Maskoŭskaja line
| Maskoŭskaya line | |
|---|---|
 Ploshcha Yakuba Kolasa station | |
| 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 that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| # | Transfer to | At |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Awtazavodskaya line | Kastrychnitskaya |
| 3 | Zelenaluzhskaya line | Ploshcha Lyenina |
Rolling stock
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "404 Page Not Found". lrta.org. Light Rail Transit Association. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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External links
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| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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