Maskoŭskaja line
Maskoŭskaya line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Owner | Minsk Metro |
Termini | |
Stations | 15 |
Service | |
Type | Rapid transit |
System | Minsk Metro |
History | |
Opened | 1984 |
Technical | |
Line length | 19.1 km (11.9 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,524 mm (5 ft)[1] |
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.
Timeline
Segment | Date opened |
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Instytut Kultury–Maskowskaya | 26 June 1984 |
Maskoŭskaja–Uschod | 30 December 1986 |
Uschod–Uručča | 7 November 2007 |
Instytut Kultury–Pyatrowshchyna | 7 November 2012 |
Pyatrowshchyna–Malinawka | 3 June 2014 |
Transfers
# | Transfer to | At |
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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 7 November 2012.
The last extension was on 3 June 2014, when Malinawka was opened.
References
- ^ "404 Page Not Found". lrta.org. Light Rail Transit Association. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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