Maskoŭskaja line

Maskoŭskaja line
Uručča is a typical modern station
Overview
Stations 15
Operation
Opened 1984
Owner Minsk Metro
Technical
Line length 19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Track gauge 1,524 mm (5 ft)[1]
Route map
Uručča
Barysaŭski Trakt
Uschod
Maskoŭskaja
Park Čaliuskincaŭ
Akademija Navuk
Plošča Jakuba Kolasa
Plošča Pieramohi
Kastryčnickaja
Plošča Lienina
Instytut Kuĺtury
Hrušaŭka
Michalova
Piatroŭščyna
Malinaŭka

The Maskoŭskaja line (Belarusian: Маскоўская; Russian: Московская; lit: "Moscow line") is a line of the Minsk Metro. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a northeast–southwest axis. Currently it comprises fourteen stations and 19.1 km (11.9 mi) of track.

Timeline

SegmentDate opened
Instytut KuĺturyMaskoŭskaja June 26, 1984
MaskoŭskajaUschod December 30, 1986
UschodUručča November 7, 2007
Instytut KuĺturyPiatroŭščyna November 7, 2012
PiatroŭščynaMalinaŭka June 3, 2014

Transfers

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2 Aŭtazavodskaja line Kastryčnickaja

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Moskovskoe depot (№ 1), and currently has 21 five carriage 81-717/714 and the modernised 81-717.5M/714.5M trains assigned to it.

Recent developments and future plans

A 5.2 km extension has been constructed to the southwest of the city and contains three stations: Hrušaŭka, Michalova, and Piatroŭščyna. It was opened on November 7, 2012.

The last extension was on June 3, 2014, when Malinaŭka was opened.

References

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