MCC above ground or underground. Moscow Central Circle (MCC): miracles happen. Train schedule TPU Dubrovka

The Moscow Central Circle (MCC) is an abbreviation that has been in use quite recently; the ring itself is used even less for passengers. On metro maps, the ring is indicated by line 14, although it looks a little different.

Metro or train

District Railway, Small Ring of the Moscow Railway, Moscow Ring Railway, Moscow Central Ring - all these definitions in one form or another refer to the same object.

The first train at the Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

In the new name - MCC - the mention of the railway has been removed, on metro maps it is indicated as line 14, transfers with the metro are free (even in the "metro - MCC - metro" option), a separate page for the MCC has been created on the metro website... So everything can be... Is the MCC a metro?

The MCC infrastructure itself (tracks, stations, etc.) belongs to Russian Railways. The ring is physically connected to other sections of the railways; the use of the ring for freight traffic is not canceled and is quite possible. The rolling stock, "Swallows", has been traveling on other sections of Russian railways for several years now. At MCC stations you can find workers in gray Russian Railways uniforms, information boards and part of the navigation at the MCC stations themselves - according to the brand book and Russian Railways standards. Even the turnstiles are like those at many suburban stations (albeit equipped with metro validators). So, is the MCC an electric train?

Navigation in the transition between platforms of the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

If we approach the issue formally, then the MCC is a real railway, however, in the mass consciousness, the use of the railway for movement within one city is still of little use, moreover, the MCC is integrated mainly with the metro, and the ring is precisely urban transport, and not suburban, which includes the green electric trains familiar to city dwellers. This is also why navigation and tariffs are designed in such a way that the passenger feels that he is on the 14th metro line, although in fact the MCC, of course, is not a metro.

Turnstiles at Luzhniki station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

In relation to the MCC, it is appropriate to use the term “urban train” - a type of transport in Russia that is not very common.

Abroad, this type of transport is widespread and quite popular. For example, in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland there is S-bahn, which occupies an intermediate position between urban public transport and classic commuter trains.

The MCC itself breaks the mold of many definitions, and similar debates have been going on on thematic forums for many months - “What is the new ring anyway?”

The MCC, metro, monorail and ground transport are all elements of the city’s unified transport system, so asking the question “is the MCC part of the metro?” not entirely true. To the question “Does the MCC belong to the Moscow transport system?”, it is certainly correct and correct to answer “Yes”, as well as to a similar question regarding the metro or monorail.

The Lastochka train arrives at the Khoroshevo station of the Moscow Central Circle. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

The main flow to the MCC should still be a transfer from the metro; there will be fewer “pure” independent trips around the ring. At the same time, such stations as Sorge (formerly Novopeschanaya), Krymskaya (formerly Sevastopolsky Prospekt), Streshnevo (formerly Volokolamskaya) have created (in the case of Sorge, they will create) new transport hubs. Residents of nearby houses and those who work nearby will definitely appreciate the appearance of these stations. Following this, new travel routes will appear.

Due to its specifics, part of the MCC route passes through industrial zones. But is this really important, because a new transport corridor has appeared in the city. And industrial zones will not always flash through the Swallow window. Novodevichy Convent, Moscow City, Losiny Island, Moscow River - the landscapes are more than diverse.

View from the MCC train window. Photo: website/Andrey Perechitsky

From the point of view of formal definitions, the MCC is more of an electric train than a metro; in fact, it is a new full-fledged element of the transport system. How relevant it is is a question for each individual passenger. In any case, new connections that reduce travel time are always good, especially for a metropolis like Moscow.

Impressions of the first passengers

Curious and demanding Muscovite:“The ring creates more convenient and faster travel routes. For me personally, the Kutuzovskaya – Khoroshevo route is interesting - it’s faster and more convenient from the MCC. The ring allows you to look at Moscow from an unusual angle. For example, the Novodevichy Convent looks a little differently from the window of the Swallow "Previously, for such a view, you would have to climb an embankment, and this is unsafe. The layout of the cars, in my opinion, is not entirely successful. This arrangement of seats is more suitable for express routes to the suburbs. The escalators and display boards that do not work everywhere are a little disappointing. I hope this is all the problem temporary."

Muscovite hurrying to work:“Today I took the MCC from home to work for the first time. The travel time was reduced from an hour and a half to 55 minutes. I liked it. It’s convenient.”

Romantic resident of the capital:“For me, the opening of the MCC was the main gift for Moscow’s birthday. It seems to me that our city has not seen something like this for a long time. That just like that, it appeared completely the new kind transport, competing with the metro. Now, at a minimum, you can create an alternative route to work, and at a maximum, reduce the time on your daily journey. I already know where I’ll take my foreign friends first. From the window of the “Swallow”, stunning views of Moscow open up that even the Muscovites themselves did not suspect! What is the Business Center alone worth? It is impossible to get lost when moving from the metro to the MCC - the new transport fits very harmoniously into the existing one. Well, the free transfer of 90 minutes was also very pleasing! Unlike the metro, there are soft seats and toilets. So the opportunity to ride around Moscow for free with beautiful views in 84 minutes is very pleasing.

Andrey Perechitsky

You have probably already noticed the new scheme that appeared in the Moscow metro on December 21, 2015. The diagram now has a new ring with an abbreviation that is not quite usual for the metro. MKZD - Moscow Ring Railway - another ring in Moscow, which is designed to relieve the ever-growing passenger traffic of the capital.

Why is the railway line diagram present on the metro diagram?

This is explained simply. The Moscow Ring Railway, scheduled to be launched in the fall of 2016, will form a single transport hub with the Moscow Metro. Another type of ground transport will appear in Moscow - city train, closely linked to the metro infrastructure and existing railway stations. This type of public transport is widely used in major cities Worldwide.

Of the 31 MKR stations, at 17 it will be possible to transfer to the metro, practically without going outside, since the passages connecting the railway stations and metro stations will be covered and form a single transport terminal - Transport Interchange Hubs (TPU). At 10 stations there will be transfers to other railway stations.

The fare will be the same as on the metro. You won't have to pay anything extra when transferring.

Trains of a new type from 5 to 10 cars with a convenient vestibuleless design will run on the Moscow Ring Railway. The estimated capacity will be at least 1,250 people. The head carriages will be equipped with seats for persons with disabilities disabilities and a system for boarding and disembarking people in wheelchairs.

The trains will also have WI-FI with free internet, tinted windows, information boards on different languages, climate control system. The head car will have a toilet for passengers and the locomotive crew.

Parking lots will be created at the stations for motorists transferring to electric trains.

Well, in conclusion the best part - planned traffic interval is 6 minutes!

January 2016

The Moscow Central Circle MCC will be the official name of the new transport system opening today. Adjustments have been made to train intervals - 15 minutes, and during peak hours - 6 minutes. Of the 31 stations, 26 are opening today - Vladykino, Botanical Garden, Rostokino, Belokamennaya, Rokossovsky Boulevard, Lokomotiv, Izmailovo, Shosse Entuziastov, Andronovka, Nizhegorodskaya, Novokhokhlovskaya, Ugreshskaya, Avtozavodskaya, ZIL, Verkhniye Kotly, Krymskaya, Gagarin Square, Luzhniki, Kutuzovskaya, Business center, Shelepikha, Khoroshevo, Streshnevo, Baltiyskaya, Likhobory, Okruzhnaya. The remaining 5 - Dubrovka, Zorge, Sokolinaya Gora, Koptevo and Panfilovskaya - will open at the end of the year.

So, I decided not to put this matter off, and yesterday, after work, I joined. I didn’t drive the full circle, I didn’t have time, but I mastered three quarters of it - from Vladykino to Izmailovo.

Well, what can I say? So far, it is obvious that this is a pure attraction, much like the Moscow monorail immediately after its opening, which was then officially operating “in excursion mode.” Only the monorail was paid, but the MCC was not, which is what the vast majority of its passengers use. But first things first.

What I liked: Electric trains! You can laugh at me, but yesterday I rode the Swallow for the first time. Very smooth acceleration and quiet, in terms of sound, movement. While driving, you can hear not the sound of traction engines, not the howl of gears, not the knock of compressors - but only the grinding of the wheel flanges on the rails in curves. Well, still on high speed You can feel the car wobbling. But, by and large, in comparison with those ER1 ED4M that we drive - heaven and earth. In general, comparing Siemens Desiro Rus and the crafts of the Demikhovsky plant is like comparing black sturgeon caviar with capelin caviar.

Navigation at the stations is fully present (although in some places the signs with the original names, which were changed during the construction process, have not been replaced). But, in general, everything is clear and intelligible:

Escalators work at all stations where I was - which is important, considering that the route of the Circular Railway, historically, is located on high embankments for almost its entire length.

What I didn't like: Everything on the MCC is still very, very raw. Fortunately, it will take at least two more months to finish it - but in our country, assault and show-off are at the forefront, so... Many stations have not completed the actual exits to the city - for me, for example, to get to the platform from Dmitrovsky highway, I had to walk past the Okruzhnaya platform, because the entrance to it is open only from the inside of the ring, and walk to the next station, Vladykino. There is a transition to the outside on Okruzhnaya, but it is not yet completed and is closed. The former “wild” crossing over the tracks was blocked with fences - however, citizens have already made holes in them... you have to cross the railway, but walk a kilometer around - no fools. The same thing happened at the exit - and I got out in Izmailovo: the direct access to the Partizanskaya metro station is still in the finishing stage, so citizens are forced to use the only exit towards Tkatskaya Street, and make a detour under the overpasses of the MK MZD and the fourth ring. Three hundred meters in a straight line, and six hundred along the existing route - there is a difference.
Secondly, as many have noted, there really are not enough informant announcements on which side the platform is to which the train arrives. On the MCC, the platforms are mostly coastal, but about a quarter are island ones. Until the train approaches the platform directly, it is not visible. As a result, those leaving rush from one side of the car to the other. Over time, of course, they will remember where everything is located and get used to it - just as they are already accustomed to pressing buttons on doors so that they open - but now this is noticeably lacking.
Third is the name. What means Moscow Central Circle? Where is the Moscow non-central ring located? There was a normal name - the Moscow Circular Railway, historical, and understandable to everyone: BMO is BMO, it is in the region, and Okruzhnaya is in Moscow. But no. EM TSE KA. The central committee of some EM. The combination of three consonants is terrible.

Well, the fourth thing I don’t like about the MCC - but this is my personal IMHO: the organization of a purely roundabout traffic. MK MZD has connections with all radial railway lines of the Moscow hub, including those that do not have a through diametrical passage: Kazansky, Kievsky, Paveletsky and Yaroslavsky. Nothing prevents some trains from these directions from running not to their dead-end stations, but in transit through the ring to another radius. Part, not all - maybe one train out of five - ten. Especially considering the desire of the Moscow region authorities and Russian Railways to increase the number of suburban trains under the slogan of turning them into a kind of “light metro” (the term, in this case, is absolutely illiterate, but I will use it in relation to the situation). Yes, this will complicate scheduling and will force you to combine schedules in different directions - but nothing is impossible. After all, the New York subway has been operating on the same route pattern for many decades. Of course, someone will object to me that this is a utopia - my dears, ten years ago the very passenger traffic along the Small Ring was also considered a utopia. However...

Will they use: Definitely they will. First of all, those who work or live within walking distance of the ring stations. I myself, if I still lived on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, would absolutely use it - my native home stands directly opposite the platform:

With transfer trips it is much more difficult - for now, on the MCC you can count convenient transfers on the fingers of one hand - "Leninsky Prospekt" - Gagarin Square, "Kutuzovskaya", "Vladykino", "Cherkizovskaya" - Lokomotiv - well, perhaps that's all. Transfers to trains and ground transport are even more difficult. Perhaps, when all this is brought in accordance with plans, passenger traffic will calm down. Again, it is convenient to use the ring for travel only if the route along it is a quarter, or maximum a third, of the length of the ring. If it is more, then it is much more convenient to drive in a straight line, especially since such an opportunity is almost always available. Well, now 80-90% of passengers are exclusively curious citizens. Including transport freaks - weirdos, loudly discussing the advantages and disadvantages of electric trains of the ES2G class compared to trains of the ET2M series, for example:) But someone has already fully appreciated the innovation and is using it directly - transport - purpose:

True, these are mostly young people, for whom seven miles before a transfer is not a detour :) Interestingly, I noticed that on the trains traveling along the inner side of the ring there are much more passengers than on those traveling on the outer side. Well, personally, the MCC is neither a village nor a city for me, at least at the present time.

About the views from the train window: Let's be objective: since the construction of the Circular Railway in 1908, it has been the center of attraction for industrial zones, which were built around it over the course of seventy (I repeat: SEVENTY) years. And overnight they, and the surrounding surroundings that accompany them, will not go anywhere, even though they try to bashfully cover them with fences:

No, I don’t argue that the railway also passes by some pretty beautiful places in Moscow: in Luzhniki, for example, this is the Novodevichy Convent, and the Luzhniki sports complex itself; in Izmailovo - the hotel complex of the same name, and the Izmailovo Fair, with its popular print Kremlin; post-war development in the Oktyabrsky Field area; there are beautiful views from the bridges across the Moscow River, the Belokamennaya station is generally located in the forest, and not just in the forest, but in the Losiny Ostrov National Natural Park; and some people like City skyscrapers:

But, in eighty percent of cases, the surrounding landscape from the window will look like this:

So if you love aesthetics fucking- industrial zones, garages, and multi-level transport interchanges - you will certainly enjoy a trip along the MCC. Just hurry up - with the current pace of Moscow urban development, they will soon, for the most part, be exhausted.

My impressions. Of course, I liked it more than I didn’t like it, judging on a five-point scale :) Just one thing - a ride on an electric train along the legendary Circular Railway, on which passenger trains have not run for more than eighty years - is worth a lot. Of course, the shoals are very noticeable. But there is no doubt that they will be corrected. The main thing is not to forget about the little things.

It’s good that the ring was not turned into a purely passenger ring, a complete analogue of the metro, as some radically minded comrades proposed: after all, the original purpose of the Circular Railway - to connect all Moscow railway radii - is a strategic thing, and should have remained untouched. Again, variety for railway fans ;)

More from what I noticed. The MCC has its own Moscow time:

Business Center station, with its vibrant green color:

The canopy over the platform is connected to the walls in such a way that when it rains, water will pour into the station. Is this how it was intended?

With me at the Kutuzovskaya station, two hard workers dragged, right across the tracks, some kind of hefty electrical box, and threw it onto the platform, in its narrowest place. A minute later, Swallow arrived on the same path, disembarking passengers who had to step over this box, or squeeze between it and the wall. That is, ensuring the safety of both workers and passengers on the MCC is, so far, in complete disarray. I would like to hope that this will not lead to serious consequences.

Something like that. Of course, I plan to drive along the MCC again, more thoughtfully, and during daylight hours. Otherwise in the dark you can’t see anything around at all :)

In the meantime, I voiced my first impressions of his visit. So all of the above is solely my personal subjective opinion.

Yes, and: a note for those who are in the know;) In my passport, in the “Place of birth” column it says “Moscow city”. And on my father’s side I am a third generation Muscovite;)

Launch stages

The opening of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) took place on September 10, 2016. At the first stage, 24 stations will be available to passengers, and seven more MCC platforms will open in December. A RIAMO correspondent learned how to use a new type of urban transport.

The opening of MCC stations will take place in three stages.

The first one is scheduled for September 10, already this Saturday 24 stations will be put into operation: Okruzhnaya, Likhobory, Baltiyskaya, Streshnevo, Shelepikha, Delovoy Tsentr, Kutuzovskaya, Luzhniki, " Gagarin Square”, “Crimean”, “Upper Boilers”, “Vladykino”, “Botanical Garden”, “Rostokino”, “Belokamennaya”, “Rokossovsky Boulevard”, “Lokomotiv”, “Falcon Mountain”, “Entuziastov Highway”, “ Nizhegorodskaya", "Novokhokhlovskaya", "Ugreshskaya", "Avtozavodskaya" and "ZIL".

In December 2016, 7 more stations will become available to passengers: Koptevo, Panfilovskaya, Zorge, Khoroshevo, Izmailovo, Andronovka and Dubrovka.

And in 2018, the construction of warm crossings will be completed: it will be possible to make transfers without going outside. A total of 350 transfers will be available for passengers, so travel time should be reduced by 3 times.

2 Fare

From September 10 to October 10, 2016, travel to the MCC will be free for everyone. Some of the turnstiles will be open, and others will open automatically when approaching them. Thus, tickets will need to be applied to the turnstile only in transitions to railway stations and the metro.

After October 10, any Moscow Metro travel card (Troika, Ediny, 90 Minutes), as well as social cards, will be used to access the MCC station. Within 90 minutes from the moment the ticket is validated, the transition from the metro to the MCC and back will be free. Payment for travel by bank cards is also provided.

3 MCC schemes

Three variants of MCC schemes have been developed for passengers. The first, in addition to the metro lines and MCC stations, indicates the stages of opening stations and transitions, the distance between transfer stations and the time it will take to transfer.

The second version of the diagram will help commuters find their way: the map shows railway stations, existing metro lines, as well as MCC stations and “warm” metro transfers.

The third diagram shows the stops of ground urban transport near the MCC stations, as well as the interval of its movement during rush hour. For example, from the Luzhniki platform of the MCC you can go to the Sportivnaya metro station in 2 minutes. Buses number 806, 64, 132 and 255 regularly run there, so getting to the right place will not be difficult.

In addition, the map shows all the main attractions of the city, forest parks and nature reserves. Many of them are within walking distance from the MCC, for example, Losiny Ostrov Park and the Vorobyovy Gory Nature Reserve.

4 Transplants

The MCC is integrated into the Moscow public transport system with the possibility of transfer to the metro, Moscow Railway trains and ground public transport.

From September 10, it will be possible to transfer from the MCC to the metro at 11 stations (Business Center, Kutuzovskaya, Luzhniki, Lokomotiv, Gagarin Square, Vladykino, Botanical Garden, Rokossovsky Boulevard, "Voikovskaya", "Shosse Entuziastov", "Avtozavodskaya"), by train - on five ("Rostokino", "Andronovka", "Okruzhnaya", "Business Center", "Likhobory").

By the end of 2016, the number of transfer hubs will increase to 14 and 6, respectively, and in 2018 there will be 17 transfers from the MCC to the metro and 10 to the train.

To make a free metro-MCC-metro transfer (within an interval of 90 minutes), you need to attach your metro travel document to the turnstile with a special yellow sticker at the entrance to the MCC station.

Passengers who are planning a trip only on the MCC or intend to make one metro transfer - MCC or vice versa, can apply their tickets to any turnstiles, including those without yellow stickers.

If you do not meet the 1.5 hour time limit, you will need to pay for the fare again when making a transfer.

5 Trains and intervals

New luxury trains “Lastochka” with a capacity of 1,200 people will run on the MCC. Their maximum speed– 160 kilometers per hour, along the MCC they will run from average speed 50 kilometers per hour.

The trains are equipped with air conditioning, dry closets, information panels, free Wi-Fi, sockets and bicycle racks.

The cars will open manually: to enter or exit, you will need to press a special button installed on the doors. The buttons will be active (green backlight) only after the train has stopped on the platform; at other times, the doors will be locked for safety reasons.

During morning and evening rush hours, the traffic interval will be only 6 minutes. The rest of the time, “Swallow” will need to wait from 10 to 15 minutes.

6 Updating (activating) travel cards

In order to access the MCC using “90 minutes”, “United” for 20, 40 and 60 trips, “Troika” tickets purchased or topped up before September 1, 2016, you need to renew them. To do this, you can contact the metro or monorail ticket office, as well as the metro passenger agency (Boyarsky Lane, 6) or the Moscow Transport service center (Staraya Basmannaya St., 20, building 1).

Holders of a Strelka card to travel by train must exchange it at the metro ticket office for a card with the Troika application.

Activation is carried out without changing the balance of trips and the validity period of the ticket, while the new reprogrammed travel documents will allow free transfers from the metro to the MCC and back.

You can also update your Troika electronic card yourself by topping up your balance at ticket machines at stations, on the website troika.mos.ru, via SMS or at payment terminals. As for social cards, their activation is not required.

7 Help and navigation

You can find out detailed information about updating tickets, transfer hubs and navigation on the MCC from consultants at the entrance to the ring metro stations or at metro stations adjacent to the MCC. Volunteers will also help passengers navigate the new transport. A special mobile app, with which you can choose the optimal route.

Here you can see new convenient routes through the MCC.

The opening of the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) took place on September 10, 2016. 31 stations are available for passengers. A RIAMO correspondent learned how to use a new type of urban transport.

On the launch day, 26 stations were put into operation: Okruzhnaya, Likhobory, Baltiyskaya, Streshnevo, Shelepikha, Khoroshevo, Delovoy Tsentr, Kutuzovskaya, Luzhniki, Gagarin Square ", "Crimean", "Upper Boilers", "Vladykino", "Botanical Garden", "Rostokino", "Belokamennaya", "Rokossovsky Boulevard", "Lokomotiv", "Entuziastov Highway", "Nizhegorodskaya", "Novokhokhlovskaya", “Ugreshskaya”, “Avtozavodskaya”, “ZIL”, as well as “Izmailovo” and “Andronovka”.

In 2018, the construction of warm crossings will be completed: it will be possible to make transfers without going outside. A total of 350 transfers will be available for passengers, so travel time should be reduced by 3 times.

Fare

To access the MCC station, you can use any Moscow metro pass (Troika, Ediny, 90 Minutes), as well as social cards. Within 90 minutes from the moment the ticket is validated, transition from the metro to the MCC and back is free. Payment for travel by bank cards is also provided.

MCC schemes

The second version of the diagram will help commuters find their way: the map shows railway stations, existing metro lines, as well as MCC stations and “warm” metro transfers.

Transplants

The MCC is integrated into the Moscow public transport system with the possibility of transfer to the metro, Moscow Railway trains and ground public transport.

From September 10, you can transfer from the MCC to the metro at 11 stations (“Business Center”, “Kutuzovskaya”, “Luzhniki”, “Lokomotiv”, “Gagarin Square”, “Vladykino”, “Botanical Garden”, “Rokossovsky Boulevard”, “ Voikovskaya”, “Shosse Entuziastov”, “Avtozavodskaya”), by train - on five (“Rostokino”, “Andronovka”, “Okruzhnaya”, “Business Center”, “Likhobory”).

By the end of 2016, the number of transfer hubs will increase to 14 and 6, respectively, and in 2018 there will be 17 transfers from the MCC to the metro and 10 to the train.

Passengers who are planning a trip only on the MCC or intend to make one metro transfer - MCC or vice versa, can apply their tickets to any turnstiles, including those without yellow stickers.

If you do not meet the 1.5 hour time limit, you will need to pay for the fare again when making a transfer.

Trains and intervals

New luxury trains “Lastochka”, with a capacity of 1200 people, run on the MCC. Their maximum speed is 160 kilometers per hour; they travel along the MCC at an average speed of 50 kilometers per hour.

The trains are equipped with air conditioning, dry closets, information panels, free Wi-Fi, sockets and bicycle racks.

The carriages open manually: to enter or exit, you need to press a special button installed on the doors. The buttons are active (green backlight) only after the train has stopped on the platform; at other times, the doors are locked for safety reasons.

During morning and evening rush hours, the traffic interval is only 6 minutes. The rest of the time you need to wait for “Swallow” from 10 to 15 minutes.