Moscow Central Diameters
Ivolga 1.0 train (on the right) and current generation Ivolga 2.0 at Podolsk railway station of Line D2
Ivolga 1.0 train (on the right) and current generation Ivolga 2.0 at Podolsk railway station of Line D2
Overview
Native nameМосковские центральные диаметры
Area servedMoscow and Moscow Oblast
Transit typeCommuter rail
Line number2 (3 more planned)
Number of stations57
Operation
Began operation21 November 2019
Operator(s)Russian Railways
Lines map

The Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) (Russian: Московские центральные диаметры (МЦД), romanized: Moskovskiye tsentralnye diametry (MTsD)) are a system of city train services on existing commuter rail lines in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia.[1]

The system began operation on 21 November 2019, when the first two lines were launched.[2] After first 9.5 months of operation, the passenger traffic of the Moscow Central Diameters reached 100 million.[3] On 27 December 2019, passengers made record 554.6 thousand trips.[4]

Lines

No. Name[1] Opening date Length
(km)
Number
of stations
Planned passenger
traffic (mil/yr)
#D1 Line D1 (Moscow Central Diameters) Belorussko–Savyolovsky 21 November 2019[5] 52 25[6] 42.9
#D2 Line D2 (Moscow Central Diameters) Kursko–Rizhsky 21 November 2019[5] 80 35[7] 48.6
#D3 Line D3 (Moscow Central Diameters) Leningradsko–Kazansky[p] 2022[8] 88 43[9] 46.8
#D4 Line D4 (Moscow Central Diameters) Kiyevsko–Gorkovsky[p] 2023[10] 86 38[11] ?
#D5 Line D5 (Moscow Central Diameters) Yaroslavsko–Paveletsky[p] 2023—2024[12][13] 75 39[14] ?
Total 381 186

P Routes are still in planning and may change.[15]

Ticket prices

Ticket prices on Pererva station of MCD-2 line in November, 2019

The trip cost depends on travel distance, transfers to and from the Moscow Metro and the MCC are free.[16]

At MCD-1 and MCD-2 there are three tariff zones:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Moscow Central Diameters: Moscow's most efficient project progress". mos.ru. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ "Московские центральные диаметры". РИА Новости (in Russian). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
  3. ^ "Число пассажиров МЦД достигло 100 миллионов". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Сергей Собянин: Какое развитие получат Московские центральные диаметры". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b "МЦД запустят раньше срока" [MCD will be launched ahead of schedule]. moslenta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-07-06.
  6. ^ "МЦД-1 «Белорусско-Савёловский». Новая линия наземного метро". mcd.mosmetro.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-08-17. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  7. ^ "МЦД-2 «Курско-Рижский». Новая линия наземного метро". mcd.mosmetro.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  8. ^ "Воробьев: единую карту для оплаты проезда в Москве и области создадут до конца 2020 года". TASS. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  9. ^ "МЦД-3 «Ленинградско-Казанский». Новая линия наземного метро". mcd.mosmetro.ru. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  10. ^ "Moscow to open seven Central Diameter stations in 2021". International Railway Journal. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  11. ^ "МЦД-4 «Киевско-Горьковский». Новая линия наземного метро". mcd.mosmetro.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  12. ^ bender (2019-06-01). "МЦД 5 схема станций". 10 фактов. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  13. ^ "Хуснуллин: утверждена программа развития МЦД до 2025 года". stroi.mos.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  14. ^ "МЦД-5 «Ярославско-Павелецкий». Новая линия наземного метро". mcd.mosmetro.ru. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  15. ^ "The new above-ground metro: why we need Moscow Central Diameters". mos.ru. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  16. ^ "Тарифы МЦД. Подробная информация о тарифах Московских центральных диаметров". mcd.mosmetro.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  17. ^ "Интеграцию МЦК с Киевским направлением МЖД планируется завершить в 2022 году". TASS. Retrieved 18 September 2020.