Bolshaya Koltsevaya line

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The Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (Russian: Большая кольцевая линия), known in English as the Big Circle Line,[3] designated Line 11[4] is a rapid transit line of the Moscow Metro. It is the third circle line on the system, running outside of the existing circle Koltsevaya line and interlocking with the Moscow Central Circle.

#11 Bolshaya Koltsevaya line Bolshaya Koltsevaya line
Geographic map showing the approximate path of the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (in teal) in the whole Moscow Metro network (in dark grey) including Central Circle, MCD and Monorail
Overview
Other name(s)Large Circle Line
Native nameБольшая Кольцевая линия
LocaleMoscow
Stations29
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemMoscow Metro
Operator(s)Moskovsky Metropoliten
Rolling stock81-775/776/777
History
Opened11 August 1969 (Kakhovskaya line stations)
26 February 2018 (Bolshaya Koltsevaya stations)
1 March 2023 (circle completed)
Technical
Line length57.538 km (35.752 mi)[1][2]
CharacterUnderground
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
ElectrificationThird rail
Route map

Savyolovskaya
Transfer for #9 Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line at Savyolovskaya Ground transferTransfer for #D1 Line D1 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Savyolovsky
Petrovsky Park
Transfer for #2 Zamoskvoretskaya line at Dinamo
CSKA
Khoroshyovskaya
Transfer for #7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line at Polezhayevskaya Ground transferTransfer for #14 Moscow Central Circle at Khoroshyovo
Narodnoye Opolcheniye
(Transfer for #17 Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya line at Bulvar Generala Karbysheva)
Mnyovniki
Terekhovo
Kuntsevskaya
Transfer for #3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line at KuntsevskayaTransfer for #4 Filyovskaya line at Kuntsevskaya Ground transferTransfer for #D1 Line D1 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Kuntsevskaya
Davydkovo
Aminyevskoye yard
Aminyevskaya
Ground transferTransfer for #D4 Line D4 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Aminyevskaya
Michurinsky Prospekt
Transfer for #8A Solntsevskaya line at Michurinsky Prospekt
Prospekt Vernadskogo
Transfer for #1 Sokolnicheskaya line at Prospekt Vernadskogo
Novatorskaya
Transfer for #16 Troitskaya line at Novatorskaya
Vorontsovskaya
Transfer for #6 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line at Kaluzhskaya
Zyuzino
Kakhovskaya
Transfer for #9 Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya line at Sevastopolskaya
Zamoskvoretskoye yard
Varshavskaya
Kashirskaya
Transfer for #2 Zamoskvoretskaya line at Kashirskaya via cross-platform interchange
Klenovy Bulvar
(Transfer for #18 Biryulyovskaya line at Klenovyy Bulvar)
Nagatinsky Zaton
Pechatniki
Transfer for #10 Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line at Pechatniki Ground transferTransfer for #D2 Line D2 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Pechatniki
Tekstilshchiki
Transfer for #7 Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya line at Tekstilshchiki Ground transferTransfer for #D2 Line D2 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Tekstilshchiki
Nizhegorodskaya
Transfer for #D4 Line D4 (Moscow Central Diameters) at NizhegorodskayaTransfer for #15 Nekrasovskaya line at Nizhegorodskaya Transfer for #14 Moscow Central Circle at Nizhegorodskaya
Nizhegorodskoye yard
Aviamotornaya
Ground transferTransfer for #D3 Line D3 (Moscow Central Diameters) at AviamotornayaTransfer for #8 Kalininskaya line at Aviamotornaya
Lefortovo
Elektrozavodskaya
Ground transferTransfer for #D3 Line D3 (Moscow Central Diameters) at ElektrozavodskayaTransfer for #3 Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line at Elektrozavodskaya
Sokolniki
Transfer for #1 Sokolnicheskaya line at Sokolniki
Rizhskaya
Transfer for #6 Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya line at Rizhskaya Ground transferRizhsky railway station Transfer for #D2 Line D2 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Rizhsky
Maryina Roshcha
Transfer for #10 Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya line at Maryina Roshcha Ground transferTransfer for #D2 Line D2 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Maryina RoshchaTransfer for #D4 Line D4 (Moscow Central Diameters) at Maryina Roshcha

The first section of the line opened on 26 February 2018 with the remaining stations opened on 1 March 2023.[5] The line includes 29 stations, including three from the former Kakhovskaya line, and is 57.5 km (35.7 mi) long, which makes it the longest metro circle line in the world, surpassing Line 10 of Beijing Subway by 514 m (1,686 ft).[6] In November 2017 the city estimated the total cost of the project at 501 billion rubles, up from earlier estimates of 378.9 billion rubles.[7]

Formerly known as the Third Interchange Contour, the city adopted "Bolshaya koltsevaya liniya" as the official name of the line after a vote via the "Active Citizen" web portal.[8]

Name

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The working name of the project since inception was the Third Interchange Contour; however, prior to the opening of the line, the city authorities consulted residents to help decide on the name. In an initial survey on the Active Citizen survey website in October 2017, only 34% of the city’s residents voted to keep the working name.[9]

Although retaining the working name was the most popular option, members of the city’s council on transportation infrastructure suggested another vote. Two reasons cited by transport expert Kirill Yankov were that all of the lines’ names to this point were in the feminine grammatical gender and that all the other line names were generally understood from a point of view of geography.[10] The city held another vote on its website to allow citizens to choose between the existing name or the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line (Large Circle Line). Of the alternate names suggested by voters in the first vote, Bolshaya Koltsevaya was the most popular, with 9,000 votes.

In the second vote, Bolshaya Koltsevaya Line was selected with 53.3% of the votes versus 36.5% for the Third Interchange Contour.[8]

Development

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Initial construction timetable for the Bolshaya Koltsevaya line

The original plans called for a line that is 58 kilometres (36 mi) with 27 new stations.[11]

The entire project was supposed to be completed by 2020–2021.[12][13][14][15][16] By 2018, the completion date had been postponed until 2023.[17]

First sections

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First section with a temporal branch with five stations from Delovoy Tsentr to Petrovsky Park.
Video of stations of first section on the first day of operation

The five stations from Petrovsky Park to Delovoy Tsentr opened on 26 February 2018.[18] Savyolovskaya was opened on 30 December 2018.

Further extension

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The northeastern section was initially scheduled to be completed in 2018, but was delayed for two years until it was opened on 27 March 2020 and 31 December 2020. On 1 April 2021, the section between Khoroshyovskaya and Mnyovniki was opened. This section includes the part of the line from Elektrozavodskaya to Nizhegorodskaya.[19] The existing, short, three-station Kakhovskaya line was incorporated into the line. Kakhovskaya was reopened on 7 December 2021 after reconstruction within the segment to Mnyovniki. The sections from Savyolovskaya to Elektrozavodskaya and from Kakhovskaya to Nizhegorodskaya opened on 1 March 2023.

Stations

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Station Name Transfers Notes
English Russian
↑ Loop line towards Maryina Roshcha ↑
Savyolovskaya Савёловскаяpronunciation   Savyolovskaya
    Moscow Savyolovskaya
Petrovsky Park Петровский паркpronunciation   Dinamo
CSKA ЦСКАpronunciation
Khoroshyovskaya Хорошёвскаяpronunciation   Polezhayevskaya
  Khoroshyovo
Through service to   Delovoy Tsentr via branch line
Narodnoye Opolcheniye Народное Ополчениеpronunciation   Narodnoye Opolcheniye
Mnyovniki Мнёвникиpronunciation
Terekhovo Тереховоpronunciation
Kuntsevskaya Кунцевскаяpronunciation     Kuntsevskaya
  Kuntsevskaya
Davydkovo Давыдковоpronunciation
Aminyevskaya Аминьевскаяpronunciation   Aminyevskaya
Michurinsky Prospekt Мичуринский проспектpronunciation   Michurinsky Prospekt
Prospekt Vernadskogo Проспект Вернадскогоpronunciation   Prospekt Vernadskogo
Novatorskaya Новаторскаяpronunciation   Novatorskaya
Vorontsovskaya Воронцовскаяpronunciation   Kaluzhskaya
Zyuzino Зюзиноpronunciation
Kakhovskaya Каховскаяpronunciation   Sevastopolskaya
Varshavskaya Варшавскаяpronunciation
Kashirskaya Каширскаяpronunciation   Kashirskaya
Klenovy Bulvar Кленовый бульварpronunciation   Klenovy Bulvar
Nagatinsky Zaton Нагатинский Затонpronunciation
Pechatniki Печатникиpronunciation   Pechatniki
  Pechatniki
Tekstilshchiki Текстильщикиpronunciation   Tekstilshchiki
  Tekstilshchiki
Nizhegorodskaya Нижегородскаяpronunciation   Nizhegorodskaya
  Nizhegorodskaya
  Nizhegorodskaya
Through service to   Nekrasovka
Aviamotornaya Авиамоторнаяpronunciation   Aviamotornaya
  Aviamotornaya
Lefortovo Лефортовоpronunciation
Elektrozavodskaya Электрозаводскаяpronunciation   Elektrozavodskaya
 
Sokolniki Сокольникиpronunciation   Sokolniki
  Mitkovo
Rizhskaya Рижскаяpronunciation   Rizhskaya
  Rizhskaya
Maryina Roshcha Марьина Рощаpronunciation   Maryina Roshcha
    Maryina Roshcha
↓ Loop line towards Savyolovskaya

Rolling stock

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Subway car types used on the line over the years:

Type Dates
Series 81-760/761 2018 - 2021
Series 81-760А/761А/763А 2018 - 2021
Series 81-765.3/766.3/767.3 2018 - 2021, 2023
Series 81-765.4/766.4/767.4 2019 - 2021, 2023
Series 81-765/766/767 2020 - 2021, 2023
Series 81-775/776/777 2021—present

Maps

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References

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