Koltsevaya line

The Koltsevaya line (Russian: Кольцева́я ли́ния, Ring line, IPA: [kəlʲtsɨˈvajə ˈlʲinʲɪjə]) (Line 5) is a line of the Moscow Metro. The line was built in 1950–1954 as a circle route orbiting central Moscow, and became crucial to the transfer patterns of passengers. The stations of the line were built at the height of Stalinist architecture, and include Komsomolskaya, Novoslobodskaya and Kiyevskaya.

Koltsevaya line (Circle line)
Overview
LocaleMoscow
Stations12
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMoscow Metro
Operator(s)Moskovsky Metropoliten
Rolling stock81-775/776/777
History
Opened1 January 1950
Technical
Line length19.4 km (12.1 mi)
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
ElectrificationThird rail
Route map

Belorusskaya
Krasnaya Presnya yard
Krasnopresnenskaya
Moskva River
Kiyevskaya
Moskva River
Park Kultury
Moskva River
Oktyabrskaya
Dobryninskaya
Paveletskaya
Vodootvodny Canal
Moskva River
Taganskaya
Kurskaya
Komsomolskaya
Prospekt Mira
Suvorovskaya
Novoslobodskaya
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