Moscow has opened the Minskaya suburban train station on the future MCD-4, which will be part of Moscow Central Diameter transit system.
The station has become the basis of the new hub, where passengers can make interchanges to the metro Line 8A, and to the surface public transport.
The new station is located in the western part of the capital at the intersection of 3 districts. Its opening will improve transport accessibility for more than 315,000 residents of these districts, New Moscow – the remote district to the south of Moscow – and Moscow region. For the residents of New Moscow it will allow to reduce travel time by 50%. Already this year it will be used by more than 8.5 thousand passengers per day and by 2030, up to 22 thousand people.
“We are working on the launch of the MCD-4 which is the most difficult diameter in terms of implementation. I am sure that the new Minskaya hub will become an attraction not only for local residents, but also for passengers coming from the Moscow region. This is the second hub on the future MCD-4 after Aminevskaya station, with a convenient interchange to the metro and the opportunity of saving time on travel,” Maksim Liksutov, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport said.
Since the Minskay station opening, there is working one 270-metre platform with a full-length canopy with the convenient navigation and a passenger concourse. From the platform, passengers can go down to the terminal by the elevator or escalators. The concourse is equipped with turnstile lines and cash register area, including a lowered window for passengers with disabilities and a restroom. The interchange between the metro and the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) is made through a crosswalk with a canopy, which protects passengers from snow, rain and sun. The interchange takes less than a minute.
By the end of 2022, Minskaya suburban train station will benefit additional tracks, a second passenger platform and a new concourse. The new suburban station meets modern standards of the Moscow transport.
The 86 km long MCD-4 will connect the capital on the west-east axis from Aprelevka to Zheleznodorozhny, crossing the city centre and 20 districts.
It will be the longest route of the Moscow Central Diameter system and will have the largest number of the interchange stations – 39 stations. From 18 of them passengers will have 35 interchange options to the metro, the MCC and other diameters. The daily prospective flow of the MCD-4 may reach 455 thousand people, which is 84% more than the current figure. Inside of the capital, it will be used by up to 30 million people per year, and in total, more than 162 million passengers per year.
In November 2019 the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin have inaugurated the MCD-1 and MCD-2 routes.
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