Maskoŭskaja line

The Maskoŭskaja line (also referred to as Maskowskaya line or Moskovskaya line) (Belarusian: Маскоўская лінія; Russian: Московская линия, romanized: Moskovskaya liniya; lit: "Moscow line") is a line of the Minsk Metro. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a northeast–southwest axis. Currently it comprises 15 stations and 19.1 km (11.9 mi) of track.

Maskoŭskaya line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerMinsk Metro
Termini
Stations15
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMinsk Metro
History
Opened1984
Technical
Line length19.1 km (11.9 mi)
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)[1]
Route map

Uručča
Barysaŭski trakt
Uschod
Maskoŭskaja
Park Čaliuskincaŭ
Akademiya Navuk
Ploshcha Yakuba Kolasa
Ploshcha Pyeramohi
Kastrychnitskaya
Ploshcha Lyenina
Belarusian Railway
Instytut Kultury
Belarusian Railway
Hrushawka
Mikhalova
Pyatrowshchyna
Malinawka

Timeline

SegmentDate opened
Instytut KulturyMaskowskaya June 26, 1984
MaskoŭskajaUschod December 30, 1986
UschodUručča November 7, 2007
Instytut KulturyPyatrowshchyna November 7, 2012
PyatrowshchynaMalinawka June 3, 2014

Transfers

#Transfer toAt
2 Awtazavodskaya line Kastrychnitskaya
3 Zelenaluzhskaya line Ploshcha Lyenina

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Moskovskoe depot (№ 1), and currently has 21 five carriage 81-717/714 and the modernised 81-717.5M/714.5M trains assigned to it.

Recent developments and future plans

A 5.2 km extension has been constructed to the southwest of the city and contains three stations: Hrushawka, Mikhalova, and Pyatrowshchyna. It was opened on November 7, 2012.

The last extension was on June 3, 2014, when Malinawka was opened.

References

  1. "404 Page Not Found". lrta.org. Light Rail Transit Association. Retrieved April 27, 2020. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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