Moscow Metro

The Moscow metro is one of the largest and most interesting metro systems in the world. Moscow subway , which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is one of the world's most heavily used subway systems. It is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain beautiful examples of socialist realist art. In total, the Moscow underground has 282.5 km of route length, 12 lines and 173 stations; on a normal weekday it carries over 7 million passengers. Passenger traffic is considerably lower on weekends bringing the average daily passenger traffic during the year to 6.8 million passengers per day. The Moscow underground is a state-owned enterprise.

Moscow subway map