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Transport in Moscow

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778: 789:. It helps residents and tourists to find out what point of the city they are located at, find a convenient route and plan transfers. City maps for pedestrians have appeared in Moscow for the first time. All of them are designed with due account of the person's location. It is marked "You are here." The maps are oriented so that everything on the right is also to the right of the person looking at the map. Those accustomed to cardinal directions for orientation will see an arrow pointing to the north. The maps have circles indicating a five-minute walk from their location. City landmarks that help navigate the city are indicated by images and icons. A special style has been developed for the design of structures used in the new signage system, the Moscow Sans. 381: 396: 688: 519: 31: 777: 611: 793:
questions for which the user can get an answer at this point in the city. The Moscow Department for Transport and Road Infrastructure Development is developing the uniform transport navigation signage system. The team comprises graphic and industrial designers, cartographers, analysts, editors and managers. Russian as well as world experts are constantly working on the project.
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The new navigation system began to be used on a wide scale since 2016. The new signage is placed where passengers and pedestrians need to decide their next step. The design requires analysis of pedestrian patterns, consideration for the context and specific features of each location and a list of
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Except Vostochny Rail Terminal, all rail terminals are located close to the city center, but each handles trains from different parts of Europe and Asia. There are smaller railway stations in Moscow. As train tickets are relatively cheap, they are the mode of preference for travelling Russians,
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is the leading airport in Russia in terms of passenger throughput, and is the primary gateway to long-haul domestic and CIS destinations and its international traffic rivals Sheremetyevo's. The three other airports particularly offer flights within Russia and to and from states from the former
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Moscow has an extensive tram system, which opened in 1899. The newest line was built in 1984. Its daily usage by Muscovites is low, approximately 5% of trips, because many vital connections in the network have been withdrawn. Trams still remain important in some districts as feeders to Metro
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As Metro stations outside the city center are far apart in comparison to other cities, up to 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), a bus network radiates from each station to the residential zones. Moscow has a bus terminal for long-range and intercity passenger buses
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routes and have trolley wires over them. The trolleybus network was established in the 1933, and it was the largest in the world up to 2017, when cascading closures led to the decrease of its network. It is currently endangered by the introduction of
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There are over 2.6 million cars in the city on a daily basis. Recent years have seen the growth in the number of cars, which have caused traffic jams and the lack of parking space, to become major problems.
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rivers, which are used mostly for entertainment. The North River Terminal, built in 1937, is the main hub for long-range river routes. There are three freight ports serving Moscow.
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selected as the operation subcontractor. The infrastructure, trackage and platforms are owned and managed by Russian Railways, while most station buildings are owned by MKZD.
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At the end of 2018, Moscow became biggest city in Europe and second city in world by presence of car sharing with about 17000 short-term rental vehicles in total.
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metro systems, serving more than nine million passengers daily. Facing serious transportation problems, Moscow has plans for expanding its Metro.
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beltway: Domodedovo is at 22 kilometres (14 mi); Vnukovo is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) and Sheremetyevo is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).
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now easily connect passengers to taxis. Prices are modest, currently typically 600 rubles from downtown Moscow to the outer suburban areas.
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includes buses, trams, subway system, motorways, trains, helicopters and planes to provide connectivity between
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Every major street in the city is served by at least one bus route. Many of these routes are doubled by a
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stations. The trams provide important cross links between metro lines, for example between
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station, completed in 2003, at 84 metres (276 ft) underground, has the longest
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Moscow has several train stations serving the city. Moscow's ten rail terminals (or
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A uniformed navigation system has been created in Moscow, connecting all types of
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Commercial taxi services are available. Modern Internet-based services such as
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The Moscow Central Circle or MCC is a 54 kilometres (34 mi) long orbital
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and opened to passengers on 10 September 2016. and is operated by the
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Information board of the Uniform Transport Navigation System
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There are four primary commercial airports serving Moscow:
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There are several smaller airports near Moscow, such as
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Suburbs and satellite cities are connected by commuter
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Index

Moscow Transport logo
Government of Moscow
Moscow metropolitan area
Moscow
Moscow Region
Commuter rail
bus
subway
tram
Moscow Metro
MCD
Moscow Monorail
MCC
tram
carsharing vehicles
Mayor of Moscow
Moscow
https://transport.mos.ru/en
SUP «Mosgortrans»
SUP «Moskovskiy Metropoliten»
OJSC «RZhD»
JSC «Centralnaya PPK»
Track gauge
Moscow
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Domodedovo Airport
Zhukovsky International Airport
Vnukovo International Airport
Moscow Domodedovo Airport
Soviet Union

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