Moscow Upgrades Rail Hub for 11 Regions

The mayor also spoke about the development of railway transport, suburban transit, and their integration into public transportation.

Consensus

Moscow is modernizing the Central Transport Hub in collaboration with the Russian government and OAO 'RZD'.
The CTU serves as a key rail node connecting 11 Russian regions and handles nearly 75% of all suburban rail transport.
The modernization is part of the national project 'Infrastructure for Life' and is planned to be completed by 2035.
The city has already purchased 496 modern trains since 2011 for the Moscow Central Ring (MCK), Moscow Central Diameter (MCD), and the Yaroslavl line.
The number of daily trips in the CTU has increased from 1.4 million to over 3.1 million.
By 2030, 100 additional Russian-made electric trains will be procured for the CTU, including the 'Ivolga 5.0' model.
The 'Ivolga 5.0 CTU', produced in Tver, is being developed for interregional CTU routes.
The CTU project involves around 1,000 enterprises and 120,000 people nationwide, with components sourced from Vladimir, St. Petersburg, Demikhovo, Novocherkassk, and other cities.
The project supports national economic development and improves quality of life in Russian cities.
Moscow is also expanding public transport infrastructure, including metro, river transport, trams, electric buses, and dedicated bus lanes.
Electric buses and trams are being modernized, with the number of tram passengers increasing by nearly one-third.
The city has 30 regular river transport vessels serving 6,000 passengers daily.

Construction has begun on a complex with two ice rinks in Kommunarka, including a large arena for competitions and mass skating, and a small one for training, with an administrative building and an arts school built nearby. — vm
The development of the CTU includes integration of MCK, MCD, and metro with free transfers, and the metro and MCD together transport over 10 million people daily. — m24