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Moscow, Russia

Moscow Metro — Modern Trains and Network

Метропоезд 81-775/776/777 Москва-2020 на станции Проспект Вернадского Большой кольцевой линии Московского метрополитена · Mos.ru · Пресс-служба Правительства Москвы · Пресс-служба Правительства Москвы · CC BY 4.0 · Original source ↗

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Project typeTransportation and Mobility

ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Moscow Metro is one of the world’s best-known urban rail systems, combining historic stations with a large, intensely used rapid-transit network. For this project, the focus is not the classic architecture alone but the network’s newer train generations and how they present modern urban mobility: through-gangway trainsets, wider doors, digital information, climate control, accessibility improvements and continuous fleet renewal across major lines.

The project should show that Moscow’s transport story is both architectural and operational. Newer Moskva-series trains, together with major interchange lines and recently opened sections, help illustrate how a legacy metro continues modernizing while remaining central to daily life in a megacity.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES

Modern Moskva-series rolling stock; through gangways; digital route information; climate-control and lighting upgrades; wide doors and accessibility features; integration with expanding lines and interchanges. Avoid unsupported automation claims.

WHY IT MATTERS

This project broadens the Smart Mobility tour beyond beautiful stations and toward network modernization. It allows SCD to show visually that mobility innovation is not limited to one new line or one flashy train model: it can involve rolling-stock design, passenger information, accessibility, reliability and better transfers across a mature system. It also complements the MCC project, giving Moscow two distinct transportation stories rather than one overloaded record.

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