Ticketing[edit]

From the 1960s to the 1990s, the cost of a ride was five kopecks (1/0 of a !oviet
r"#$e%& The fare has #een steadi$' rising since 1991, hastened #' inf$ation (taking into
acco"nt the 199( reva$"ation of the r"#$e #' a factor of 1000%& )ffective *pri$ 01+, one
ride costs +0 r"#$es (9, -! cents%& .isco"nts ("p to ++ percent% are avai$a#$e when
#"'ing a m"$tip$e/trip ticket (starting with e$even/trip cards%, and chi$dren "nder age
seven can trave$ free with their parents&
Tickets are avai$a#$e for a fi0ed n"m#er of trips, regard$ess of distance trave$ed or
n"m#er of transfers& 1onth$' and 'ear$' passes are a$so avai$a#$e& Fare enforcement
takes p$ace at the points of entr'& 2nce a passenger has entered the 1etro s'stem, there
are no f"rther ticket checks 3 one can ride to an' n"m#er of stations and make transfers
within the s'stem free$'& Transfers to other p"#$ic/transport s'stems (s"ch as #"s, tram,
tro$$e'#"s% are not covered #' the ticket& Transfer to monorai$ is free within 90 min"tes&
4efore 1991, t"rnsti$es accepted coins5 however, with the start of h'perinf$ation p$astic
tokens of vario"s design were "sed& .isposa#$e magnetic stripe cards were introd"ced in
199+ on a tria$ #asis, and "sed as "n$imited month$' tickets #etween 1996 and 199(& The
sa$e of tokens ended on 1 6an"ar' 1999, and the' stopped #eing accepted in Fe#r"ar'
19995 from that time, magnetic cards were "sed as tickets with a fi0ed n"m#er of trips&

*rriving of a train
2n 1 !eptem#er
199(, the 1oscow
1etro #ecame the
first metro s'stem in )"rope to f"$$' imp$ement p$astic smart cards, known as Transport
7ards& The card has an "n$imited n"m#er of trips and ma' #e programmed for +0, 90 or
+68 da's& The first p"rchase inc$"des a one/time cost of 80 r"#$es, and its active $ifetime
is pro9ected as +: 'ears5 defective cards are e0changed at no cost& -n$imited cards are
a$so avai$a#$e for st"dents at red"ced price (as of 01+, +80 r"#$es;or a#o"t <-!11;for
a ca$endar month of "n$imited "sage% for a one/time cost of ,0 r"#$es& Transport 7ards
impose a de$a' for each consec"tive "se5 i&e& the card can not #e "sed for seven min"tes
after the "ser has passed thro"gh the t"rnsti$e&
=n 6an"ar' 00,, 1oscow 1etro #egan rep$acing magnetic cards with contact$ess
disposa#$e tickets #ased on >?@As 1=F*B) -$tra$ight techno$og'& -$tra$ight tickets
are avai$a#$e for a fi0ed n"m#er of trips in 1, , 8, 10, 0 and 60/trip denominations
(va$id for 8 or 90 da's from the da' of p"rchase% and as a month$' ticket, on$' va$id for a
se$ected ca$endar month and $imited to ,0 trips& The sa$e of magnetic cards stopped
6an"ar' 16, 00( and magnetic cards stopped #eing accepted in $ate 00(, making the
1oscow metro the wor$dAs first ma9or p"#$ic/transport s'stem to r"n e0c$"sive$' on a
contact/$ess a"tomatic fare/co$$ection s'stem&[+0]
=n *"g"st 00C, the cit' government $a"nched the 1"scoviteAs !ocia$ 7ard program&
!ocia$ 7ards are free smart cards iss"ed for the e$der$' and other gro"ps of citiDens
officia$$' registered as residents of 1oscow or the 1oscow region5 the' offer disco"nts
in shops and pharmacies, and do"#$e as credit cards iss"ed #' the 4ank of 1oscow&
!ocia$ 7ards can #e "sed for "n$imited free access to the cit'As p"#$ic/transport s'stem,
inc$"ding the 1oscow 1etro5 whi$e the' do not feat"re the time de$a', the' inc$"de a
photograph and are non/transfera#$e&
!ince 006, severa$ #anks have iss"ed credit cards which do"#$e as "$tra$ight cards and
are accepted at t"rnsti$es& The fare is passed to the #ank and the pa'ment is withdrawn
from the ownerAs #ank acco"nt at the end of the ca$endar month, "sing a disco"nt rate
#ased on the n"m#er of trips that month (for "p to ,0 trips, the cost of each trip is
prorated from c"rrent "$tra$ight rates5 each additiona$ trip costs C&1C r"#$es%&[+1] @artner
#anks inc$"de the 4ank of 1oscow, 7iti4ank, Bos#ank, *$fa/4ank and *vangard
4ank&[+] =n fa$$ 010, 1oscow 1etro and 1o#i$e Te$e!'stems(1T!% $a"nched a
mo#i$e ticketing service "sing near fie$d comm"nication/ena#$ed !=1 cards&[++]