Operational tests for the first 8.3 km section of Moscow metro new Line 16 have been conducted between Troitskaya and Tyutchevskaya stations.
Novatorskaya, Peoples’ Friendship University, General Tyulenev, and Tyutchevskaya are the section’s new four stations. The new metro line 16 will enter passenger operation this autumn the authorities announced.
Trips will become more comfortable for residents of 11 districts, 4 settlements, and the urban district of Troitsk. Due to the new metro connection, Lines 1 and 6 will see up to a 20% reduction in congestion while Line 12 will experience up to a 15% reduction in congestion. The new line will provide passengers with more convenient and faster services to reach the Krasnaya Pakhra settlement and the largest electric bus park in Europe, a plant for manufacturing traction batteries, and the KAMAZ Urban and Commercial Transport Maintenance Centre.
Line 16 will feature the most modern trains. They will be equipped for comfortable journeys with wide doors and walk-through gangways, powerful air conditioning systems, USB ports for charging phones, and numerous informational screens.
After the full launch expected for 2030, Moscow metro new Line 16 will consist of 17 stations and become the longest line extending beyond the MKAD (Moscow Ring Road). When entirely opened, the new line will provide access within walking distance to more than 850,000 residents.
Line 16 (Troitskaya line) will be 40 km long providing connection to the city’s public transport system including to the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) and Troitsk district.
“Line 16 is one of the largest projects we are currently implementing. We plan to open the first section this year. We expect that with the full launch of Line 16, over 300,000 passengers will use it daily,” Deputy Mayor for Transport Maksim Liksutov said.
From 2010, The Moscow metro network registered an increase of 1 ,6 times by constructing 109 metro stations, the Big Circle Line and the Moscow Central Circle. The metro network developed from 182 stations to 430 stations, with the MCC and MCD (Moscow Central Diameters) system.
According to Moscow 2030 transport strategy, the city will build three new metro stations.
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