Gesamtkarte

Sokolnicheskaya line

Bulwar Rokossowskowo — Potapovo

The first line of the Moscow metro: the Sokolniki — Park Kultury section opened on 15 May 1935. Today it runs from Bulvar Rokossovskogo in the north-east to Potapovo in New Moscow.

Zamoskvoretskaya line

Alma-Atinskaja — Khovrino

Opened in 1938. It includes Mayakovskaya, Novokuznetskaya and other pre-war and wartime stations; in the north it reached Khovrino in 2017.

Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line

Schtscholkowskaja — Pjatnizkoje Schosse

The first section opened in 1938 and the deep Arbat radius in 1953. One of the longest lines, from Shchyolkovskaya to Pyatnitskoye Shosse.

Filyovskaya line

Alexandergarten — Meschdunarodnaja

The most “overground” metro line: in the west many stations are open-air and part of the route runs on the surface along Filyovsky Park. A branch leads to Moskva-City.

Koltsevaya (Circle) line

Built in 1950–1954: 12 stations linking the central railway terminals. Its stations are the peak of the post-war “palace” style.

Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line

Medwedkowo — Nowojassenewskaja

The Rizhsky radius opened in 1958 and the Kaluzhsky one in 1962; in 1971 they were joined into one line through the centre.

Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line

Planernaja — Kotelniki

The Zhdanovsky radius opened in 1966 and the Krasnopresnensky one in 1972; it has been a single line since 1975.

Kalininskaya line

Tretjakowskaja — Nowokossino

Opened in 1979 from Marksistskaya to Novogireevo and extended to Novokosino in 2012.

Solntsevskaya line

Vnukovo Airport — Delowoi Zentr

A separate line opened in 2014; in 2023 it reached Vnukovo airport.

Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line

Altufjewo — Bulwar Dmitrija Donskowo

Opened in 1983; it crosses the centre from north to south, from Altufyevo to Bulvar Dmitriya Donskogo.

Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line

Fiztekh — Sjablikowo

The first section opened in 1995. In 2023 the line reached Fiztekh in the north.

Bolshaya Koltsevaya (Big Circle) line

The first section opened in 2018, and the ring was closed on 1 March 2023. About 70 km — one of the longest metro circle lines in the world.

Butovskaya line

Buninskaja Alleja — Bitzewski Park

An elevated light-metro line opened in 2003, serving Northern and Southern Butovo.

Moscow Central Circle

Passenger service opened on 10 September 2016 on the reconstructed Little Ring railway of 1908. 31 stations and a fare integrated with the metro.

Nekrasovskaya line

Nekrassowka — Nizhegorodskaya

Opened in 2019–2020, linking Nekrasovka, Kosino and Ryazansky Prospekt with the Nizhegorodskaya hub.

Troitskaya line

Novomoskovskaya — ZIL

Opened in 2024–2025 from ZIL to Novomoskovskaya. The extension to Troitsk is a project (see “Plans”).

Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line

Bulvar Generala Karbysheva — Delovoy Tsentr

The first section from Delovoy Tsentr to Bulvar Generala Karbysheva opened on 5 September 2026.

MCD-1 Belorussko-Savyolovsky

Lobnya — Odintsovo

The Belorussko-Savyolovsky diameter, Lobnya — Odintsovo, launched on 21 November 2019. It links the Savyolovsky and Belorussky lines through the centre.

MCD-2 Kursko-Rizhsky

Nakhabino — Podolsk

The Kursko-Rizhsky diameter, Nakhabino — Podolsk, launched on 21 November 2019. It runs through Kursky station and Rizhskaya.

MCD-3 Leningradsko-Kazansky

Zelenograd-Kryukovo — Ippodrom

The Leningradsko-Kazansky diameter, Zelenograd-Kryukovo — Ippodrom (Ramenskoye), launched on 27 August 2023.

MCD-4 Kaluzhsko-Nizhegorodsky

Zheleznodorozhnaya — Novoperedelkino

The Kaluzhsko-Nizhegorodsky diameter, Aprelevka — Zheleznodorozhnaya, launched on 11 September 2023. It runs via Kievsky and Kursky stations.