Moscow City has announced that in June, the city will start the project to extend the tram line between Miussky Pereulok and Tverskaya Zastava Square. Currently, the trams on this street do not reach Belarussky Railway Station, stopping about three blocks short of Tverskaya Street at 7 Lesnaya Street. New-generation six-door Vityaz-M trams with climate control and navigation systems and video cameras will use the new tracks.
Old tracks and a blind alley will be removed during construction of the new section, and the line will be extended to Belarussky Railway Station. A tram turnaround will be built on Tverskaya Zastava Square under the My Street programme.
The new 1.22-km track section will be completed this autumn. After the routes are extended, passengers riding from Belarussky Railway Station to Railways University, the Durov Animal Theatre and the Olimpiisky Sport Complex will save up to 15 minutes en route.
The Belarussky Railway Station tram stop will be built on Tverskaya Zastava Square. The stop’s elevated platform will feature a comfortable waiting pavilion. The platform will be at the same level as the tram floors and one step away from the trams. People with disabilities will be able to leave the platform and reach a pedestrian crossing using a special ramp. Bus stops will be relocated closer to the railway station and Belarusskaya metro station, for more convenient changes.
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