Moscow to Build 3 New Metro Depots
Moscow will build three new electric depots for its metro system over the next three years, with two opening in 2029 and one in 2027, to support expanded operations and new train series.
Consensus
- Moscow will build three new electric depots over the next three years.
- The new depots will support metro operations and future development of the metro network.
- There are currently 23 electric depots in Moscow's metro system.
- Fourteen of the existing depots were built or modernized since 2011.
- Nine of the depots are completely new: 'Mитино', 'Likhobory', 'Solntsevo', 'Nizhegorodskoe', 'Brateyevо', 'Rudnevо', 'Aminyevskoe', 'Yuzhnoe', and 'Stolbovo'.
- The new depots are being constructed using modern technologies and standardized designs.
- The new depots will serve specific metro lines: 'Biryulevskoe' for the Biryulevskaya line, 'Troitskoe' for the Troitskaya line, and 'Novorizhskoe' for the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line.
- The 'Novorizhskoe' depot is scheduled to open in 2027.
- The 'Biryulevskoe' and 'Troitskoe' depots are scheduled to open in 2029.
- The 'Novorizhskoe' depo is expected to serve about 17,000 people per day after opening.
- The Moscow metro's rolling stock has been significantly updated since 2010.
- The Moscow metro currently has 6,900 train cars.
Points of divergence
- The 'Novorizhskoe' electric depot will serve the Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya Line and is scheduled to open in 2027. — ntv
- The Moscow metro will receive 700 new 'Moskva-2026' train cars in 2026 and 2027. — vm
- The Moscow metro has 306 stations including the Moscow Central Ring (MCC). — vm
- The 'Biryulevskoe' depot will serve the Biryulevskaya Line. — ntv
- The 'Troitskoe' depot will be the main base for the Troitskaya Line. — vm
- The 'Biryulevskoe' depo will serve the Biryulevskaya new line. — ntv
- The Moscow metro's rolling stock update program is one of the largest in the world. — vm
- The 'Novorizhskoe' and 'Biryulevskoe' depots are being built using a standardized project with maximum efficiency in layout. — ntv
- President Vladimir Putin launched the movement on the Third Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-3) three years ago. — vm
- The MCD-3 line has seen over 400 million trips in three years, with up to 490,000 trips per day. — vm
- The 'Novorizhskoe' Depot is expected to serve 17,000 people daily. — ntv
Coverage (2 sources)
- Sobyanin spoke about construction of three electric depots for Moscow metro — НТВ Москва
- Sobyanin: By the end of 2027, the metro will receive 700 cars of the 'Moscow-2026' series — Вечерняя Москва