The first line of the Moscow Metro was opened in 1935. Today the Moscow Metro is the 5th busiest metro and the largest metro in the world. A lot of underground stations are landmarks. They look like underground palaces. The Moscow Metro consists of 13 lines with 203 stations (2017). Nearly all of them are underground. During rush hours the minimum interval between trains is 90 seconds. 7 million people travel on the Metro every day. The most popular stations are Pushkinskaya, Kitai- gorod, VDNH, Prospect Mira (Peace Avenue), Lenin State library, Arbatskaya, Botanicheskiy sad (Botanical garden) and much more. The Moscow Metro is one of the most beautiful in the world. Muscovites and visitors meet here with an outstanding piece of architecture, the most interesting museum of beauty. Marble, granite, non-ferrous metals, murals, mosaics, carvings, metal and stone, sculptures, entire architectural ensembles - all this gives the capital's subway unique features. To many people, the Moscow Metro represents all that is great and beautiful in Russia.
The Moscow Metro.
The first line of the Moscow Metro was opened in 1935. Today the Moscow Metro is the 5th busiest metro and the largest metro in the world. A lot of underground stations are landmarks. They look like underground palaces. The Moscow Metro consists of 13 lines with 203 stations (2017). Nearly all of them are underground. During rush hours the minimum interval between trains is 90 seconds. 7 million people travel on the Metro every day. The most popular stations are Pushkinskaya, Kitai- gorod, VDNH, Prospect Mira (Peace Avenue), Lenin State library, Arbatskaya, Botanicheskiy sad (Botanical garden) and much more. The Moscow Metro is one of the most beautiful in the world. Muscovites and visitors meet here with an outstanding piece of architecture, the most interesting museum of beauty. Marble, granite, non-ferrous metals, murals, mosaics, carvings, metal and stone, sculptures, entire architectural ensembles - all this gives the capital's subway unique features. To many people, the Moscow Metro represents all that is great and beautiful in Russia.