Maskoŭskaja line

Stations15ServiceTypeRapid transitSystemMinsk MetroHistoryOpened1984TechnicalLine length19.1 km (11.9 mi)Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)^[1]

Route map
Legend Uručča Barysaŭski trakt Uschod Maskoŭskaja Park Čaliuskincaŭ Akademiya Navuk Ploshcha Yakuba Kolasa Ploshcha Pyeramohi Kastrychnitskaya Ploshcha Lyenina Instytut Kultury Hrushawka Mikhalova Pyatrowshchyna Malinawka This diagram: view talk edit

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
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
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

External links

• Minsk Metro