Moscow Underground

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The earliest projects of building Moscow
Underground appeared in 1875. The engineers wanted
to build the road through the Red Square not under
the ground but от the surface of it. But the project
failed.

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On 15 of June 1931 it was decided to build the Moscow
Underground to improve the traffic situation in the
city. Moscow Metro was opened on 15 May 1935 . The
road was 11 km long and had 13 stations.

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There is no such a magnificent underground in the
world. Look at the Komsomolskaya station.

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On the walls of more than twenty stations you can see
various fossils . There you can find a nautilus shell ,
ammonites and other prehistoric shellfish.

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The deepest station — "Park Pobedy" (84 m)
The underground station located closest to the surface
of the earth — “Pechatniky”
The longest stage — Krylatskoe — Strogino (6625 m)
The longest escalator — 126,8 m, lifting height of 63.4
m "Park Pobedy“The longest period from the
beginning of construction of the station prior to its
opening — 39 years (station "Spartak“)

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The longest station (the
length of the platform)
— Vorobyovy Gory (282
m) is located on the
bridge over the river
Moscow.

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Novokuznetskaya
(Russian:
Новокузнецкая) is a
Moscow Metro station
on the Zamoskvoretskaya
Line. The station was
opened on November 20,
1943.

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Moscow underground is still the leader of speed . Speed of trains
can reach up to 90 km / h , and the interval between trains - 90
seconds.
Moscow tube is the most beautiful in the world. Its beauty is
recognized by people all over the world.