The Maskoŭskaja line (also referred to as Maskowskaya line or Moskovskaya line) (Belarusian:Маскоўская лінія; Russian:Московская линия,romanized:Moskovskaya liniya; lit: "Moscow line") is a line of the Minsk Metro that serves Minsk, the capital of Belarus. The line was opened along with the Metro in 1984 with the original eight station segment, and crosses the city on a northeast–southwest axis. Currently, it comprises 15 stations and 19.1km (11.9mi) of track.

Timeline

SegmentDate opened
Instytut KulturyMaskowskaya26 June 1984
MaskoŭskajaUschod30 December 1986
UschodUručča7 November 2007
Instytut KulturyPyatrowshchyna7 November 2012
PyatrowshchynaMalinawka3 June 2014

Transfers

#Transfer toAt
2Awtazavodskaya lineKastrychnitskaya
3Zelenaluzhskaya linePloshcha Lyenina

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Moskovskoe depot (№ 1), and currently has 21 five carriage 81-717/714 and the modernised 81-717.5M/714.5M trains assigned to it.

Recent developments and future plans

A 5.2km extension has been constructed to the southwest of the city and contains three stations: Hrushawka, Mikhalova, and Pyatrowshchyna. It was opened on 7 November 2012.

The last extension was on 3 June 2014, when Malinawka was opened.

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