The Moscow Central Circle (MCC) will open to passengers in early September. Approximately September 10th. This was stated by the head of the Moscow Metro, Dmitry Pegov.
The MCC line received number 14 in the Moscow Metro. The ring consists of 31 stations, 17 of them are connected to the metro, 10 to radial lines railway. Transfers between metro stations and the MCC will take no more than 10-12 minutes. The shortest and most comfortable transfers will be in “warm” (not requiring going outside) crossings from the stations: Mezhdunarodnaya, Leninsky Prospekt, Cherkizovskaya, Vladykino, Kutuzovskaya.
The main advantage of the Moscow Central Circle is that it should relieve the “Koltsevaya” line by 15%, the “Sokolnicheskaya” line by 20%, and all stations.
ABOUT OPERATING MODE
Since the Moscow Central Circle is metro line 14, the operating hours will be identical - daily from 5.30 to 1.00.
ABOUT THE COST OF TRAVEL
A single ticket for 20 trips will cost 650 rubles, for 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, 60 trips - 1,570 rubles. At the same time, travel for Troika card users on the MCC will cost the same as on the metro - 32 rubles. It is worth emphasizing that the possibility of transferring from the metro to the MCC and back will be free of charge.
Transfers within 90 minutes from the moment you first enter the station are free. Reprogramming of turnstiles, cash registers, and ticket vending machines has now begun,” said Dmitry Pegov.
You can use the second free metro transfer from MCC platforms only with tickets purchased after September 1. Passengers who purchased tickets before this date will be able to exchange them for new ones, with the benefit of a free transfer. Otherwise, the additional trip will be charged. And the first 30,000 people who exchange tickets purchased before September 1 will receive gifts from the metro. There will be no need to exchange social cards.
ABOUT PAYMENT METHODS
Tickets can be purchased in the same way as for trips on the metro: at ticket offices, vending machines, or top up your Troika card via the Internet. It will also be possible to pay for travel by credit card. For this purpose, all stations are now equipped with machines for reading bank cards.
ABOUT PASSENGER SERVICES
The stations will introduce similar services that exist in the metro. Passengers with limited mobility will be able to benefit from free mobility assistance. The stations will have chargers for gadgets, trees, and benches. And also trash cans, which are not in the Moscow metro itself. “Live Communication” counters will appear at five stations, where tourists will also be able to obtain information in English. In particular, it is already being installed at the Luzhniki station.
ABOUT COMPOSITIONS
33 trains will be launched on the ring, which will have handrails for standing passengers. And just like on regular trains, there will be toilets. The interval between trains will be only 6 minutes.
THE YANDEX METRO APPLICATION WILL BE UPDATED
By the time the Moscow Central Circle launches, the map will be updated in the Yandex Metro application, which is used by many Muscovites.
We have already taken measurements so that people can plan their time on the trip. People will also be informed about temporary closures of stations, said Alexander Shulgin, CEO Yandex in Russia.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?
Navigation is hosted;
The trains practice movement intervals;
Information boards are installed on the platforms;
They are creating comfortable ground transport routes connecting with stations of the new subway line.
INTERESTING TO KNOW
75 million passengers will be able to use the transportation in the first year, and by 2025 the number will increase to 350 million passengers annually;
The metro staff will increase by 800 people.
Online workload application
To implement this project, it is necessary to prepare the infrastructure to show this. But we have this in our plans. This will be a similar project to Yandex.Traffic. The Moscow Metro is working on the issue of providing Yandex with data on congestion. As soon as we are able to receive them, we will send them to Yandex, and they will be displayed in the application online,” said Dmitry Pegov, head of the metro.
The Moscow Central Circle (MCC) is an abbreviation that has been in use quite recently; the ring itself is used even less for passengers. On metro maps, the ring is indicated by line 14, although it looks a little different.
Metro or train
Circular railway, Small ring of the Moscow railway, Moscow ring railway, Moscow central ring - all these definitions in one form or another refer to the same object.
The first train at the Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
In the new name - MCC - the mention of the railway has been removed, on metro maps it is indicated as line 14, transfers with the metro are free (even in the "metro - MCC - metro" option), a separate page for the MCC has been created on the metro website... So everything can be... Is the MCC a metro?
The MCC infrastructure itself (tracks, stations, etc.) belongs to Russian Railways. The ring is physically connected to other sections of the railways; the use of the ring for freight traffic is not canceled and is quite possible. The rolling stock, "Swallows", has been traveling on other sections of Russian railways for several years now. At MCC stations you can find workers in gray Russian Railways uniforms, information boards and part of the navigation at the MCC stations themselves - according to the brand book and Russian Railways standards. Even the turnstiles are like those at many suburban stations (albeit equipped with metro validators). So, is the MCC an electric train?
Navigation in the transition between platforms of the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
If we approach the issue formally, then the MCC is a real railway, however, in the mass consciousness, the use of the railway for movement within one city is still of little use, moreover, the MCC is integrated mainly with the metro, and the ring is precisely urban transport, and not suburban, which includes the green electric trains familiar to city dwellers. This is also why navigation and tariffs are designed in such a way that the passenger feels that he is on the 14th metro line, although in fact the MCC, of course, is not a metro.
Turnstiles at Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
In relation to the MCC, it is appropriate to use the term “urban train” - a type of transport in Russia that is not very common.
Abroad, this type of transport is widespread and quite popular. For example, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland there is S-bahn, which occupies an intermediate position between urban public transport and classic commuter trains.
The MCC itself breaks the mold of many definitions, and similar debates have been going on on thematic forums for many months - “What is the new ring anyway?”
The MCC, metro, monorail and ground transport are all elements of the city’s unified transport system, so asking the question “is the MCC part of the metro?” not entirely true. To the question “Does the MCC belong to the Moscow transport system?”, it is certainly correct and correct to answer “Yes”, as well as to a similar question regarding the metro or monorail.
The Lastochka train arrives at the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
The main flow to the MCC should still be a transfer from the metro; there will be fewer “pure” independent trips around the ring. At the same time, such stations as Sorge (formerly Novopeschanaya), Krymskaya (formerly Sevastopolsky Prospekt), Streshnevo (formerly Volokolamskaya) have created (in the case of Sorge, they will create) new transport hubs. Residents of nearby houses and those who work nearby will definitely appreciate the appearance of these stations. Following this, new travel routes will appear.
Due to its specific nature, part of the MCC route passes through industrial zones. But is this really important, because a new transport corridor has appeared in the city. And industrial zones will not always flash through the Swallow window. Novodevichy Convent, Moscow City, Losiny Island, Moscow River - the landscapes are more than diverse.
View from the MCC train window. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky
From the point of view of formal definitions, the MCC is more of an electric train than a metro; in fact, it is a new full-fledged element of the transport system. How relevant it is is a question for each individual passenger. In any case, new connections that reduce travel time are always good, especially for a metropolis like Moscow.
Impressions of the first passengers
Andrey Perechitsky
The first stage of the Moscow Central Circle will take place on September 10. The online publication site answered the most important questions about the new type of urban transport.
What it is?
The Moscow Central Circle is a network that connects the metro and radial lines of suburban railways. It used to be called the Moscow Ring Railway. The MCC runs near the Third Ring Road in the southeast and west of the city and in the middle between the Third Transport Ring and the Moscow Ring Road in the north of the capital.
The main task of the road is to shorten the path from one point remote from the city center to another. According to experts, the launch of the railway should reduce travel time by an average of 20 minutes, relieve congestion on the Circle Subway Line by 15 percent, and the city’s central stations by 20 percent.
How many stations will open on the MCC?
The ring includes 31 stations, each of which provides transfers to other types of public transport. 17 stations will be connected to 11 metro lines, 10 to radial railway lines.
At the first stage, 26 stations will be available to passengers, reports the press service of the Moscow Construction Complex, citing Deputy Mayor for Urban Development Policy Marat Khusnullin. The rest will begin work before the end of the year.
Until 2018, the connection between MCC stations and metro stations, radial railway lines and surface urban transport will gradually improve.
Photo: MCC press center in the Moscow metro
Where can I transfer from the MCC?
In total, with the launch of the MCC, Muscovites and guests of the capital can make more than 350 transfers, and travel time when moving around the capital will be reduced by three times.
Passengers will be able to freely change trains when traveling on the following routes: Metro – MCC – Metro; Metro – MCC; MCC – Metro – Monorail; Monorail – Metro – MCC – Metro.
There are also transfers from trains to buses, trolleybuses and trams. The ground transport schedule will be adjusted to the MCC schedule.
The intervals of ground transport routes serving the ring have been approximately 10 minutes since September 8. In the future, they are planned to be reduced to 6–8 minutes, so that passengers can almost immediately transfer from the MCC to ground transport.
Territory maps have been updated for more than four thousand ground transport stops, and 15 stops now have stations on the new ring.
It will also be possible to get to the new railway line by personal transport: special parking lots will be installed at 13 stops.
How to navigate the MCC?
In total, several versions of the MCC scheme have been prepared. On one of them, it is plotted on a map of the city with the designation of suburban railway lines, as well as metro lines, including the Third Interchange Circuit under construction.
In the second, the MCC diagram is inscribed in the one used in currently metro map and is listed there as the 14th metro line. In total, 50 thousand new schemes will be posted in the subway. The updated maps will also contain information about how long it will take to transfer from the metro station to the MCC station.
The ring stations themselves are equipped with navigation panels in Russian and English languages. Braille will be installed for visually impaired passengers. Also at each station there will be boards with train arrival times. Several of them will have “Live Communication” counters.
Where can I find detailed information about the MCC?
A section dedicated to the Moscow Central Circle has appeared on the official website of the capital's metro.
The new page contains information about the history of the creation of the MCC and the modern Lastochka trains running around the ring. Also, site visitors can familiarize themselves with the map of transfers from the metro to the MCC and select convenient routes.
The average speed of passenger trains will be 40 km/h.
According to the head of the Business Block Management Department “Passenger Transportation ” JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Schneider, the average speed is determined taking into account acceleration and deceleration and stopping time. In addition, freight traffic will continue on the Moscow Central Circle." As before, it will be served by the depot “ Likhobory”, equipped with diesel locomotives 2M62 and ChME3. However, after the launch of passenger electric trains, freight traffic will be carried out mainly at night.
Passenger traffic on the Moscow Central Circle will be launched in the fall of 2016. In the first year of operation, it is planned to transport about 75 million people. There will be 31 transport interchange hubs on the Moscow Ring Railway, and all stations will also provide the possibility of transferring to public transport.
/ Thursday, July 7, 2016 /Topics: Public transport Moscow Ring Railway MCC Russian Railways
It will be possible to travel a full circle along the Moscow Central Circle in 84 minutes, the head of the business block management department told reporters “Passenger Transportation”
JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Shneider. He is quoted by the agency “ Moscow ". According to the official, the average speed of electric trains will be about 40 kilometers per hour, taking into account acceleration and deceleration and stopping time. Control of travel and inspection of passengers at stations will be carried out by Russian Railways employees, for which inspection areas will be created with metal detectors.
In turn, the deputy head of the State Unitary Enterprise “Moscow subway”
By strategic development and investments Roman Latypov again confirmed that the launch of the ring will not affect the cost of travel. “Cards” will be valid on the line Troika”, “United", “90 minutes" and all types of capital benefits. And in August, new schemes will appear in the subway, where the Moscow Central Circle will be indicated as the 14th metro line; the launch of the line may be scheduled for the first ten days of September.
According to the calculations of the capital's authorities, the ring will gain popularity among Muscovites and guests of the capital within two years after the launch of passenger traffic on it. In the first year of operation, the road should carry approximately 75 million passengers, and by 2025 the expected passenger traffic will increase to 300 million people per year, which is comparable to traffic on busy subway lines.
In this case, the average speed will be about 40 kilometers per hour, reports the City News Agency “ Moscow " with reference to the Head of the Business Unit Management Department “Passenger Transportation” JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Schneider.
Also, trains on the Moscow Circle will be synchronized with the metro. Thus, trains will not run at night from 1:00 to 5:30. The opening of the ring railway is scheduled for September 1, 2016. There will be 31 stations on the ring, passengers will be able to make 17 transfers to 11 metro lines and 9 transfers to radial directions of the Moscow railway hub. All city tickets and benefits will be valid to pay for travel, and transfers between the metro and the Moscow Ring Railway will be free.
The launch of passenger traffic on the Small Ring of the Moscow Railway will actually create another ground ring of the Moscow Metro, which will reduce the load on the subway by about 15%, and in 2020 - by 20 percent. The load on critical sections of radial metro lines will be reduced - these are two or three stations in front of the ring, where the maximum number of passengers gathers during rush hour.
A full circle along the Moscow Ring Railway (Moscow Ring Railway), including stops, will take passengers 84 minutes.
According to the m24.ru portal, the entire route around the ring will take 84 minutes. Head of the Business Unit Management Department “Passenger Transportation” JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Shneider said that this takes into account stops and acceleration and braking.
The Moscow Ring Railway (outdated name) will be the second metro circuit. It will intersect with the metro by convenient transfer hubs. The test launch of the ring will take place in July. Passengers will be able to use the railway from September.
The 54-kilometer ring will have 31 stations and 17 interchanges on the metro line. All city tickets and benefits on the ring will remain valid.
It will be possible to drive along the Moscow Central Circle in 84 minutes at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour, the Agency reports. Moscow ".
“We expect that the train will complete a full circle, including stops, in 84 minutes. The route speed will be about 40 kilometers per hour, taking into account acceleration and deceleration and stopping time.”, - said the head of the business block management department “Passenger Transportation”
JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Shneider.
The Moscow Ring Railway will become a full-fledged second circuit of the metro, which will be integrated into the Moscow subway system with the help of convenient transport hubs. The test launch of the second metro ring is scheduled for mid-July, and the railway will open for passengers in September.
The length of the Small Ring will be 54 kilometers. 130 pairs of trains will run along it at intervals of 5-6 minutes during peak hours. It is planned to equip all rolling stock with energy-saving electrical equipment.
There will be 31 stations with transport interchange hubs (TPU) on the ring. There are 17 transfers to 11 metro lines and 9 transfers to radial railway lines.
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Today it became known how long it will take to travel from point A to point A on the Moscow Ring Railway. Test runs of trains have shown that a full circle along the Moscow Central Circle can be traveled in 84 minutes at a speed of 40 km/h. The head of the business block management department told reporters about this. “Passenger Transportation”
JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Shneider.
Deputy Mayor, Head of the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development Maxim Liksutov said that the Moscow Ring Railway received official name"Moscow Central Circle". It was previously reported that passenger traffic on the Moscow Ring Railway is planned to be launched in the fall of 2016. In the first year of operation, the Moscow Ring Railway should transport approximately 75 million passengers.
A full circle along the Moscow Central Road (formerly the Moscow Ring Road) will take 84 minutes, the news agency reported. Moscow " with reference to the head of the Business Block Management Department “Passenger Transportation” JSC " RUSSIAN RAILWAYS " Maxim Schneider.
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The route speed will be about 40 kilometers per hour, taking into account acceleration and deceleration and stopping time,” Schneider said.Let us recall that the Moscow Ring Railway (MKZD) was given the official name - Moscow Central Road. Now on metro maps it is called “Second ring”.
Already this fall, the capital's metro will be connected to the new ring. The MCD is a modern, electrified line with completely new traffic safety devices. According to preliminary calculations, after entering it Circle Line The Moscow metro will be decongested by 15%.
This is the time for a full circle of the MCC.
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The average speed of electric trains will be about 40 km/h. Passage control and screening of passengers at stations will be carried out by Russian Railways employees using metal detector frames.
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In certain sections of the ring there is a third route for maneuvering train movements.
The transport route will be opened for passengers by the end of 2016. 31 stations will operate, including 17 with transfers to the metro line.
The average speed of trains on the Small Ring Railway will be 40 kilometers per hour. They will be synchronized with the metro, and transfers between the metro and the Moscow Ring Railway will be free.
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All city tickets and benefits will be valid to pay for travel on the Small Ring.. . . . .
In Moscow, work is being completed to put the Moscow Ring Railway stations into operation. Traffic on the updated small ring will start next year. Several facilities have already been integrated into the city's transport infrastructure. It is assumed that the road will become one with the capital's subway. This information was voiced by the deputy head of the transport department, Hamid Bulatov. According to the official, passengers themselves will not even feel the difference, because they will be able to use a single ticket.
The Moscow Ring Railway will include 31 stops, of which a full-fledged transport interchange network will operate at 21 points, and at 17 stop pavilions passengers will be able to switch to the usual line. At 9 stops, it is possible to transfer to all existing routes of suburban trains, except Kyiv. The small ring of the MKZ will significantly reduce all flows of metro lines and will ensure the possibility of delivering passengers to the main metropolitan highways.
Moscow Ring Road scheme
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The Moscow ring railway stations will be added to the metro map in September 2016. A map may also appear indicating the radial directions of railway tracks; such an innovation is not ruled out by the director of the Moscow Ring Railway, Alexey Zotov.
According to preliminary estimates, the planned passenger flow of the Moscow ring in 2017 will be 75 million people, and by 2020 it will grow 2.3 times to 170 million passengers. The interval in the movement of railway transport will depend on the demand among citizens. If the Moscow Ring Railway becomes popular with passengers, the interval is planned to be reduced to two minutes.