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🌟 Metro station entrances are becoming brighter and more expressive. We continue installing architectural lighting: 🔹 Each station has a custom lighting design tailored to its architecture. 🔹 Light tones are carefully matched to the color of the facades. 🔹 Lighting is adjusted in intensity and direction to highlight details and create a cohesive visual look. Take a look at evening photos of Dynamo, Universitet, and Chistye Prudy stations with the new lighting 👆

🕔 Save up to 20 minutes a month by activating online top-ups at ticket turnstiles. Since the start of the year, passengers have used the automatic top-up feature for Troika cards and Muscovite cards at Metro and MCC ticket barriers over 5 million times. That is almost 50% more than during the same period last year. How does it work? 1️⃣ Top up your travel card remotely using the Moscow Metro app. 2️⃣ Hold your card against the turnstile — your ticket will be validated automatically.

⚫️ Navigation updates in the Moscow Metro have kicked off ahead of the opening of the Line 17. Maksim Liksutov shared that transfer indicators for the future line are already being added to the name of the BCL (Big Circle Line) station Narodnoe Opolchenie. Soon, graphite-colored pictograms will also appear next to the names of these stations: 4️⃣8️⃣ Delovoy Tsentr 1️⃣ Shelepikha To avoid disrupting passengers, specialists are carrying out the work overnight. For now, the new pictograms will be c...

🏆 The South River Terminal has won the Best River Port or Terminal category in the Industry Leader awards. Maxim Liksutov noted that following its reconstruction in 2023 the terminal has become a key element of the capital’s river infrastructure under the management of Mosgortrans. Its popularity is growing every year since the venue hosts city festivals, themed events and workshops. For the comfort of visitors and passengers the terminal features a café, a library zone, a green conservatory an...

The best architectural sightseeing is a trip on the Moscow Metro! 🤩

⚡️Passenger vessels and unmanned boats. What else is being built at the Moscow Shipyard? Maksim Liksutov reported that four modern vessels of the "Moskva 1.0" project are currently being assembled at Nagatinsky Zaton. Passengers will be able to use this innovative and environmentally friendly transport later this year. Since the start of the year, specialists have laid the keels for two more new electric vessels and have begun assembling their hulls. The photo shows the production process for th...

A bank card is a universal key to travelling on the Metro and the Moscow Central Circle. In January–February 2026, Metro and MCC passengers used this payment method over 55 million times. This is 12% more than in the same period last year. Why is it convenient? 🔹Accessibility. Every one of the more than 4,000 Metro and MCC turnstiles accepts bank cards. 🔹Versatility. Any card from a Russian bank will work. 🔹Simplicity. Simply tap your bank card against the turnstile and walk through. 🔹Additi...

🚤 We are preparing for the launch of the Line 17! The turning loops behind Delovoy Tsentr station, which had been closed for the construction of the new line, have been put back into service. This is an important stage in the preparations for the launch of its first section. The turning loops fully comply with metro standards: 🔹They are inspected by diagnostic trains and regularly maintained by track inspectors. 🔹 Signalling, centralisation, interlocking and communication systems have been in...

One in four passengers uses the new metro stations built since 2011. Moscow continues to develop its transport system, making it even more accessible and convenient. Today, the capital’s metro is one of the largest in the world in terms of network length and number of stations. A few interesting facts: 🔹Since 2011, 96 metro stations have been built or refurbished. 🔹As a result, the rail network is within walking distance for over 90% of the city’s residents. 🔹The new stations account for 25% ...