Almost 46% of Moscow Metro fleet now consists of modern trains from the Moskva series including Moskva, Moskva-2020, and Moskva-2024.
“The extensive rolling stock renewal programme commenced in 2010, and now 75% of trains in the Moscow Metro are of modern generation. The procurement of Moskva trains started in 2017 and continues every few years based on passenger feedback. Starting this March, the latest Moskva-2024 trains have been operating on the Line 2, with plans already in motion for the Moskva-2026 model,” Maksim Liksutov, the Deputy Mayor for Transport said.
In particular, the Circle Line is fully equipped with Moskva-2020 trains, the update was completed three years ago. This line connects nearly all radial routes of the Moscow Metro and serves seven out of ten railway stations in the city, facilitating around 1.2 million trips on weekdays.
“Currently, one in every five metro trains is of the Moskva-2020 type, amounting to a total of 168 trains. Thanks to ongoing investments and the acquisition of modern trains, we have successfully completed updates on the Line 6 as well. Under Mayor Sergei Sobyanin’s instruction, our efforts to improve passenger comfort continue to intensify,” Liksutov added.
Furthermore, the Moscow Metro reduced train intervals on the Big Circle Line (BCL), the longest loop line in the world and as during peak hours, trains arrive 10-15 seconds quicker. BCL is one of the busiest lines in the metro system, with approximately 1.3 million trips taken on workdays.
Through the purchase of Moskva-2020 trains, the opening of new depots – Nizhegorodskoye and Aminyevskoye, and the elimination of branch line services, service regularity has significantly improved. Passengers on the BCL have reported notable advantages, including increased availability of seats, enhanced schedule reliability, shortened wait times at stations and improved wayfinding ease, with trains following a single route.
Since 2017, more than 3,000 new carriages have been purchased, enhancing passenger comfort across eight metro lines. The Moscow Metro fleet comes equipped with several benefits including wide doors, comfortable walk-through gangways, a large number of information displays and USB chargers, enhanced sound insulation and powerful climate control systems and adaptive cabin lighting.
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