On September 10, 2016, the Moscow Central Circle will open for passengers in the capital. True, construction work on the new highway will continue after this date: according to the head of the transport department, Maxim Liksutov, some MCC stations will be completed after the start of work. Nevertheless, officials are seriously counting on the highway and hope that over the next two years it will become popular among citizens. In anticipation of the opening of the Central Circle, The Village answers the most popular questions about the new type of urban transport.
What is MCC?
The Moscow Central Ring (formerly known as the Moscow Ring Railway) is a new interchange circuit that should combine the metro and radial directions of suburban railways and greatly decongest the center of Moscow by removing transit passengers from it.
According to its designers, the launch of the route will relieve congestion in the metro by 15%, and the average travel time will decrease by 20 minutes (for example, travel time from the Leninsky Prospekt station to the Mezhdunarodnaya station will be reduced from half an hour to ten minutes). In other words, thanks to the MCC it will be possible to transfer from one metro or train line to another, bypassing the center. In addition, the MCC should partly solve the so-called “Vykhino” problem - a situation in which trains going to the center fill up immediately at the end metro stations. Electric train passengers coming from the Moscow region will be able to transfer to the new ring, and from there to metro lines and other suburban routes.
MCC project estimate
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How did the idea for the project come about?
The creation of the MCC is actually not a revolutionary idea. In most Western megacities, the metro and train are not separated and are the same transport: this practice allows passengers to move around the city much faster and easier. The designers of the ring themselves cite the example of Berlin, where the S-Bahn city train and the U-Bahn metro coexist within the same system.
The central ring was created on the basis of the Moscow Circular Railway, the decision to build which was made at the end of the 19th century on the initiative of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire, Sergei Witte. They built a ring around Moscow according to the design of engineer P. I. Rashevsky from 1903 to 1908. According to the original design, the route was supposed to have four tracks, which would be divided between goods and passenger traffic, but due to lack of funds, only two tracks were built. In 1930, passenger traffic was closed due to the development of buses and trams, and only freight trains began to operate around the ring.
The return of passenger traffic to the ring is not a new idea: they wanted to launch it back in the 60s, but this was prevented by the complexity of electrifying the ring. Yuri Luzhkov returned to this project again in the late 2000s, but reconstruction of the MCC began under Sobyanin in 2012. The ring was finally electrified, and a third track for freight traffic was also built. The total investments in the project, which was jointly carried out by Russian Railways and the Moscow government, exceeded 200 billion rubles, and 86 billion of them were provided by the federal budget.
Are the MCC and the Third Interchange Circuit the same thing?
No. The MCC is often called the third interchange circuit and the second ring of the Moscow Metro, but this is not so. The second ring metro line, 58 kilometers long, will appear in the capital by 2020, and this year its first section will open - from the Delovoy Tsentr station to Petrovsky Park. The new ring will also include the Kakhovskaya line, built in the late 1960s. If the MCC route, due to historical reasons, is shifted to the north, then the metro ring, on the contrary, will be shifted to the south. Thus, both lines will form a huge figure eight.
How will the MCC connect with other modes of transport?
In total, the MCC will have 31 stations (24 of them will be ready by September 10, the rest will be commissioned before 2018), each of which is planned to be connected to ground transport stops. In the first few months after the official launch of the ring, it will be possible to transfer to the metro at 14 stations, but then they promise to add this option at three more stops. Also, six MCC stations (later their number will increase to ten) will have transitions to commuter train stations.
The transfer time to the MCC will vary depending on the sections: the longest transition will be from the Voikovskaya metro station to the Streshnevo and Baltiyskaya stations - you will have to walk for 12 minutes, while the shortest one will take no more than three minutes. At 11 stations, builders promise to implement the “dry feet” principle: the crossings will be completely closed, which will allow people not to go outside. They promise to build a ground connection between the Volgogradsky Prospekt metro station and the Ugreshskaya platform.
How much will the trip cost?
Fares for travel on the central ring will be the same as in the metro. It will also be possible to use “United”, “Troika” and “90 minutes” tickets. All benefits that apply to metro travel will apply when using the MCC: special conditions for travel along the ring will be provided to people with disabilities, schoolchildren and students.
The number of transfers from the metro to the MCC and vice versa in one trip is not limited. The only condition is that you must make all transfers within 90 minutes. In the first month after the launch of the ring, passengers will have to reprogram the “United” ticket in order to make free trips and transfers to the MCC if it was purchased before September 1, 2016. This can be done at the ticket office of the subway or monorail. For those who use the Troika card, starting from September 1, it will be enough to put more than one ruble on the card.
In addition, passengers will be able to buy tickets at ring stations using both cash and cards. They also plan to introduce a contactless fare payment system, allowing payment using a mobile phone, and PayPass/PayWave, thanks to which money will be debited automatically if you tap a bank card on the validator.
What will the stations look like?
By the opening of the MCC, stations will be equipped with navigation panels in Russian and English. For visually impaired passengers, they promise to install tactile plates on lifts, stepless escalators and Braille. Also, at each station there will be information and boards showing the time of train arrival, and at five stations there will be “Live Communication” counters. In addition, about 70 mirrors, 470 trash cans, gadget charging points, umbrella packers and free toilets will be installed. Trees will be placed in tubs for decoration. Unlike the metro, the MCC will have turnstiles not only at the entrance, but also at the exit, and the platforms will be treated with anti-icing coating.
What trains will be on the MCC?
33 Lastochka trains (five cars each), which are produced at the Ural Locomotives plant in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region, will run along the ring. The Lastochka prototype is a German electric train from Siemens AG, which served guests and participants of the Sochi Olympics. This summer there was a scandal: during a test drive, the electric train of the ED-4M series was too wide for the platform, but the Lastochka must fit into the dimensions of the track.
The maximum capacity of the Lastochka is 1,200 people, and the maximum speed is 120 kilometers per hour, but along the MCC trains will travel no faster than 40–50 kilometers per hour. The operating hours of the MCC are the same as those of the metro, but the interval of trains on the ring will be longer and will range from five minutes during rush hour to 15 minutes at other times. Now the Yandex.Maps service is preparing to update the metro application in order to inform passengers about the train schedule not only of the metro, but also of the Moscow Central Circle.
All Lastochkas have soft seats and climate control systems. Passengers will be able to use Wi-Fi and devices for charging gadgets. Each train will have toilets at the beginning and end of the train. Unlike ordinary electric trains, Lastochka cars do not have vestibules, but the double doors are wide enough for passengers with limited mobility to pass through.
Will it be possible to travel with strollers and bicycles?
Two of the five train cars (second and fourth) are equipped with bicycle racks. Each carriage can accommodate no more than six bicycles. The trains will also have space for strollers and other large carry-on luggage. Near each transport hub of the MCC they are going to build bicycle parking and bike sharing stations. Rentals are now available near the Delovoy Tsentr, Ploshchad Gagarina, Luzhniki, Botanical Garden and Vladykino stations.
How to navigate the roundabout?
On September 1, the Moscow government presented several detailed maps of the MCC, which indicate transfers from the Central Circle to ground and suburban transport, as well as on the metro line. The ring itself will be indicated as the 14th metro line.
The names of MCC stations either repeat the usual names of nearby metro stations (“Dubrovka”, “Vladykino”), or indicate the area in which they are located (“Gagarin Square”, “Luzhniki”). In the summer, on the website of the “Active Citizen” project, a vote was held to rename the MCC stations “Voikovskaya” and “Cherkizovskaya”; as a result, they received new names “Baltiyskaya” and “Lokomotiv”.
How will the MCC affect the city outskirts?
The central ring runs mainly through industrial areas. According to the authorities, the emergence of new transport will contribute to the development of these territories, for example ZIL. The mayor's office plans to improve the lands adjacent to the MCC stations: create parking spaces for cars and bicycles, bicycle rentals, landscaping, and also build about 750 thousand square meters of commercial real estate - hotels, retail areas, offices and technology parks.
At the same time, the preserved historical buildings of the Moscow Railway stations, which were designed by architects Alexander Pomerantsev, Nikolai Markovnikov and Ivan Rybin, are now being studied to determine the security zone for each of them. And in the fall, a museum of the history of the MCC will open at the Presnya station, where documents, photographs and films telling about the history of the highway will be presented.
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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 minute” 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.
The card can be topped up as easily as a mobile phone, but without commission and for any amount up to 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 trains at the ticket offices of commuter stations and railway 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, at best, 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 operation of the MCC, 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 on the Moscow Ring Railway using discounted metro cards.
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. The main interchange hubs will be the Khoroshevskaya and Nizhegorodskaya Street stations. At the same time, underground and surface trains will run according to an 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
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Lomonosovsky Prospekt"(opened March 16, 2017)
"Minskaya"(opened March 16, 2017)
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Ramenki » (opened March 16, 2017)
2018:
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line:
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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 capital's subway and the MCC, which has become the 14th line of the Moscow metro, use a single ticket system. Therefore, the trip can be paid for with “United”, “90 minutes”, “Troika” tickets.
Are there travel benefits?
The existing discounts on public transport fares in Moscow also apply to the MCC: for children under seven years of age, travel around the ring is free, and more than three million Muscovites can purchase travel tickets on preferential terms. These are war veterans and combatants, as well as members of their families, disabled people of groups I, II and III, disabled children, heroes of Russia, heroes of the Soviet Union and labor veterans. Students, schoolchildren, pensioners, orphans, parents and children from large families also have the right to preferential travel on the MCC.
26 stations, 6 transfers to electric trains and 12 to the metro: how not to get lost on the MCC?
Currently, 26 out of 31 stations are open on the MCC. They can make six transfers to commuter trains and 12 to the metro. Five more ring stations are due to open in October: Koptevo, Sorge, Dubrovka, Panfilovskaya and Sokolinaya Gora. By the end of the year there will be 14 metro transfers, and six train transfers. Transfers between metro stations and the MCC take no more than 10-12 minutes. The shortest and most comfortable ones do not require going outside - these are transitions in “warm contours” from the stations “Mezhdunarodnaya”, “Leninsky Prospekt”, “Cherkizovskaya”, “Vladykino”, “Kutuzovskaya”.
Maps and signs help passengers find out how to transfer to the metro and commuter trains, as well as quickly find access to the necessary buses, trolleybuses and trams. Diagrams of the ring, transfers to electric trains and metro stations, as well as signs indicating the exit to the stops and the route numbers of ground urban passenger transport are located at the stations.
Consultants will advise passengers on how to navigate the new mode of transport. They are located at the entrance to the Circle Line metro stations, as well as those adjacent to the MCC. Consultants will tell you how to get to your destination easier, where to change trains, and what sights to see near the ring stations.
How to transfer from the metro to the MCC for free?
A single trip ticket allows you to transfer to the metro or monorail for free within 90 minutes.
If you plan to travel only along the MCC or are going to make one transfer - from the metro to the ring or vice versa - travel cards can be applied to any turnstiles.
You can change trains for free when traveling on the following routes: metro - MCC; metro - MCC - metro; MCC - metro - monorail; monorail - metro - MCC - metro.
You can use the free transfer only with tickets purchased after September 1, 2016. In all other cases, travel documents must be activated. To do this, just top up your account with an amount of one ruble or more.
When is the MCC open?
The first MCC trains pick up passengers at 05:45 from ZIL and Botanical Garden stations, the last train arrives at Andronovka station exactly at one in the morning. In general, the MCC's operating schedule coincides with the capital's subway - the ring is open for passengers from 05:30 to 01:00.
The first trains leave the line at 05:27 and begin moving with passengers at 05:45. Empty trains pick up people almost simultaneously from eight stations:
— ZIL — 05:45;
— Shelepikha — 05:49;
— Gagarin Square — 05:48;
— Baltic — 05:48;
— Botanical Garden — 05:45;
— District — 05:50;
— Highway Enthusiasts — 05:50;
— Ugreshskaya — 05:49.
At the same time, “Swallows” begin their journey along the ring at the same time both on weekdays and on weekends.
The last trains at night will reach the following stations with passengers:
— Nizhny Novgorod — 00:51;
— Baltic — 00:58;
— Andronovka — 01:00.
The interval of trains on the MCC during morning and evening rush hours is on average six minutes. The rest of the time - 12 minutes.
What trains run on the MCC?
High-speed electric trains "Lastochka" of increased comfort run along the ring. Their maximum speed is 120 kilometers per hour; they travel along the MCC at an average speed of 50 kilometers per hour. The trains are equipped with air conditioning, dry toilets, information panels, free Wi-Fi, sockets and bicycle racks.
The doors of the carriages open manually: to enter or exit, you need to press a special button installed on the doors. It only works when the train is completely stopped on the platform. When the doors are ready to open, the green signal lights up. At other times, due to security requirements, the doors are locked.
Unlike commuter trains, Lastochkas do not have vestibules. This allows passengers to quickly enter or leave the cabin at the desired stop.
A thermal curtain protects passengers on the Moscow Central Circle from the cold. A smart climate control system releases streams of warm air in front of the doors in the cars automatically, protecting against temperature changes. In addition, the climate control system disinfects the air, destroying possible infections and viruses.
Bicycles, dogs, roller skates and cats: all about the rules of travel
When using the MCC, you need to remember the safety requirements and obey the accepted travel rules. They have already been developed by the Department of Transport and the Moscow Metro. In some places they are not as strict as the rules for traveling on the city subway. The capital’s cyclists have probably already appreciated this, since in MCC train cars a bicycle can be transported unassembled on a special platform. In the capital's subway, the requirements are stricter: bicycles can only be transported unassembled, and children's bicycles must be carried in a case.
Large luggage is also allowed at the MCC. Its maximum size, with which you can travel around the ring without additional payment, should not exceed 180 centimeters in total dimensions. It must be placed on special luggage racks, which are available in Lastochka cars.
To transport small breed dogs for free on the MCC, you do not need to take a container or basket if the pet is on a leash and muzzled. Ring passengers can also transport cats free of charge and even without a special carrying bag. The main condition is constant monitoring of the pet.
Please note that for dogs of large breeds both on commuter trains and on the MCC you need to buy a ticket. They must be muzzled and on a leash. You do not need a ticket for all types of transport, including the MCC, only for guide dogs.
According to the rules for traveling on the MCC, it is prohibited to be in the carriage or at the station with any food that could stain fellow travelers. Roller skating, scooters, bicycles and other sports vehicles are prohibited on the MCC platforms, as well as in carriages.
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 will take 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 of the metro. This transport system is inextricably linked with it in the form of fares and transfers. On metro maps, routes are indicated by a white line with a 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. The 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.
(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. Twenty-four of the thirty-one stations are currently 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 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.
- 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). Access to the Ice Palace is on the inside of the MCC and to ground public transport is on the outside of the MCC.
- Avtozavodskaya (Southern Administrative District). Here you can change to the Avtozavodskaya metro station (along the street) and to ground transport (bus, trolleybus).
- Belokamennaya (VAO). Located within the boundaries of the Losiny Ostrov national park. Transfer to ground transport - bus. And by bus to the nearest metro station - “Rokossovsky Boulevard”.
- Botanical Garden (SVAD). Connected to the metro station of the same name by an underground pedestrian crossing. You can transfer to ground transport - a bus.
- Rokossovsky Boulevard (VAO). There is a transition to the metro station of the same name (Sokolnicheskaya line) and a transfer to a bus or tram.
- Likhobory (SAO). Connected to the railway, to the NATI platform (Leningrad direction). You can take a bus.
- Lokomotiv (VAO). Transfer (warm) to the Cherkizovskaya metro station (covered passage). You can transfer to a trolleybus or bus.
- Nizhny Novgorod (South Eastern Administrative District). Connected to the Karacharovo railway station (from the Kursk station) and by city bus. In 2018, a transition to the Nizhegorodskaya Street metro station will be available.
- Novokhokhlovskaya (South Eastern Administrative District). It is possible to transfer to a city bus and since 2017 - through the new platform you can transfer to the railway (Kursk direction).
- District (North-Eastern Administrative District and Northern Administrative District). Transfer to the railway station of the same name (Savelovskoe direction of the Moscow Railway), and in the future - to the new Okruzhnaya metro station. There is also a transfer to city ground transport - a bus.
- Ugreshskaya (South Eastern Administrative District). From the station you can change to a bus, tram or trolleybus. 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