everything inside was lined with tactile tiles. In a number of stations where it is possible to make a transfer, special elevators and turnstiles are installed, using which passengers with disabilities can move freely.
As of 2018, a large number of trains travel along the road. More than 110 trains pass through it every day, carrying many passengers. One train can accommodate up to 1,200 passengers at a time.
Electric train "Lastochka"
The main carrier is Russian Railways.
Official website of the Moscow Ring Railway
To get all the necessary information about the operation of the railway, to clarify information about what time trains depart, and which station it is possible to get to, you need to go to the official website.
Note! To plan a trip along the steel central track, you can contact the company’s employees at the Russian Railways contact phone number: 8 800 775 00 00 or write by email [email protected]
Legal address of the Moscow Circle Railway: Moscow, st. Taganskaya house 34 building 3.
Suburban passenger complex
The transport ring, built in Moscow and the Moscow region, gradually became one of the constituent parts of the city. In addition to the fact that the railway made it possible to relieve cargo transportation, it also became one of the main directions for travel by metro. This route has now become the main subway system.
The modern road has 31 stations (the Moscow Ring Railway has a station map in every metro car) and is one of the central metro systems, which has helped relieve traffic through the capital, since it is possible to use interchange cars.
When going on a trip, you have the opportunity to:
- at 17 stations, transfer to ground transport, which is passenger;
- at 11 stations, use the services of electric trains departing throughout the Moscow region.
Interesting! The main trains traveling along the Moscow Ring Railway are the “Lastochka”, consisting of 5 cars. The length of the train is about 130 meters. In case of heavy load, the train composition increases to 10 cars. To move around the stations, you can buy a MCC metro card and familiarize yourself with the map in the guidebook.
Train interior
Distinctive features of metro stations
The metro stations in Moscow are beautiful, and if you don’t use them for their intended purpose, you can go down and look at everything that the masters of the last century left behind.
- Considering that a large number of passengers use the railway services, everything is equipped here for their convenience, including for people with limited mobility.
- Climate control is installed inside the cabin, so passengers will feel comfortable inside.
On a note. Train movement on the railway is allowed at temperatures from -40 to +40 degrees. The transitions between the trains are made like an accordion, so it is very convenient to move along them.
The carriages are wide enough, so many people can fit in them. Due to the fact that the train can reach speeds of up to 160 kilometers per hour, moving from one station to another takes minimal amount time. At metro stations, everything is done so that passengers feel comfortable.
Among the popular transfer hubs through which a large number of passengers pass are:
- "Khoroshchevo";
- "Sorge";
- "Panfilovskaya";
- "Streshnevo";
- "Baltic";
- "Likhobory".
These are the most popular stations from where passengers travel around the city. The road is also convenient because people can get to their workplace faster from the residential areas of Moscow.
Terms of use
The conditions for use of railway transport are prescribed by Russian Railways employees.
- To pay for travel, you should use your Troika card. After making the payment, you should save the card until you reach the final station.
- On the territory of the trains, customers are provided with Wi-Fi services, as well as sockets, using which you can charge your phone or other device.
- Due to the opportunity to transfer from Lastochka to an electric train, the city's main stations were unloaded.
- Now the road belongs to the Moscow Government, and the area of responsibility lies with Russian Railways.
- The inside of the carriages is very comfortable, there are soft chairs, and there are quite large passages where you can sit with your bike or skis.
- A system has been introduced on the road automatic control movement, due to which a large number of trains pass through the station. To control the automation, each Lastochka is equipped with a GPS/GLONASS system. It was by using it that it became possible to control and adjust the train schedule from station to station.
Traffic map
The map of the Moscow Ring Railway stations is on the map. It allows you to decide how easier it is to get to a particular point. All metro stations and intersections with other main lines are marked here.
Note! If a tourist comes to the city and wants to use the services, you can purchase a card and travel through stations with transfers. A sample metro map is shown below.
Subway map
Possibility of booking train tickets on the website and at the box office
There is no provision for booking travel documents for trains on the company's website. There is no such option at the box office either. To purchase a ticket, just go to the box office. You can make payment in any way: card, cash. You cannot transfer funds when using electronic wallets.
Car types
Cars used for the carriage of passengers – High Quality. Everyone can find everything they need here. Considering that the trip is a short distance, the carriages are of a seated, soft type.
Using the services of the company, you can get to your destination on time. That is why the staff of the Moscow Ring Railway developed a website where you can find a lot of useful and necessary information.
We built it for you
Extra time
Moskovskoe central ring- part of the transport system of the future capital.
It gives the city an alternative to choosing new routes, reduces the load on the metro and train stations in the city center and makes a trip around Moscow an average 20 minutes Briefly speaking.
About the MCC project
The city train is the new kind public transport, which appeared in the capital on September 10, 2016 with the opening of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC).
New generation Lastochka trains run along the railway ring during metro operation. You won’t have to wait more than 6 minutes for an electric train during rush hours, and you can change to the metro for free - the MCC has the same pass as the metro.
Marat Khusnullin, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Urban Development Policy and Construction:
The launch of traffic on the Moscow Central Circle is a breakthrough project for the capital. The MCC will build a new transport logistics system in the city. There will be a redistribution of transit flows from the center to the middle part of the city, adjacent territories will become more accessible, passenger traffic in the metro will decrease and roads will be partially cleared.
The load on the main metro lines, primarily the Circle Line and central interchange stations, will be reduced by more than 15%.
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District
LocationThe intersection of Station Street and Lokomotivny Proezd
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 4600 people
2025 - 11,600 people
Transfer
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Art. District Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line (2017)
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№ 154, 238, 24, 24k, 282, 692, 82, 85, 114, 149, 170, 179, 191, 206, 215, 215k, 63, 656
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№ 36, 47, 56, 78
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pl. Okruzhnaya (Savelovskoe direction of the Moscow Railway)
By the time traffic on the MCC was launched in September 2016, the Okruzhnaya transport hub had only a transfer to the Savyolovskaya Railway. A metro transfer will appear in 2017, when construction of the Okruzhnaya station on the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line is completed.
Likhobory
LocationThe intersection of Cherepanov passage and the Oktyabrskaya railway
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5900 people
2025 - 8900 people
Transfer
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№ 114, 123, 179, 204, 87
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Pl. NATI (Leningrad direction of Railways)
From the Likhobory station there is a transfer to the NATI platform of the Leningrad direction of the Oktyabrskaya railway, as well as to ground urban passenger transport from new stopping points along Cherepanov Passage.
Koptevo
(opened October 2016)
Location
In the area of Cherepanov passage 24
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 7600 people
2025 - 9200 people
Transfer
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№ 123, 621, 90, 22, 72, 801, 87
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№ 23, 30
From the Koptevo station, via an overpass you can go to the tram ring of routes running from the Voykovskaya and Timiryazevskaya metro stations, as well as to bus stops on Mikhalkovskaya Street.
Baltic
LocationIn the area of Leningradskoe highway, no. 16A. 7
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 3100 people
2025 - 7600 people
Transfer
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Art. "Voikovskaya" Zamoskvoretskaya line (pedestrian gallery through the Metropolis shopping center)
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№ 780, 905, N1, 114, 179, 204, 621, 90
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№ 57, 43, 43k, 6
| 1000 parking spaces | 2025 |
From the Baltiyskaya MCC station you can transfer to city passenger transport (bus, trolleybuses and minibuses). For this purpose, new stops have been installed along Admiral Makarov Street and Novopetrovsky Proezd. A pedestrian crossing from the street was also built over the railway tracks. Admiral Makarov to Novopetrovsky Proezd, it is connected to the Metropolis shopping center, from where you can go to the Voykovskaya metro station.
Adjacent to the northwestern part of the station is the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo natural and historical park, created on the basis of the park of the former Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo estate.
Streshnevo
LocationIn the area of Svetly proezd no. 4
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 4700 people
2025 - 5700 people
Transfer
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№ 12, 70, 82
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Pl. Streshnevo (Riga direction of the Moscow Railway, promising, 2017)
| 43 parking spaces | – | 2017 |
In 2017, a transfer will be organized from the Streshnevo MCC station to the new Streshnevo platform of the Riga direction of the railway. Now from here you can transfer to ground urban passenger transport. New stops have been installed along 1st Krasnogorsky Proezd and Volokolamsk Highway.
On the northern side, the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo natural and historical park adjoins the Streshnevo station.
Panfilovskaya
(opened October 2016)
Location
The intersection of Panfilov and Alabyan streets
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 4100 people
2025 - 5300 people
Transfer
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№ 100, 105, 26, 691, 88, 800
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№ 19, 59, 61
For a convenient transfer from Panfilovskaya station to the ground public transport new stops with drive-in pockets have been installed on Panfilov Street. Three overpasses were also built.
Within walking distance from Panfilovskaya there is the Oktyabrskoye Pole station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya metro line.
To the northeast of the station there is a monument cultural heritage"Architectural and planning complex of the village of Sokol." Nearby is the Fraternal Cemetery for soldiers who died in the war of 1914 and the sisters of mercy of Moscow communities, as well as the Birch Grove park.
Sorge
(opened October 2016)
Location
In the area of st. Sorge d.21
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 1900 people
2025 - 3500 people
Transfer
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№ 48, 64, 39, 39k
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№ 43, 86, 65
Not far from the planned territory is the Oktyabrskoye Pole station of the Moscow Metro.
From the Sorge MCC station you can transfer to ground urban passenger transport. For this purpose, new stops with drive-in pockets are planned to be built on Sorge and Marshal Biryuzov streets.
Khoroshevo
LocationIn the area of Khoroshevskoe highway no. 43
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 3000 people
2025 - 3400 people
Transfer
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Art. "Polezhaevskaya" Tagansko-Krasnopresneskaya line (pedestrian connection)
Art. "Khoroshevskaya" of the Third Interchange Circuit (prospective, pedestrian connection)
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№ 39, 39k, 155, 155k, 271, 294, 48, 800
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№ 20, 20k, 21, 35, 35k, 43, 85, 86
To transfer from the Khoroshevo MCC station to ground urban passenger transport, new stops with drive-in pockets have been installed on 3rd Khoroshevskaya Street and Marshal Zhukov Avenue. Within walking distance from Khoroshevo there is the Polezhaevskaya metro station on the Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line.
Partially, the platforms of the Khoroshevo station are located on the overpass above the Khoroshevskoe highway and form a single whole with it.
Shelepikha
LocationThe intersection of Shmitovsky Proezd and 3rd Magistralnaya Street
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2025 - 31,200 people
Transfer
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Art. “Shelepikha” Third transfer circuit (warm circuit)
(by 2025)
| Multi-level parking | 680 parking spaces |
| Multi-level parking | 800 parking spaces |
| Multi-level parking | 500 parking spaces |
From the Shelepikha station you can transfer to the Testovskaya platform of the Smolensk direction of the railway, and at the end of 2016 to the new Shelepikha metro station of the Third Interchange Circuit.
Business center
LocationNear the Mezhdunarodnaya metro station on the Filevskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 10,400 people
2025 - 13900 people
Transfer
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Art. "International" Filevskaya line
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Pl. Testovskaya (Smolensk direction of the Moscow Railway)
A terminal with ticket offices and turnstiles of the Delovoy Tsentr MCC station was built under the overpass of the Third Transport Ring, which is connected to the northern pavilion of the Mezhdunarodnaya metro station. Thus, from the Delovoy Tsentr MCC station you can immediately go down to the metro lobby, as well as exit onto Testovskaya Street to the stops of ground public transport or through an underground pedestrian crossing to Moscow City. There will also be an exit to the opposite side to the Botanical Garden.
The Delovoi Tsentr transport hub will be one of the largest on the MCC. Walking communication is provided to the Testovskaya platform in the Smolensk direction. It is also planned to build a parking lot, an underground passage from the Business Center transport hub to Moscow City, and an above-ground pedestrian gallery from the Business Center transport hub directly to the Moscow City building (above Testovskaya Street). The elevated pedestrian crossing will be built in the second stage.
The transport hub includes the construction of an office center and parking areas (second stage). The total building area is 151 thousand square meters. m.
Kutuzovskaya
LocationNear the Kutuzovskaya metro station on the Filevskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5800 people
2025 - 10,000 people
Transfer
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Art. "Kutuzovskaya" Filevskaya line (pedestrian connection)
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№ 116, 157, 205, 477, 840, 91, N2
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№ 2, 39, 44, 7
From the Kutuzovskaya MCC station you can transfer to the Kutuzovskaya station of the Filevskaya metro line, as well as to ground urban passenger transport.
Luzhniki
LocationIn the area of st. Khamovnichesky Val, 37
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 6500 people
2025 - 9800 people
Transfer
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"Sportivnaya" Sokolnicheskaya line
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№ 15, 5, 132, 64
Luzhniki station consists of two shore-type landing platforms and a ground-based vestibule with access to the street. Khamovnichesky Val.
You can transfer to the Sportivnaya station on the Sokolnicheskaya metro line, as well as to ground city passenger transport.
Luzhniki station will become the main transport hub for the main arena of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Gagarin Square
LocationNear the Leninsky Prospekt metro station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 9200 people
2025 - 14,500 people
Transfer
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Art. "Leninsky Prospekt" Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
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№ 111, 144, N1, 196
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№ 14, 39
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№ 33, 33k, 4, 62, 7, 84
From the Gagarin Square MCC station, you can use an underground pedestrian crossing to transfer to the Leninsky Prospekt station of the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line of the Moscow Metro, as well as to ground urban passenger transport. "Gagarin Square" is the only MCC station located underground.
Crimean
LocationIn the area of Sevastopolsky Prospekt 12
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5700 people
2025 - 7000 people
Transfer
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№ 121, 41, 826
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№ 26, 38
An overground pedestrian crossing with exits to the Krymskaya station was built between 4th Zagorodny Proezd and Sevastopolsky Prospekt. Ground urban transport stops along 4th Zagorodny Proezd have been reconstructed with the installation of drive-in pockets.
Adjacent to the station’s borders from the north-west is the security zone of the cultural heritage site “Kanatchikova Dacha” (Psychiatric Clinical Hospital No. 1 named after N.A. Alekseev).
Verkhniye Kotly
LocationAt the intersection of Warsaw Highway and Nagorny Proezd
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 3000 people
2025 - 5400 people
Transfer
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№ 25, 44, 142, 147, 275, 700
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№ 16, 3, 35, 47
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№ 1, 1k, 40, 71, 8
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Paveletsky direction of the Moscow Railway (promising, 2017)
The Verkhnie Kotly MCC station will provide a transfer to ground urban passenger transport. In 2017, a transfer to the Paveletskaya direction of the Moscow Railway will be organized from here, for which a new platform will be built.
ZIL
LocationIn the area of 2nd Kozhukhovsky proezd, no. 23
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 7200 people
2025 - 11,800 people
Transfer
As part of the ZIL MCC station, two terminals with ticket offices and turnstiles were built - southern and northern, on the outer and inner sides of the railway tracks. In the future, an administrative and business building with retail facilities will be erected here, a parking lot, and above-ground and underground parking will be equipped. For public transport, a turning area will be organized on the western side of the MCC and a road network will be developed.
From the ZIL station you can go towards the Ice Palace “Park of Legends” and to the stops of ground public transport (on the outside of the MCC).
Avtozavodskaya
LocationIn the area of 2nd Kozhukhovsky proezd, no. 15
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 6100 people
2025 - 7600 people
Transfer
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Art. "Avtozavodskaya" Zamoskvoretskaya line (pedestrian connection)
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№ 186, 216, 263, 8, 142, 193, 291, 44, 142, 193, 291, 44
From the Avtozavodskaya MCC station you can transfer to the Avtozavodskaya station of the Zamoskvoretskaya metro line, as well as to ground urban passenger transport.
Dubrovka
LocationIn the area of 2nd Mashinostroeniya Street, 40
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 9200 people
2025 - 15,100 people
Transfer
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Art. "Dubrovka" (pedestrian connection)
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№ 161, 193, 9, 670, 186, 633
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№ 20, 40, 43, 12
Near the Dubrovka MCC station there is the Dubrovka metro station of the Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line. You can also transfer to ground urban passenger transport.
Ugreshskaya
LocationIn the area of 2nd Ugreshsky passage
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 3700 people
2025 - 7300 people
Transfer
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№ 20,40,43
At the Ugreshskaya station, two passenger terminals and an elevated pedestrian crossing were built. In the future, it is planned to build a technological link from the northern passenger terminal of the Ugreshskaya transport hub to Volgogradsky Prospekt.
Novokhokhlovskaya
LocationIn the area of Novokhokhlovskaya street vl. 89
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 6800 people
2025 - 18,300 people
Transfer
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№ 106, new routes
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Pl. Novokhokhlovskaya (Kursk direction of the Moscow Railway, promising, 2017)
Now from the Novokhokhlovskaya station you can only transfer to ground urban passenger transport. And in 2017, a transfer to the Kursk direction of the railway will be organized here, for which a new platform will be built.
Nizhny Novgorod
LocationIn the area of Nizhegorodskaya street no. 105
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 15,500 people
2025 - 22200 people
Transfer
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Art. “Nizhegorodskaya street” (Kozhukhovskaya line, promising, 2018)
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№ 143, 143k, 279, 29k, 51, 805, 59, 759, 859
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Pl. Karacharovo (Gorky direction of the Moscow Railway)
From the Nizhegorodskaya MCC station you can transfer to the Karacharovo platform of the Gorky direction of the railway, as well as to ground urban passenger transport. In 2018, this transport hub will include the Nizhegorodskaya Street station of the Kozhukhovskaya metro line.
Andronovka
LocationIn the area of the Freser platform of the Kazan direction of the railway
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 4800 people
2025 - 9100 people
Transfer
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Pl. Frezer (Kazan direction of Moscow Railways)
| 60 parking spaces | 2016 |
From the Andronovka MCC station you can transfer to the Freser railway platform and ground urban passenger transport, which goes to the Aviamotornaya station of the Kalininskaya metro line.
Near the Andronovka station there is the historical territory “Behind the Kamer-Kollezhsky Val” (a cultural heritage site - a residential building), as well as a complex of buildings and structures of the Moscow Circular Railway (1903-1908, architect A.N. Pomerantsev, engineer A.D. Proskuryakov).
Highway Enthusiasts
LocationIntersection of the North-East Expressway and Entuziastov Highway
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 9300 people
2025 - 12800 people
Transfer
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Art. "Highway Enthusiasts" Kalininskaya line (pedestrian connection)
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№ 141, 36, 83, 125, 141, 254, 702, 214, 46, 659
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№ 24, 34, 36, 37, 8
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№ 30, 53, 68
Passengers exit from the MCC platform into an underground pedestrian crossing that connects the street. Utkina and Entuziastov highway.
Falcon Hill
LocationCrossing 8th St. Sokolinaya Gora with Okruzhny Proezd
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5000 people
2025 - 5600 people
Transfer
The nearest metro stations are Partizanskaya and Shosse Entuziastov. On the eastern side of the transport hub there is a specially protected area of the Izmailovo natural and historical park.
Izmailovo
LocationIn the area of Okruzhny proezd no. 16
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5500 people
2025 - 7000 people
Transfer
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Art. "Partizanskaya" Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line (pedestrian connection)
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№ 20, 211
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№ 11, 34 , 32
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№ 22, 87
The Izmailovo station on the MCC and the Partizanskaya metro station will be connected by an elevated pedestrian crossing that will stretch from Okruzhny Passage over the roadway of the North-Eastern Expressway. The two passage lobbies contain ticket offices, sanitary rooms and elevators.
Locomotive
LocationIn the area of the southern lobby of the Cherkizovskaya metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 5800 people
2025 - 10,100 people
Transfer
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Art. "Cherkizovskaya" (warm circuit)
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№ 171, 230, 34, 34k, 52, 716, 716s
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№ 32, 41, 83
Transfer to the Cherkizovskaya metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line is carried out via the pedestrian gallery. To transfer to city passenger transport, new stops were built along Okruzhny Proezd near the pavilions of the Cherkizovskaya metro station.
Rokossovsky Boulevard
LocationNear the metro station "Rokossovsky Boulevard" of the Sokolnicheskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 3500 people
2025 - 7400 people
Transfer
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Art. "Rokossovsky Boulevard" Sokolnicheskaya Line (pedestrian connection)
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№ 265, 80, 86, 86k, 3, 75, 775, 822
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№ 213, 36, 2, 29, 33, 46, 4l, 7
The metro station of the same name and the MCC "Rokossovsky Boulevard" are located within walking distance of each other. You can also transfer to ground urban passenger transport. For this purpose, new stops have been built along Otkrytoye Highway, 6th Podbelsky Passage and Ivanteevskaya Street.
White stone
LocationEastern administrative district of Moscow within the boundaries National Park"Elk Island"
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 2500 people
2025 - 3500 people
Transfer
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by ground transport to the station. "Rokossovsky Boulevard" Sokolnicheskaya Line
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№ 75,822
The nearest metro station is the Rokossovsky Boulevard station on the Sokolnicheskaya metro line, which is located at the intersection of Ivanteevskaya Street and Otkrytoye Shosse.
From the Belokamennaya MCC station you can transfer to city buses. For public transport there is a turning area on Yauzskaya Alley street.
Rostokino
LocationProjected passage No. 1214
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 15,100 people
2025 - 18,500 people
Transfer
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№ 136, 172, 244, 316, 317, 388, 392, 425, 451, 499, 551, 576, 789, 834, 93
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№ 14, 76
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Pl. Severyanin (Yaroslavl direction of the Moscow Railway)
From the Rostokino MCC station you can transfer to the Severyanin platform of the Yaroslavl Railway, as well as to ground urban passenger transport: new stops, a parking lot and a turning area for buses have been built here.
Adjacent to the Rostokino station from the east is the State national park"Elk Island"
Botanical Garden
LocationSerebryakova passage, vl. 2
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 7400 people
2025 - 9800 people
Transfer
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Art. " Botanical Garden» Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line
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№ 154, 33, 603, 71, 195, 134, 185, 61, 628, 789
The MCC "Botanical Garden" station is located near the "Botanical Garden" metro station on the Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line. The transfer is carried out via an underground pedestrian crossing under the railway, which connects Serebryakova passage and 1st street. Leonova.
Vladykino
LocationNear the Vladykino metro station on the Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line
Passenger traffic during peak hours
2017 - 7700 people
2025 - 11,800 people
Transfer
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Art. "Vladykino" Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line
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№ 259, 33, 53, 637, 154, 238, 33, 637, 24, 24k, 76, 85
An elevated pedestrian crossing leads from the MCC platform to the Vladykino metro station, which will connect the southern and northern metro lobbies. A parking lot and a turning area for ground urban passenger transport have also been built here.
54 km
Total ring length
31 stations
Moscow Central Circle (MCC)
Advantages of the MCC
Urban areas
got closer
Downtown
became freer
Transport network created
with many transfers
More than 350 possible options routes around the city
The railway ring passes through 26 districts of Moscow, where about 2 million people live
IN FIVE AREAS OF MCC WILL BE THE FIRST TYPE OF OFF-STREET TRANSPORT THAT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON THE WEATHER AND TRAFFIC TRAFFIC
Metrotown
Beskudnikovsky
Khoroshevo-Mnevniki
Nizhny Novgorod
(430 thousand people)
Total area of the zone of influence of the ringestimated at 10.8 thousand hectares
or about 12% of the territory of Moscow inside the Moscow Ring Road.
Passenger traffic growth
up to 300 million people per year
from 2025 - 2030
Metro lines will become freer
34.5 million people per year will transfer from the metro to the MCC
Moscow stations will be short of passengers
With the opening of passenger traffic on the MCC, congestion will be significantly relieved
several metro lines, as well as capital train stations. Residents of the Moscow region, entering the capital on commuter trains, will more often get off the train before reaching the final station, that is, the train station.
It will be freer during peak hours
12.7 million passengers will transfer to the MCC from buses
7.5 million passengers will be residents of nearby houses
Rates
You can pay for travel with tickets “United”, “90 minutes”, “Troika” card32 RUR
20 trips - 747 c 40 trips - 1494 c 60 trips - 1765 c
60 c
FREE transfer from MCC to metro
and back - within 90 minutes
him on the turnstile. Without paying for travel again, you can also make a triple transplant:
metro - MCC - metro
By creating a unique transport system, Moscow integrated the MCC into the existing transport network of the city and, most importantly, into the Moscow Metro system. The MCC became the surface ring line of the capital's subway.
You can pay for your ticket at the ticket office at any MCC station by bank card.
In the future it is planned to introduce modern technologies fare payment: NFC (toll payment using mobile phone), Pay Pass / Pay Wave (contactless payment by bank card).
"Without the sound of wheels"
Fast “Swallows” reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, but at the same time do not cause “noisy inconvenience” to citizens.
All electrified rolling stock is noticeably quieter than diesel locomotives and meets modern environmental requirements.
Protective screens will protect citizens from unnecessary noise
and the creation of the so-called “velvet road” - without the sound of wheels.
This technology involves laying railway tracks using special technology in separate 800-meter sections.
Why will the city train become a popular mode of transport among Muscovites?
A trip along the MCC will be many times more comfortable than in the metro. 110 “swallows” ply along the railway ring, each designed for 1,200 people.
New generation city electric trains are equipped with
Security on the MCC
Rail transport traditionally remains one of the most dangerous in the world. However, emergency situations do not occur with trains, but with inattentive passengers who step onto the rails in prohibited places.
A fence has been installed along the entire perimeter of the MCC, which will prevent unauthorized access to the railway tracks.
The total length of the fence was 108 km
Part of the fence (16 km) is noisy protective screens, which were installed within the boundaries of residential buildings.
Free pass
– does NOT mean uncontrolled
On the Moscow Central Circle, all transport security measures applied in the metro and railway are implemented. For example, profiling will also be carried out here.
Profiling
This method evaluates and predicts human behavior based on the analysis of characteristics of appearance, non-verbal and verbal behavior.
There will also be a traditional search like in the subway. Increased passenger protection will be ensured by modern system turnstiles, detector frames and CCTV, as well as through the creation of a separate police unit.
Transport hubs
It will be possible to change from one type of transport to another in a matter of minutes using transport interchange hubs (TPU). They consist of terminals with ticket offices and turnstiles, as well as a system of covered pedestrian galleries - overhead and underground passages that protect passengers from bad weather.
- 31
MCC station
- 17
transfers to 11 metro lines
- 10
transfers to 9 radial railway directions
All stations provide a transfer to city public transport
buses, trams, trolleybuses and autolines
Passengers don’t even have to go outside, which is why this type of transfer is called the “principle” dry feet».
Now ground urban transport brings citizens directly to the ring stations
In the future, transport hubs will become multifunctional: they will include offices, shopping malls, shops and cafes. Investors will invest money in the construction of the commercial part; the city, using funds from the Moscow budget, is building only the technological part of the hub, which performs a transport function. This concept meets the interests of investors, for whom it is important to recoup their investments in construction, and the needs of citizens, who will be able to find work or receive necessary services close to home.
In the future, some long-distance trains will be able to disembark passengers before reaching the station. By using the MCC, people will be able to save their time, and train stations in the center of Moscow will become freer.
Parking and rides
There will also be an increase in passengers on the MCC due to some motorists who will choose “traffic-free” movement around the city on rail transport. This will relieve some of the load from overcrowded city highways.
You will be able to park your car in the parking lots at 17 stations Moscow Central Circle. They are ready to accept 2 thousand cars.
These parking lots will operate in the same mode as intercept parking lots at metro stations, of which there are 31 (capacity - 6.6 thousand cars). The largest of them, for 1.48 thousand cars, is located at the Annino metro station.
The Moscow Central Circle will breathe life into abandoned areas around
For 90 years, the district railway was used for the delivery of goods.
During the USSR, the necessary load was given to her by utility and industrial enterprises located around. But gradually production declined, and these days these sites are best case scenario are used for warehouses, and more often they are simply idle.
The MCC is a unique project not only from the point of view of developing transport infrastructure, but also from the point of view of creating new jobs.
After the introduction of new real estate in the area of the MCC stations, about 40 thousand jobs will be created.
Investors have already expressed their readiness to invest in the development of areas around 11 MCC stations. Among them:
"Botanical Garden"
"Vladykino"
"Yaroslavskaya"
"Open Highway"
"Novokhokhlovskaya"
"ZIL"
"Warsaw highway"
"Business center"
"Shelepikha"
"Novopeschanaya"
"Nikolaevskaya"
Attracting private investment will allow Moscow to save budget money and direct it to the development of social and transport infrastructure in other areas of the city.
Former industrial zones will turn into new urban areas
Around the ring, according to calculations by the General Plan Institute, the following can be built:
750 thousand sq. m of commercial real estate.
Of them 300 thousand “squares”- hotels,
250 thousand - trading platforms,
200 thousand - new offices and technology parks.
Moscow has the right to expect that developers will be interested in investing in real estate construction, because after the launch of the MCC, the cost of land around it will increase significantly. The former industrial zones around the MCC fell into disrepair: these territories required integrated approach. And putting the lands around the railway ring in order became the largest urban improvement project in 2016. Every day, 25.9 thousand people were involved in the improvement of the MCC in the summer of 2016. However, the work was not aimed only at improving appearance stations, the task was also to create convenient pedestrian connections between the MCC and ground urban transport stops.
- 2,800 trees were planted on the MCC.
- Renovated facades 111 56 historical buildings. Near 11 stations view zones are created.
The historical Kanatchikovo station on the MCC will not open to passengers, but will become an interesting excursion site.
Two residential buildings, a gatehouse, a centralization booth and a warehouse have also been preserved. The Kanatchikovo station has adorned the Moscow Central Circle, being of value to anyone interested in the history of Moscow railways and urban architecture.
This decision is due to the low passenger traffic in this area. "Kanatchikovo" is located between the stops "Krymskaya" and "Ploshchad Gagarina" parallel to Kanatchikovsky Proezd. The two-story station building from the early 20th century is a cultural heritage site.
1903
Moscow Central Circle in its entirety
integrated into the Moscow metro system.
Sergei Witte
History of the creation of the MCC
In 2018, the Moscow Central Circle will celebrate a unique anniversary: Emperor Nicholas II made the decision to build the “Ring Railway” in Moscow in the fall of 1897.
The initiator of the project was a great enthusiast of railway transport, the Minister of Finance Russian Empire Sergei Witte. The circular railway was of great national importance, so the best Russian engineers and architects were involved in the project.
For 110 years, the MCC’s mission has not changed: saving passengers’ time.
On 50
versts (54 km) was built
14 stations
2
stopping points
30
overpasses
72 bridges
(of which 4 are through
Moscow River)
35 pairs of trains ran along the district per day. Passenger transportation on the MCC did not last long; they were stopped due to unprofitability. For more than a century, the railway ring was used only for the transport of goods and served the industrial areas around it.
The idea of restoring passenger traffic never left Moscow city planners, but work began only in 2012.
It was necessary to completely update the infrastructure: electrify the road, relay the rails and, most importantly, reconstruct eight overpasses at the intersection with highways in order to raise them to a height that would allow new trains to pass through.
The first passengers traveled along the district on September 10, 2016. On the eve of this event, the road was given a new name - the Moscow Central Circle (MCC).
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(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 this 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. The Baltiyskaya station is connected by an overpass to the Metropolis shopping center, 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). Exit to the Ice Palace by inside MCC and to ground urban transport - along the outer side 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 Losiny Ostrov national park. Transfer to ground transport - bus. And by bus to the nearest metro station - “Rokossovsky Boulevard”.
- Botanical Garden (SVAD). It is 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). It is possible to 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 transfer to a bus, tram or trolleybus. Using ground transport (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 Hill
- Dubrovka
MCC and Moscow metro map 2018
Moscow Central Circle and metro map
Scheme of the Moscow Central Circle
MCC station map MCC station diagram on the map of Moscow
MCC station diagram on the map of Moscow Moscow Central Interchange Ring
free MCC transfers Helpful information
No matter how banal it may sound, the pace of human life is accelerating day by day. A person is constantly in a hurry to somewhere: to work, to school, to university. In addition to proper time management, a well-functioning transport system helps you get everything done. One of its parts is the MCC or Moscow Central Circle.
History and layout of the MCC
In the past, the ring had a different name - the Moscow Circular Railway. The first mentions of it date back to the end of the 19th century, a time when the industrial boom was actively developing. Back then, goods were transported using dray cabs. The process required a lot of effort and time. That is why tycoon F.I. Chizhov proposed the idea of building a ring road. On the one hand, it was just in time. But on the other hand, a number of problems arose.
As it turned out, the state owns only 5% of all railways. All others are private property. Each has its own rules and prices. It took a lot of time to resolve this issue. But by the end of the 19th century, most of the roads became state-owned.
The order for the construction of the Moscow Circular Railway was given by Emperor Nicholas II on November 7, 1897. The commencement ceremony took place on August 3, 1903.
Moscow MCC map of those times included several objects:
- 22 branches connecting to the main railway tracks;
- 14 stations;
- 2 stopping points;
- 3 telegraph posts;
- 72 bridges, including those that cross the Moscow River;
- 30 overpasses;
- 185 culvert structures;
- 19 buildings for passengers;
- 30 houses;
- 2 houses for employees;
- 2 baths;
- 2 reception rooms.
The work was carried out under the supervision of the best Russian engineers and architects. These include N. A. Belelyubsky, L. D. Proskuryakov, A. N. Pomerantsev.
Now MCC station map looks like that:
- 31 stations;
- 17 stations for transfer to other metro lines;
- 10 stations for transferring to trains.
More than 200,000,000,000 rubles were spent on the construction of the structure. The total length of roads is 54 km. The round trip takes 84 minutes. Each train running between stations can accommodate 1,200 passengers.
Moscow metro map with MCC, trips and statistics
In fact, the MCC is part of the Moscow metro. In the documents it is designated as the Second ring line metro. This transport system is inextricably linked with it in the form of fares and transfers. On metro maps, routes are indicated by a line white with red border. Each of them has the signature of the MCC and a serial number.
Transportation is carried out by more than three dozen Lastochka trains. Each of them accommodates 1,200 people. Maximum speed reaches 120 km/h, but the operating speed will remain at 40-50 km/h. Train intervals range from 5 to 15 minutes. It all depends on the time of day. During rush hour they will travel more often.
All Lastochkas are equipped with soft seats and climate control systems. Passengers have the opportunity to connect to WI-FI and even charge their gadgets.
Trains do not have vestibules. However, their wide double doors make it easy to transport passengers with limited mobility.
MCC has a lot of features and nuances. The figures below will help you see how ambitious the idea for its construction was.
- The ring road, which later became the MCC, was built 111 years ago.
- 130 pairs of trains pass here every day.
- To establish regular traffic, the state had to spend more than 70 billion rubles.
- Thanks to the work of the MCC, the Koltsevaya metro line has been decongested by 15%.
- In the first year, 75 million people were transported by Lastochkas.
- MCC provided citizens with 40,000 jobs.
- There are car parks near most of the stations.
- According to the plan, trains will be able to transport more than 300,000,000 people within a year.
Thanks to the ring, it was possible to significantly relieve urban transport.
So, MCC is a good alternative to cars. This is the absence of traffic jams, affordable travel costs and the ability to be punctual. Metro map with MCC will show how and at which station you can transfer to a train in the desired direction, and the availability of parking lots and convenient transition to the station will save both time and effort.
At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Russia experienced an industrial boom. In particular, it was reflected in the growth of railway trade turnover. And in the center was the Moscow railway junction, the load on which increased by 5% annually. He was simply suffocating from the amount of loads. A whole army of dray cab drivers was engaged in transporting goods across Moscow from station to station. The first to speak about the need to build the Ring Road, which was supposed to connect all ten main directions of the railways and significantly facilitate freight turnover, was the famous entrepreneur, railway magnate F.I. Chizhov. He calculated that this would help Moscow get rid of 30 thousand dray drivers.
The implementation of this plan was facilitated by the fact that the state bought up all private railways by the end of the 19th century. On November 7, 1897, Emperor Nicholas II, who was present at a Special Government Meeting, “highly recognized as desirable” the construction of the Moscow Circular Railway. Naturally, Count Witte was also an ardent supporter of this project. A competition was held in which 13 projects were submitted. The selection committee recognized the winner of the project of engineer P.I. Rashevsky, who later became the head of work on the construction of the Moscow Circular Railway. 
According to his plan, a double-track railway ring 50.64 versts long (54 km, taking into account adjacent branches and access roads - 145 km) was intended primarily for freight transportation. Its estimated cost was 55 million rubles (later costs were reduced to 38.7 million). In addition to the ring, 22 single-track connecting branches were built with all main railways. The project included the construction of 14 stations, 72 bridges, including 4 across the Moscow River, 30 overpasses, 185 culverts, 19 passenger buildings, 11 track barracks and 21 half-barracks for workers, 87 guard houses, 30 residential buildings equipped with water supply and sewerage , 14 warehouses and many other auxiliary structures. The Moscow District was of great national importance, so the best Russian engineers and architects were involved in the project. The design of the bridges was carried out by bridge building engineers N.A. Belelyubsky and L.D. Proskuryakov, well-known throughout Europe; professor of architecture, full member of the Academy of Arts A.N. Pomerantsev was responsible for the architectural concept of the structures. The route of the ring road was laid with a significant shift to the north: from the northern section to the Kremlin - 12 km, from the southern section - 5 km. 
This shift was due to the peculiarities of the development of Moscow at that time: the development of the city to the south was hampered by the Moscow River with its bends. In any case, soon after construction was completed, the Circular Railway became official border the first throne.
The stations were created according to individual projects, in a style characteristic of the Art Nouveau era. The ensemble of the Moscow Circular Railway is a unique example for Russia: in its original location outside the city and the composition of buildings and structures, it belongs to the suburbs, but was created, nevertheless, as an urban ensemble (the only implemented project of this kind in Russia), designed to serve "to decorate the city." All passenger buildings were located inside the ring, on the city side, and freight platforms, warehouses, and station tracks were located on the outside. The ring road became a symbol of progress, and photographs of it were often used as subjects for postcards. Especially passenger stations. 
And bridges 
The countdown of miles of the new railway began from the point of its intersection with the Nikolaevskaya railway, clockwise. The approved option provided for the construction of four main tracks, of which two tracks were intended for passenger traffic and two for freight traffic. However, due to lack of funds in 1903-1908. a ring with two main tracks was built just to organize freight traffic. On July 20, 1908, regular train service was opened (Photo of the opening on the screensaver). Passenger stations, created according to individual projects, in Art Nouveau style, were a delight to the eye. As for the transportation of goods, especially transit, the Ring Road lived up to expectations: it relieved the congestion at the entrances to Moscow train stations, freight turnover increased several times, and dray cabs stopped blocking city streets. The road gradually became overgrown with access branches leading to factories and factories, their products quickly went in the right directions. 
Four trains passed along the road every day. The traffic pattern was as follows: trains left the Nikolaevsky station, went through the Moscow-Brest road to the Presnya station on the Okruzhnaya road. Up to this point, each train ran on double traction. Here it was separated: one locomotive was traveling “clockwise”, the other in the opposite direction; each pulled a train of three cars. Having gone around the ring, both trains again returned to Presnya, here they merged into one and returned to the Moscow-Brest road. As for passenger traffic, it did not improve immediately: the management of the Nikolaevskaya Road set ticket prices too high, so passenger traffic was insignificant. On October 6, 1908, city authorities closed passenger transportation. However, in May 1909, the tariff schedule was adjusted, and passenger transportation resumed. Until 1917, the Moscow Railway transported workers and employees of adjacent enterprises around Moscow, although there were always not enough passengers. 
By the end of the 1920s, the areas along which the Moscow Railway runs received reliable tram and bus services, so in 1934 it was separated into an independent railway and ceased to be used for transporting passengers - passenger traffic along the ring was closed. In Soviet times, the road regularly transported goods, during the Great Patriotic War Trains for the front passed along it. By 1950, the main drawback of the Moscow Railway structures was revealed: old bridges with low portals did not allow for simple and cheap electrification of the route. Therefore, when electric trains were launched on the city railways, the Small Ring was bypassed. In the 60s of the last century, a decision was made to resume passenger transportation - this is reminiscent of the inactive exit in the center of the Leninsky Prospekt metro station, which leads to the passenger platform of the Okruzhnaya Road. But the idea was not realized. In the 70s of the last century, a connecting line was built between the Savelovsky and Yaroslavl directions of the Moscow Railway in the Otradnoye-Sviblovo area with four stations. But this road did not gain popularity among passengers: in the end, the “piece of iron” was simply paved over. Since the fall of 2010, in connection with the construction of the overpass of the Fourth Transport Ring, Lefortovo station has been closed for reconstruction, transit traffic through the station has been stopped, and the Moscow Railway ring has been severed.
Despite the negative experience of passenger transportation on the circular railway, in 2011 the reconstruction of the Moscow Railway for passengers began. They write a lot about this now, so I won’t repeat it. The authorities promise to launch the ring this year, under New Year. Personally, I agree with the skeptics that this project will not be profitable. And what do you think? 