All truth about The Moscow Metro - Moscow information guide

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First line of the Moscow Metro was opened in 1935. It is named in honor of First URSS leader Vladimir Lenin. Today it has 203 stations - 45 stations are part of national cultural heritage. Total length of the Moscow Metro is over 330 km. 8 million Russians use Metro every day. It is one of the biggest and the most intensive in the world (after Tokyo Metro).

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For foreigners and expats Moscow Metro is good to move fast from one location to another. Today You can spend a few hours in traffic jams to your deception point while by Metro you will really save your time and will not have any problems with parking your car in the center where it is rather difficult to find a free place.

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Indeed very often you can get where you need by Metro 3 or 4 times faster than by your car or taxi. Even rich Muscovites who used for many years to go for meetings and work by their cars and private drivers today they more and more use Metro. 

Besides, Moscow Metro is very cheap. If you buy a special Metro Membership card Troyka (costs less 1 dollar USD) you will pay for one trip about 30 rubles (approx. 50 cents USD). Without this card if you just buy one way ticket you will pay 50 rubles (approx. 80 cents USD). And it is very fast - trains arrive every 2 minutes. For foreigners there are special information plates and stands in English.

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The only one disadvantage of the Moscow Metro is that two times a day it is completely overcrowded with people. And it is really difficult to move and feel comfortable and safe in such atmosphere. Some people even fall or get other injures. Plus in the crowd there are many thieves so you should be very careful and pay attention to your things.

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So we recommend avoiding using Metro in rush hours Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Always be careful at Russian Metro: use special handrails not to fall down in trains, be careful on escalators, watch your personal belongings, use metro map etc.

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