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un4er5roun4# with the 4ee)est section ED (etres (BD; /t3 at the ,ar% ,o6e4' station$ The
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(BCB$B (i3 an4 consists o/
9B *ines an4 9:D stations$
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(i**ion$ Ri4ershi) is
hi5hest on wee%4a's (when the Metro carries o&er : (i**ion )assen5ers )er 4a'3 an4
*ower on wee%en4s$ Nach *ine is i4enti/ie4 accor4in5 to a na(e# a nu(eric in4eO an4 a
co*our$ Poice announce(ents re/er to the *ines 6' na(e$ - (a*e &oice announces the neOt
station when tra&e**in5 towar4s the centre o/ the cit'# an4 a /e(a*e &oice when 5oin5
awa' /ro( it$ 7n the circ*e *ine the c*oc%wise 4irection has a (a*e announcer /or the
stations# whi*e the counter=c*oc%wise 4irection has a /e(a*e announcer$ The *ines are a*so
assi5ne4 s)eci/ic co*ours /or (a)s an4 si5ns$ Qa(in5 6' co*our is /reRuent in co**oRuia*
usa5e# eOce)t /or the &er' si(i*ar sha4es o/ 5reen assi5ne4 to the 8a%ho&s%a'a Hine
(route 993# theSa(os%&orets%a'a Hine (route B3 an4 the H'u6*ins%o=T(itro&s%a'a Hine
(route 9C3# an4 /or the Uuto&s%a'a Hine (route 9B3$
The s'ste( o)erates in an enhance4 s)o%e=hu6 4istri6ution )ara4i5(# with the (a0orit'
o/ rai* *ines runnin5 ra4ia**' /ro( the centre o/ Moscow to the out*'in5 areas$ The
8o*tse&a'a Hine (route <3 /or(s a BC=%i*o(etre (9B (i3 *on5 rin5 which ena6*es
)assen5er tra&e* 6etween these s)o%es$ @i5ns showin5 the stations that can 6e reache4 in
a 5i&en 4irection are in each station$.;2 - co()*ete (a) is a*so on each station 6oth
insi4e an4 outsi4e# an4 in the trains# 6ut not on the )*at/or(s$ Most o/ the stations an4
*ines are un4er5roun4# 6ut so(e *ines ha&e at=5ra4e an4 e*e&ate4 sections$ The
Ji*'o&s%a'a Hine is nota6*e /or 6ein5 the on*' *ine with (ost o/ its route at 5ra4e$
The Moscow Metro is o)en /ro( a6out <:;C a( unti* 9:CC a($ The )recise o)enin5 ti(e
&aries at 4i//erent stations accor4in5 to the arri&a* o/ the /irst train# 6ut a** stations
si(u*taneous*' c*ose their entrances at C9:CC a( /or (aintenance$ The (ini(u( inter&a*
6etween trains is :C secon4s 4urin5 the (ornin5 an4 e&enin5 rush hours$.92