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Maskoŭskaja Line

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Opened
  
1984

Track gauge
  
1,524 mm (5 ft)

Stations
  
15

Line length
  
19.1 km (11.9 mi)

Owner
  
Minsk Metro

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The Maskoŭskaja Line (Belarusian: Маскоўская; Russian: Московская; lit: "Moscow line"), is a line of the Minsk Metro. 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 fourteen stations and 19.1 kilometres of track.

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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 5.2 km extension has been constructed to the southwest of the city and contains three stations: Hrušaŭka, Michalova, and Piatroŭščyna. It was opened on November 7, 2012.

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

References

Maskoŭskaja Line Wikipedia