Many Muscovites and guests of the capital have already become accustomed to the convenience of the MCC (Moscow Central Circle) or, as it was previously called the Moscow Ring Railway, the Moscow Ring Railway, the opening of which contributed to the unloading of the capital’s ring line of the Moscow Metro in particular and the entire metro in general.
MCC map with metro
MCC map with transfers to the metro, trains and suburban transport
Another popular MCC scheme with transfers to the metro, electric trains and other suburban transport will be useful for passengers who travel by electric trains, transfer to the MCC from the metro or from minibuses. The diagram shows metro stations, Russian Railways stations and MCC stations along with transitions to them.
We draw your attention to the distance of a number of MCC stations from the metro. For example, from the Nagatinskaya metro station to the MCC station Upper Fields the Yandex map shows 4 km, despite the fact that the metro map indicates 10 - 12 minutes on foot.
Schemes and maps during construction (projects) with transfer nodes:
Numerous search queries can be addressed to the only official website of the Moscow Ring Railway http://mkzd.ru/
According to preliminary sketches, it was assumed that the Moscow Ring Road on the map would look like this:
MCC hours and schedule
MCC works the same way graphics, as the Moscow metro:
from 5:30 am to 01:00 am
List of MCC (MKR) stations:
There will be 31 stations in total. It is assumed that the rolling stock will be represented by Lastochka trains, which have proven themselves on intercity routes and will certainly be convenient for such local transportation.
The opening of the Moscow Ring Railway is planned for the end of 2016, testing is planned to begin in July 2016, so we are waiting for new information and will be updated as it becomes available.
Information about the MCC:
What is the length of the MCC in km?
The small ring of the Moscow Railway, along which the movement of MCC trains is organized, has a length of 54 km.
MCC How long does it take for a train to complete a circle?
A full circle along the MCC can be completed in approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
The same answer will be to other questions, like: circle on the MCC in time
What is MCC?
The MCC is the Moscow Central Circle and this entire article describes this Moscow facility in all types and angles, including the history of its creation.
Calculation of time between MCC stations
Because the calculator has not yet been written and is not ready, a simple way to calculate travel time between stations: the following 90 minutes / 31 stations = about 3 minutes approximate calculation of time from station to station.
What are the train intervals on the MCC?
The intervals between MCC trains are no more than 6 minutes during rush hours, which is generally not bad, especially at traditionally problematic and overloaded stations. For example, near the City, where on the days of exhibitions at the Expo Center you are taken out of the metro.
They also asked:
1. When will passenger traffic open on the Moscow Ring Railway?
According to the official website, testing will begin in July 2016, and the opening date is scheduled for the end of 2016.
21.07.2016
2. The platform did not fit the Moscow Circle train; opening and testing were disrupted, according to https://www.instagram.com/p/BIB7RpiDxv2/?taken-by=serjiopopov(apparently, a friend was asked to delete his Instagram, which is where the photo below came from, so Navalny’s record also disappeared, where there were inserts from Instagram, but the screen remained the same https://navalny.com/p/4967/:
The page remains in Google’s cache, but you won’t be able to view it in its entirety due to some tricky redirects on Instagram:
The same cyclical redirects are included when searching the web archive for July 21 of this year. http://web.archive.org/web/20160721082945/https://www.instagram.com/
27.08.2016
4. What are the fares for travel on the MCC (MKR)?
According to information on the Moscow City Hall website, fares will be the same as on the metro:
“90 minutes”, “United” and the “Troika” card.
“Unified” for 20 trips - 650 rubles, for 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, for 60 trips - 1,570 rubles.
With the Troika card, travel on the MCC will cost the same as in the metro - 32 rubles.
Tickets for 1 and 2 are also equal to the price of metro travel - 50 and 100 rubles, respectively.
10.09.2016
The opening of the MCC took place:
26 of the 31 ring stations are operational. Sokolinaya Gora, Dubrovka, Zorge, Panfilovskaya and Koptevo stations will be opened later (until the end of 2016).
Lastochka trains run every 6 minutes during peak hours, and every other time - 12 minutes. The fare payment system is integrated with the Moscow Metro and allows you to transfer from the metro to MCC trains and back without additional payment. During the first month of operation of the ring (until October 10 inclusive), travel on MCC trains is free. According to information from rasp.yandex.ru
The page presents:
metro map - 2018;
metro fare - 2018;
MCC scheme;
map of the large metro ring;
large metro ring (station opening schedule);
metro map with stations under construction;
schedule for opening new metro stations until 2020.
Metro map 2016-2020
Metro map 2018 with travel time calculation: mosmetro.ru/metro-map/
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Moscow metro fare. 2018
All Moscow Metro stations are open for entry and transfer from one line to another daily from 5:30 am to 1 am.
The “Single” ticket allows you to travel by metro, monorail, bus, trolleybus or tram. One trip on a ticket is equal to one pass on any type of transport. The ticket is valid throughout Moscow, including Zone B.
LIMITED TRIP TICKETS
A “Single” ticket with a limit for 1 and 2 trips is valid for 5 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale).
Tickets for 20, 40, 60 trips are valid for 90 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). It is recommended to book tickets for 20-60 trips on your Troika card!
From July 17, 2017, tickets for 60 trips are sold only on the Troika card!!!
| TRIP | Cost, rub. |
| 1 | 55 |
| 2 | 110 |
| 20 | 747 |
| 40 | 1494 |
| 60 | 1765 |
TICKETS WITHOUT TRIP LIMIT
A “Single” ticket without a travel limit for 1, 3 and 7 days is valid from the moment of the first pass; you must start using it no later than 10 days from the date of sale (including the day of sale). Tickets for 30, 90 and 365 days are sold only on the Troika transport card and are valid from the moment of registration on the card.
| DAY | Cost, rub. |
| 1 | 218 |
| 3 | 415 |
| 7 | 830 |
| 30 | 2075 |
| 90 | 5190 |
| 365 | 18900 |
COST OF TRAVEL WITH TROKA CARD
Tariff "Wallet"
A trip by metro and monorail - 36 rubles.
A trip by ground transport - 36 rubles.
A trip by metro and ground transport at the rate of “90 minutes” with transfers - 56 rubles. From January 2, 2018, “90 minute” tickets for 1, 2 and 60 trips are no longer sold; tickets are only available on Troika.
You can get "Troika" at the metro ticket offices, at the automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans" and at the ticket offices of OJSC "Central PPK" and OJSC "MTPPK". The security deposit for Troika is 50 rubles. The deposit can be returned when returning the card to the cashier.
The card has no expiration date, the money on the card does not expire for 5 years after the last top-up.
The card can be topped up as easily as a mobile phone, but without commission and for any amount up to 3,000 rubles.
You can replenish the balance of the “Wallet” travel ticket on the “Troika” card at ticket offices and ticket machines of the metro, automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”. “United” and “90 minutes” tickets can be “recorded” on the “Troika” card at the metro ticket offices and automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise “Mosgortrans”; "TAT" and "A" tickets at automated kiosks of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans"
Topping up the balance of a Wallet ticket to a Troika card is available through Aeroexpress ticket offices and at partner terminals:
CREDIT BANK OF MOSCOW
Eleksnet
Aeroexpress
EuroPlat
Megaphone
Velobike
You can sign up for subscriptions for commuter trains at the ticket offices of commuter stations and railway stations in Moscow and the Moscow region and at ticket machines located at railway stations and marked with information posters.
MCC - Moscow Central Ring.
Opening September 10, 2016!
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The Small Ring of the Moscow Railway (MKZD) is more than a hundred years old. Previously, passenger trains ran along it, but over time, the bulk of traffic was transported by goods. The ring served industrial zones, many of which fell into disrepair over time and, at best, were used as warehouses.Now these territories are being reorganized: housing, sports complexes, and social facilities are being built here. Developing industrial zones need good transport connections. On the rails, where previously only freight trains ran, in 10 years up to 300 million people a year will be able to travel. However, the city does not refuse cargo transportation along the Moscow Ring Railway: freight trains will run along the tracks at night. For freight traffic, additional tracks with a length of about 30 kilometers are being laid.
OPENING OF THE MOSCOW CENTRAL RING (MCC)
COST OF TRAVEL TO MCC
During the first month of operation of the MCC, travel on the Moscow Central Circle will be free. After the end of the starting month of operation, one trip on the MCC will cost 50 rubles, two - 100 rubles, no more than 40 trips - 1,300 rubles, no more than 60 - 1,570 rubles. A travel ticket without a travel limit will cost passengers 210 rubles for a day, 400 rubles for three days, and 800 rubles for seven days.
ABOUT It will be possible to pay for trips using city tickets, such as “Troika” and “United”. Passengers will not have to pay twice: transfers from the Moscow Ring Railway to the metro will be free for one and a half hours. This time should be enough to go down into the subway, and not necessarily to the nearest station.Beneficiaries will retain the right to free travel around the ring. They will be able to use a Muscovite social card. Students and other students will be able to travel on the Moscow Ring Railway using discounted metro cards.
TRAVEL TIME
During peak hours, trains will run every six minutes, at other times - at intervals of 11-15 minutes. It will be possible to drive a full circle along the Moscow Ring Road in an hour and a quarter. The new transport circuit will make travel around the capital 20 minutes shorter on average.According to preliminary calculations, travel time between stations will be from 1.6 to 4.2 minutes.The transfer will take a matter of minutes, and 11 stations are organized on the “dry feet” principle. This means that you won’t have to go outside from the stations. A system of covered passages and galleries will protect pedestrians from rain, snow, and cold. And four stations will have glass walls and roofs to allow natural light in the lobbies.
INTERCEPTION PARKING
Motorists will be able to leave their car in intercept parking lots at 13 transport hubs and transfer to public transport. For citizens with limited mobility, elevators, escalators, lifts will be installed, and tactile tiles will be laid.
Big metro ring. Opening schedule
"Business Center" (opened February 26, 2018)
"Petrovsky Park" (opened February 26, 2018)
"CSKA" ("Khodynskoye Pole") (opened February 26, 2018)
"Shelepikha" (opened February 26, 2016)
"Khoroshevskaya" (opened February 26, 2018)
"Aviamotornaya" (2019)
The main thing that needs to be done at the second stage of the development of the subway is to build a new ring line - the Third Interchange Circuit. Its length will be 42 km. Total n planned to open bmore than 160 km of new stations.
By 2020, the congestion of the capital's metro should decrease by almost half (By 2020, the capital's metro will increase by 78 stations):
"“We believe that it is this additional circuit that will allow us to relieve the existing lines,” sums up M. Khusnullin. — Passengers will not have to travel to the city center to switch to another line.
Among other things, it is through the new ring that the subway is planned to be connected to the Moscow Ring Railway. The main interchange hubs will be the Khoroshevskaya and Nizhegorodskaya Street stations. At the same time, underground and surface trains will run according to an agreed schedule.
“By building the Third Interchange Circuit, we have the opportunity to “string” additional stations onto it, which will be needed when developing new territories,” explains M. Khusnullin. — As soon as we begin to develop the new territory, all the infrastructure will already be prepared.
Ultimately, due to the creation of new underground routes, the congestion of the capital’s metro should be reduced by almost half. If now, during peak hours, up to 8 people per 1 sq. m. are packed into the cars. m, then to 2020 The metro will reach the standard load - about 4.5 people per square meter.".
After the construction of the second ring line:
- Instead of the current 40 minutes it takes to get from the Yugo-Zapadnaya station to Kuntsevskaya, using the second ring you will get there in just 10 minutes!
- now the journey from Kaluzhskaya to Sevastopolskaya takes 35 minutes, but it will only take 3 minutes;
- the trip from Sokolniki to Elektrozavodskaya will take only 3 minutes instead of 22 minutes;
- the route from Kashirskaya to Tekstilshchiki takes 30 minutes, but it will take 2 minutes;
- The travel time from Rizhskaya to Aviamotornaya is currently 20 minutes, and with the opening of the TPK it will be reduced exactly by half!
Schedule (dates) of openings
Moscow metro stations 2014-2020
Since 2012, the capital has been implementing a metro development program in accordance with Moscow government decree No. 194-PP dated May 4, 2012. As part of the program, the Novokosino, Pyatnitskoye Shosse and Alma-Atinskaya stations were already opened in 2012, and by 2020, more than 155 km of new lines and 75 stations will be built.
year 2014:
"Lesoparkovaya" (opened February 28, 2014)
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Bitsevsky Park "(opened February 27, 2014)
"Spartak" (opened August 27, 2014)
Sokolnicheskaya line:
"Troparevo" (opened)
2015:
"Kotelniki" (opened September 21, 2015)
« Butyrskaya
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Fonvizinskaya" (opened in September 2016)
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Petrovsko-Razumovskaya"(opened September 2016)
Sokolnicheskaya line:
"Rumyantsevo" (opened January 18, 2016)
2017:
Zamoskvoretskaya line:
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Khovrino" (opened December 31, 2017)
Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line
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Lomonosovsky Prospekt"(opened March 16, 2017)
"Minskaya"(opened March 16, 2017)
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Ramenki » (opened March 16, 2017)
2018:
Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line:
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Verkhniye Likhobory"(opened March 22, 2018)
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District » (opened March 22, 2018)
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Seligerskaya "(opened March 22, 2018)
Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line
"Ozernaya" (Ochakovo)(opened August 30, 2018)
"Prokshino" (2020)
"Stolbovo" (2020)
"Filatov Meadow" (2020)
Kozhukhovskaya line:
"Kosino" (2020)
"Lukhmanovskaya" (2019)
"Nekrasovka" (2019)
« Nizhegorodskaya street"(2020)
"Okskaya Street" (2020)
On September 10, 2016, the Moscow Central Circle will open for passengers in the capital. True, construction work on the new highway will continue after this date: according to the head of the transport department, Maxim Liksutov, some MCC stations will be completed after the start of work. Nevertheless, officials are seriously counting on the highway and hope that over the next two years it will become popular among citizens. In anticipation of the opening of the Central Circle, The Village answers the most popular questions about the new type of urban transport.
What is MCC?
The Moscow Central Ring (formerly known as the Moscow Ring Railway) is a new interchange circuit that should combine the metro and radial directions of suburban railways and greatly decongest the center of Moscow by removing transit passengers from it.
According to its designers, the launch of the route will relieve congestion in the metro by 15%, and the average travel time will decrease by 20 minutes (for example, travel time from the Leninsky Prospekt station to the Mezhdunarodnaya station will be reduced from half an hour to ten minutes). In other words, thanks to the MCC it will be possible to transfer from one metro or train line to another, bypassing the center. In addition, the MCC should partly solve the so-called “Vykhino” problem - a situation in which trains going to the center fill up immediately at the end metro stations. Electric train passengers coming from the Moscow region will be able to transfer to the new ring, and from there to metro lines and other suburban routes.
MCC project estimate
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How did the idea for the project come about?
The creation of the MCC is actually not a revolutionary idea. In most Western megacities, the metro and train are not separated and are the same transport: this practice allows passengers to move around the city much faster and easier. The designers of the ring themselves cite the example of Berlin, where the S-Bahn city train and the U-Bahn metro coexist within the same system.
The central ring was created on the basis of the Moscow Circular Railway, the decision to build which was made at the end of the 19th century on the initiative of the Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire, Sergei Witte. They built a ring around Moscow according to the design of engineer P. I. Rashevsky from 1903 to 1908. According to the original design, the route was supposed to have four tracks, which would be divided between goods and passenger traffic, but due to lack of funds, only two tracks were built. In 1930, passenger traffic was closed due to the development of buses and trams, and only freight trains began to operate around the ring.
The return of passenger traffic to the ring is not a new idea: they wanted to launch it back in the 60s, but this was prevented by the complexity of electrifying the ring. Yuri Luzhkov returned to this project again in the late 2000s, but reconstruction of the MCC began under Sobyanin in 2012. The ring was finally electrified, and a third track for freight traffic was also built. The total investments in the project, which was jointly carried out by Russian Railways and the Moscow government, exceeded 200 billion rubles, and 86 billion of them were provided by the federal budget.
Are the MCC and the Third Interchange Circuit the same thing?
No. The MCC is often called the third interchange circuit and the second ring of the Moscow Metro, but this is not so. The second ring metro line, 58 kilometers long, will appear in the capital by 2020, and this year its first section will open - from the Delovoy Tsentr station to Petrovsky Park. The new ring will also include the Kakhovskaya line, built in the late 1960s. If the MCC route, due to historical reasons, is shifted to the north, then the metro ring, on the contrary, will be shifted to the south. Thus, both lines will form a huge figure eight.
How will the MCC connect with other modes of transport?
In total, the MCC will have 31 stations (24 of them will be ready by September 10, the rest will be commissioned before 2018), each of which is planned to be connected to ground transport stops. In the first few months after the official launch of the ring, it will be possible to transfer to the metro at 14 stations, but then they promise to add this option at three more stops. Also, six MCC stations (later their number will increase to ten) will have transitions to commuter train stations.
The transfer time to the MCC will vary depending on the sections: the longest transition will be from the Voikovskaya metro station to the Streshnevo and Baltiyskaya stations - you will have to walk for 12 minutes, while the shortest one will take no more than three minutes. At 11 stations, builders promise to implement the “dry feet” principle: the crossings will be completely closed, which will allow people not to go outside. They promise to build a ground connection between the Volgogradsky Prospekt metro station and the Ugreshskaya platform.
How much will the trip cost?
Fares for travel on the central ring will be the same as in the metro. It will also be possible to use “United”, “Troika” and “90 minutes” tickets. All benefits that apply to metro travel will apply when using the MCC: special conditions for travel along the ring will be provided to people with disabilities, schoolchildren and students.
The number of transfers from the metro to the MCC and vice versa in one trip is not limited. The only condition is that you must make all transfers within 90 minutes. In the first month after the launch of the ring, passengers will have to reprogram the “United” ticket in order to make free trips and transfers to the MCC if it was purchased before September 1, 2016. This can be done at the ticket office of the subway or monorail. For those who use the Troika card, starting from September 1, it will be enough to put more than one ruble on the card.
In addition, passengers will be able to buy tickets at ring stations using both cash and cards. They also plan to introduce a contactless fare payment system, allowing payment using a mobile phone, and PayPass/PayWave, thanks to which money will be debited automatically if you tap a bank card on the validator.
What will the stations look like?
By the opening of the MCC, stations will be equipped with navigation panels in Russian and English. For visually impaired passengers, they promise to install tactile plates on lifts, stepless escalators and Braille. Also, at each station there will be information and boards showing the time of train arrival, and at five stations there will be “Live Communication” counters. In addition, about 70 mirrors, 470 trash cans, gadget charging points, umbrella packers and free toilets will be installed. Trees will be placed in tubs for decoration. Unlike the metro, the MCC will have turnstiles not only at the entrance, but also at the exit, and the platforms will be treated with anti-icing coating.
What trains will be on the MCC?
33 Lastochka trains (five cars each), which are produced at the Ural Locomotives plant in the city of Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sverdlovsk Region, will run along the ring. The Lastochka prototype is a German electric train from Siemens AG, which served guests and participants of the Sochi Olympics. This summer there was a scandal: during a test drive, the electric train of the ED-4M series was too wide for the platform, but the Lastochka must fit into the dimensions of the track.
The maximum capacity of the Lastochka is 1,200 people, and the maximum speed is 120 kilometers per hour, but along the MCC trains will travel no faster than 40–50 kilometers per hour. The operating hours of the MCC are the same as those of the metro, but the interval of trains on the ring will be longer and will range from five minutes during rush hour to 15 minutes at other times. Now the Yandex.Maps service is preparing to update the metro application in order to inform passengers about the train schedule not only of the metro, but also of the Moscow Central Circle.
All Lastochkas have soft seats and climate control systems. Passengers will be able to use Wi-Fi and devices for charging gadgets. Each train will have toilets at the beginning and end of the train. Unlike ordinary electric trains, Lastochka cars do not have vestibules, but the double doors are wide enough for passengers with limited mobility to pass through.
Will it be possible to travel with strollers and bicycles?
Two of the five train cars (second and fourth) are equipped with bicycle racks. Each carriage can accommodate no more than six bicycles. The trains will also have space for strollers and other large carry-on luggage. Near each transport hub of the MCC they are going to build bicycle parking and bike sharing stations. Rentals are now available near the Delovoy Tsentr, Ploshchad Gagarina, Luzhniki, Botanical Garden and Vladykino stations.
How to navigate the roundabout?
On September 1, the Moscow government presented several detailed maps of the MCC, which indicate transfers from the Central Circle to ground and suburban transport, as well as on the metro line. The ring itself will be indicated as the 14th metro line.
The names of MCC stations either repeat the usual names of nearby metro stations (“Dubrovka”, “Vladykino”), or indicate the area in which they are located (“Gagarin Square”, “Luzhniki”). In the summer, on the website of the “Active Citizen” project, a vote was held to rename the MCC stations “Voikovskaya” and “Cherkizovskaya”; as a result, they received new names “Baltiyskaya” and “Lokomotiv”.
How will the MCC affect the city outskirts?
The central ring runs mainly through industrial areas. According to the authorities, the emergence of new transport will contribute to the development of these territories, for example ZIL. The mayor's office plans to improve the lands adjacent to the MCC stations: create parking spaces for cars and bicycles, bicycle rentals, landscaping, and also build about 750 thousand square meters of commercial real estate - hotels, retail sites, offices and technology parks.
At the same time, the preserved historical buildings of the Moscow Railway stations, which were designed by architects Alexander Pomerantsev, Nikolai Markovnikov and Ivan Rybin, are now being studied to determine the security zone for each of them. And in the fall, a museum of the history of the MCC will open at the Presnya station, where documents, photographs and films telling about the history of the highway will be presented.
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Vasily Povolnov (mostly his photos are used in the post) finally visited this and other stations, which Zelenograd residents could theoretically use to transfer to the MCC, to see how everything works there and tell our readers about it.
The MCC station "Likhobory" (until the summer of this year it was known as "Nikolaevskaya") is located in the line of sight from the NATI platform.
If you come by train from Zelenograd, you need to exit the platform on the right side in the direction of travel and follow the path along the railway towards the Leningradsky station.
The exit from the platform is located at the level of the third or fourth cars. If you want to save time on transfers, take them. There is also a sign towards the MCC. To the left of it you can see the buildings of the Likhobor station.
The distance from the exit from the NATI platform to the entrance to the overpass of the Likhobory station is just over 200 meters. However, keep in mind that the entrance to the passage is not yet the entrance to the station itself.
After 120 meters, the path along the ORR (in the photo the view is in the opposite direction - towards the NATI platform) turns right.
Around the corner of the fence, the view of the Likhobory station opens up again. The overpass is just a stone's throw away.
But this is the most unpleasant part of the short journey. In the vicinity of NATI and Likhobor, the North-Eastern Expressway (also known as the Northern Road) is being built, which by the end of 2018 must tie New Leningradka with Dmitrovskoe highway. Because of this, the asphalt is further covered with a layer of dirt, which is carried around the surrounding area by construction equipment. Apparently, in the future, an underground passage will be built here for commuter train passengers. But for now, that's it. Such a cool infrastructure project as the MCC is, of course, unbecoming.
Landscaping work continues around the Likhobory station itself. However, the area in front of the entrance to the passage is already paved with “ceremonial” tiles.
Now we have to climb to the height of a three-story house with high ceilings. There is an elevator in the passage, but so far it, like the metal detector frame at the entrance, is not working (all data in the material is given as of September 20). Therefore, you have to go on foot. At the same time, there are no channels (runners for strollers) on the stairs. One can only sympathize with anyone who happens to be here, for example, with a baby stroller.
From the top floor there is a view of the NATI platform and the construction site of the North-East Expressway.
And in the other direction - to the platforms of the Likhobory station.
To get to the platform, you need to travel along the passage over the railway. Just not to the end, but approximately to the middle.
Note that the transition (at least for now) is not an insulated structure. In design, it is similar to the overpass across Central Avenue near the Zelenograd Prefecture, and ventilation “holes in the floor” are hidden behind the railings on the sides. You won't be able to stay warm here in winter. Compared to transferring from train to metro at Leningradsky Station, this is, of course, a serious disadvantage.
After about 90 meters, there will be glass doors on the right in the passage leading to the station lobby.
Opposite you can admire the bridge at the intersection of the MCC and the Oktyabrskaya Railway.
With navigation, things are much better here than at the Butyrskaya metro station, which recently opened near the Ostankino platform (for transfers from the railway to the new stations of the Lyublino-Dmitrovskaya metro line, see separate post ). In any case, the way back to the NATI platform can be easily found. This is the sign that will greet you when you exit the glass doors. Then along the way there will be several more signs.
In the lobby, behind glass doors, there are turnstiles that are not yet working (let me remind you that travel on the MCC is free for the first month) and descents to two platforms (there are elevators, stairs, and escalators). Here you need to decide which platform you want to get on. If you are driving west (along the outer side of the ring) - towards "Koptevo", "Baltiyskaya", "Streshnevo" and so on - you go to the right. If you go east (on the inside) - to "Okruzhnaya", "Vladykino", "Botanical Garden" and then to the left.
MCC diagram to help you (clickable)
The most obvious option for getting down to the platform is an escalator. Unlike the elevators, they are running. Each platform is connected to the lobby by two escalators: one goes up, the other goes down.
Estimating travel time on foot is not an easy task, but according to our estimates, you can get from the door of the train on the NATI platform to the platform at the Likhobory station in 6-8 minutes. In the opposite direction, the journey will take a little longer, since you will still need to cross the bridge to the far platform at NATI.
While we are waiting for our “Swallow” to go on a trip along the MCC, let us remind you that in the future a large transport hub - with shops, parking lots and even a hockey rink. And, of course, ground public transport stops. The main volume of transport hub buildings will be located on the side of Cherepanov passage (that is, on the opposite side from the NATI platform). It is supposed to look like this (clickable image).
And this is what the place looks like now.
Road work is underway on Cherepanov Passage.
The transport hub is planned to be built approximately by 2025. As part of this project, it is planned to reconstruct and extend the NATI platform towards the center of Moscow. This means that trains in the Leningrad direction will stop even closer to the MCC, and the transfer from NATI to Likhobory will become even shorter and more convenient.
Now let’s return to the Likhobory station. Both platforms have canopies and a decent number of benches and bins. The surface is paved with tiles, and a strip of yellow tactile tiles is laid along the edge of the platform.
In general, everything is stylish, neat and, if we talk about platforms, and not about transitions, then, in my opinion, a little in a retro style.
All the design is in the corporate style of Russian Railways, which operates this road jointly with the Moscow Metro (let me remind you that you can pay for travel with metro tickets, and the transfer between the metro and the MCC will be free for one and a half hours).
Electronic boards show the direction of travel (by the name of the next station) and the time until the train arrives. Let us remind you that the stated intervals for trains on the MCC are 6 minutes during peak hours and 11-15 minutes during off-peak times. If necessary, these intervals are promised to be shortened. And it seems like they are already thinking about implementing such an opportunity.
The platform from which you can leave Likhobor towards Koptevo, that is, to the west, has paths on both sides. But trains come on the left side (in the direction of travel from the escalator). “External tracks” are apparently needed for service purposes and freight traffic, which will remain on the ring. View back towards the passage leading to NATI.
And here is our train. About 15 minutes have passed since the previous one left. True, three electric trains passed in the opposite direction during this time.
Lastochki are used as rolling stock on the Moscow Central Circle. I made a big post about how these trains work
. Inside the Lastochka on the MCC, except for the posted diagrams and advertisements, they are no different from those that run to Kryukovo and Tver and are already well known to many Zelenograd residents.
Scheme of the MCC in the carriage:
MCC and metro map:
It is allowed to carry bicycles on the MCC, and there are corresponding stickers on the trains, but we did not find any special mounts for two-wheeled transport in the local Lastochki. As well as the intention to twist the “extra” third seats so that all cars have a 2+2 layout, has not yet been implemented.
It seems that trains to the MCC do not run empty. We were on the ring from about 17:00 to 18:30, that is, practically during the evening rush hour, and in all the “Swallows” we saw, some of the passengers rode standing.
The closest stop to Likhobory, if you go west, is Koptevo. However, it was among the five stations that did not manage to open even in draft form before the start of traffic on the MCC. Therefore, for now the next stop after “Likhobor” is “Baltiyskaya”. Until the summer of this year, it was called “Voikovskaya” - after the nearby metro station.
The transfer between Baltiyskaya and Voykovskaya is considered one of the longest on the MCC. The two station concourses are located more than 700 meters apart. In order for a metro passenger to transfer here to the Moscow Central Circle, he should exit the subway through exit No. 1 (from the last car when moving towards the center, then from the glass doors to the right) and go along the Leningradskoye Shosse towards the region - to the Metropolis shopping complex. .
"Baltiyskaya" is located at the intersection of the MCC with Leningradskoye Shosse. The station has two exits: one towards Admiral Makarov Street, the other towards Novopetrovsky Proezd, Metropolis and Voikovskaya metro station.
Moreover, the branch of the passage that leads from the MCC station towards Voykovskaya is connected to the Metropolis building. And although the signs point to the street for access to the metro, in fact, a significant part of the journey can be done in the warmth, passing through the entire building of the shopping center. Then you will only have to travel about 200 meters along the street to the entrance to the subway. Of course, this advice is also relevant for those who go from the metro to the MCC.
There is only one platform at Baltiyskaya and, accordingly, it is wider.
Escalators and stairs for descending/ascending between the platform and the passage are located in one place. There are also elevators, but, like at Likhobory, they are not yet working.
If you, having a baby stroller with you, decide to leave the Baltiyskaya in the direction opposite to the Metropolis, you will encounter the same problem as at the transfer at NATI - there is no alternative to descending the stairs without channels.
View from the MCC platform to the side façade of Metropolis.
If the Metrostroy website contains current sketches of transport hub projects on the Moscow Central Circle, then in its final form the Baltiyskaya station will look like this. Another passage will appear in both directions from the other edge of the platform.
The next station after Baltiyskaya is Streshnevo. Previously, it was called “Volokolamskaya”, because it is located at the intersection of the MCC with the Volokolamsk highway. Theoretically, some of the Zelenograd residents could come here by car and then set off on a further journey along the MCC. However, this option is unlikely to become widespread. Not only is it suitable for only a few people, but it is also unclear where to leave the car in this case - there is no semblance of intercept parking here.
Moreover, the passage at Streshnevo has not yet been completed, which could lead to the 1st Krasnogorsky passage - potentially the most convenient for accessing this station from Zelenograd.
As part of the creation of a transport hub here, the Streshnevo MCC station will be connected by a walkway to the Pokrovskoe-Streshnevo Riga platform, which will be moved several hundred meters for this purpose. However, this no longer has anything to do with trips to/from Zelenograd (only if it concerns trips to my dacha :)).
Visualization of the Streshnevo transport hub project (image from the MCC website)
Diagram of the Streshnevo transport hub (clickable image from the Metrostroy website)
In the meantime, the Streshnevo station looks almost like a twin of Likhobor: the same two platforms on either side of the main passage...
And a typical (but at the same time, in my opinion, stylish) lobby building with escalators, adjacent to the passage.
There are also combined “ring” maps of the metro and MCC posted everywhere. For some reason, there were no such schemes at Likhobory.
As in all other places, active construction and finishing work is still ongoing at Streshnevo station.
Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to drive around the entire ring yet, although it would be very interesting to do so. Well, I hope he still has time. However, from the point of view of Zelenograd residents, the stations visited are, of course, of greatest interest.
To conclude the story, I will summarize a few key points.
1. MCC went - and it’s wonderful. In essence, a new type of public transport has appeared in Moscow, which has significantly increased the connectivity of existing lines and routes. It is already obvious that, contrary to the gloomy forecasts of skeptics, the ring is in demand among the townspeople.
2. Many residents of Zelenograd have new options for constructing routes when traveling to Moscow. But a lot here depends on the number of trains stopping at NATI. For example, on September 20, it was impossible to leave Kryukovo for NATI from 8:56 to 16:05 - more than 7 hours! But in the coming days the situation should change: the number of electric trains stopping at NATI doubled
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3. The road was opened with a lot of minor imperfections - work is still underway almost everywhere. For most passengers this is not a big deal, but the MCC is still practically unsuitable for people with limited mobility. If for some reason you have difficulty moving, you should think very carefully about how you will climb the numerous stairs that do not even have runners for strollers.
Reconstruction of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC)- a unique project not only for Moscow, but also for Russia as a whole. The MCC has become a full-fledged light metro, integrated into the metro system.
The MCC map is included in the capital's metro map. It shows the approximate time of ground transfers from the MCC.
In addition, the diagram indicates possible transfers from the MCC to ground urban transport, traffic intervals, etc.
Traffic around the ring was launched on September 10, 2016. This gave a new impetus to the development of abandoned industrial areas of the capital, and also made it possible to cut the Gordian knot of transport problems hanging over the capital.
The Moscow Central Circle is the road to the future. Thanks to the ring, trips around the capital take an average of 20 minutes. Another unique feature of the MCC was that it connected the capital’s garden and park ensembles: the Mikhalkovo estate, the Botanical Garden, the territories of VDNKh and the Elk Island National Park, the Vorobyovy Gory nature reserve and others.
MCC is a new life for industrial zones of Moscow
Since 1908, the Moscow Central Circle served industrial zones and mainly performed the function of transporting goods. However, over time, many industrial areas around this ring fell into disrepair, and some industries closed. A number of industrial zones were, at best, used for warehouses. Now these territories are being actively reorganized, housing with social facilities, sports complexes, etc. are being built here. And developing territories require convenient transport connections.
The launch of passenger traffic along the MCC resolves the issue of transport support for industrial zones. In addition, the ring connected suburban trains and electric trains that go to the city center with MCC stations. Passengers can, before reaching the city center, transfer to MCC trains and move further throughout almost the entire territory of Moscow.
All MCC stations were built as transport hubs (TPU). They will include offices, shopping malls, shops and cafes. This concept meets both the interests of investors, for whom it is important to recoup investments in construction, and the needs of citizens.
