The Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway (Russian: Большое кольцо Московской железной дороги) is the common name for a system of connector lines between the railways that radiate from Moscow. The general configuration of the Greater Ring is a ring around the main part of Moscow (outside Moscow).[1] It forms part of the radial-ring structure of the Moscow railways. The Greater Ring crosses the rail lines in all 11 radial directions from the railway stations of Moscow. It totals 584 kilometres (363 mi) in length. For its entire length, the ring is equipped with an automatic locking system, permitting, where necessary, two-way single-track operation; elsewhere, there are two track and multiple track sections.[2]
The ring allows freight trains to be transferred from one railway to another without entering Moscow; to a lesser extent, it is used for the same purpose by long-distance passenger trains as well. This reduces the transit traffic volume on the innermost sections of the radial rail lines, and makes more time slots available for running commuter trains between Moscow's rail terminals and the city's suburbs. The ring also serves transportation needs of towns and industrial customers located along it.
Different segments of the Greater Ring were constructed independently from each other, starting from the late 19th century. The entire ring was completed in 1942–1944, during World War II.
Links with radial linesedit
The Greater Ring links with the most important radial railway lines that begin and end in Moscow as follows:
The Kubinka I station (to the west of central Moscow, near Kubinka) provides a link with the Moscow – Smolensk (–Minsk) railway; trains that serve this radial route, as well as the trains of the ring railway, stop here.
Manikhino I train station near the city of Istra is at the intersection with the Moscow – Riga line.
To get from the ring railway to the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway, a passenger must get off at 142 km and cover a five-minute walk to the Povarovka stop on the St. Petersburg – Moscow railway line.
On the northeastern edge of the city of Sergiyev Posad (81 km railway stop), the ring section coming from Dmitrov flows into the Trans-Siberian Railway, branching off from it at Alexandrov I.
From here, the ring section to the north of it leads back to Kubinka I.
Operationedit
The Greater Ring itself entirely belongs to the three regions of the Moscow Railway:
The western semicircle (from Platform 39 km (40 km) to Sandarovo / Platform 283 km) belongs to the Moscow – Smolensk Railway Division
The part in the southeast (Nepetsino – Berendino / Yegoryevsk I and II) belongs to the Moscow – Ryazan Railway Division
The remaining two sections between them (Stolbovaya - Osёnka in the south and Naugolny – Ilyinsky Pogost in the north-east) are part of the Moscow – Kursk Railway Division.
This line is primarily used to let freight traffic bypass Moscow. The two biggest freight stations are Orekhovo and Bekasovo, they are main classification yards for Moscow region, and also have locomotive depots, for freight electric locomotives operating around Moscow.
Some overnight passenger trains also use some segments of Ring to bypass Moscow. Since the late 2000s, most, but not all of these trains run through Moscow instead. Commuter traffic is very low, about 3-5 trains per day, and may be delayed due to overload of freight trains. The most used section is Aleksandrov - Karabanovo - Kirzach - Orekhovo, which was built first as a separate line.
Most of the line is two-track, except the northern part. The section Bekasovo – Iksha was converted to one-track in 1990s due to economic crisis. The Dmitrov - Naugolny section was built with one track in wartime, with steepest curves and low speed restriction, so it is rarely used by freight trains. This section is in a state of modernisation in 2010s, with construction of a second track. In 2021 the completion of some upgrades to the Greater Ring was announced.[3]
Administrative regionsedit
Parts of the Greater Ring are located within three regions (federal subjects) of Russia:
A small section in the north-east (Arsaki – Alexandrov – Belkovo – Vetchi) is located in Vladimir Oblast. (It crosses 3 districts out of the 16 districts into which that oblast is divided)
The part to the south-west (Pozhitkovo – Bekasovo I – Vyatkino length of 49 km) is located within the City of Moscow (it crosses Troitsky Administrative Okrug, a territory that was annexed to the City of Moscow from Moscow Oblast in 2012)
The two largest sections of the ring (the section between Platform 173 km and Sandarovo, in the SE part of the ring, and the one between Platform 90 km and Pozhitkovo, in the NW part of the ring) are located in Moscow Oblast. They cross 11 out of the 29 districts and 5 out of 39 urban districts of that oblast.
Pozhitkovo station is situated both in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, split in half by the city boundary; Bekasovo I is similarly divided, with only a small part of being within Moscow Oblast.
Passenger operationedit
Suburban passenger traffic is served by OAO Central PPK.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway Russian Bolshoe kolco Moskovskoj zheleznoj dorogi is the common name for a system of connector lines between the railways that radiate from Moscow The general configuration of the Greater Ring is a ring around the main part of Moscow outside Moscow 1 It forms part of the radial ring structure of the Moscow railways The Greater Ring crosses the rail lines in all 11 radial directions from the railway stations of Moscow It totals 584 kilometres 363 mi in length For its entire length the ring is equipped with an automatic locking system permitting where necessary two way single track operation elsewhere there are two track and 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passenger trains as well This reduces the transit traffic volume on the innermost sections of the radial rail lines and makes more time slots available for running commuter trains between Moscow s rail terminals and the city s suburbs The ring also serves transportation needs of towns and industrial customers located along it Contents 1 History 2 Links with radial lines 3 Operation 4 Administrative regions 5 Passenger operation 6 Stations 6 1 Alexandrov I to Iksha 6 2 Iksha to Yaganovo 6 3 Zhilyovo to Voskresensk 6 4 Voskresensk to Ilyinsky Pogost via Yegoryevsk 6 5 Voskresensk to Ilyinsky Pogost via Lopatino 6 6 Ilyinsky Pogost to Alexandrov I 7 See also 8 ReferencesHistory editDifferent segments of the Greater Ring were constructed independently from each other starting from the late 19th century The entire ring was completed in 1942 1944 during World War II Links with radial lines editThe Greater Ring links with the most important radial railway lines that begin and end in Moscow as follows The Kubinka I station to the west of central Moscow near Kubinka provides a link with the Moscow Smolensk Minsk railway trains that serve this radial route as well as the trains of the ring railway stop here Manikhino I train station near the city of Istra is at the intersection with the Moscow Riga line To get from the ring railway to the Saint Petersburg Moscow Railway a passenger must get off at 142 km and cover a five minute walk to the Povarovka stop on the St Petersburg Moscow railway line Near Iksha to the north of central Moscow the ring flows into the Savyolovsky suburban railway line and branches off from it only three stations north namely at Yakhroma Dmitrov On the northeastern edge of the city of Sergiyev Posad 81 km railway stop the ring section coming from Dmitrov flows into the Trans Siberian Railway branching off from it at Alexandrov I Another section leads from Alexandrov I to Orekhovo Zuyevo to the east of central Moscow where the Great Railway Ring is crossed by the Moscow Vladimir Nizhny Novgorod line The Kurovskaya Kurovskoye station is a point of connection with the line Moscow Lyubertsy Murom The Voskresensk station is a link with the Moscow Ryazan Kazan route The Mikhnevo station is the connection point with the Moscow Kashira Pavelets route The Stolbovaya station near Chekhov to the south of central Moscow is an intersection with the Moscow Tula Kursk line The Bekasovo I junction near the city of Naro Fominsk is a crossing point with the Moscow Bryansk Kiev route From here the ring section to the north of it leads back to Kubinka I Operation editThe Greater Ring itself entirely belongs to the three regions of the Moscow Railway The western semicircle from Platform 39 km 40 km to Sandarovo Platform 283 km belongs to the Moscow Smolensk Railway Division The part in the southeast Nepetsino Berendino Yegoryevsk I and II belongs to the Moscow Ryazan Railway Division The remaining two sections between them Stolbovaya Osyonka in the south and Naugolny Ilyinsky Pogost in the north east are part of the Moscow Kursk Railway Division This line is primarily used to let freight traffic bypass Moscow The two biggest freight stations are Orekhovo and Bekasovo they are main classification yards for Moscow region and also have locomotive depots for freight electric locomotives operating around Moscow Some overnight passenger trains also use some segments of Ring to bypass Moscow Since the late 2000s most but not all of these trains run through Moscow instead Commuter traffic is very low about 3 5 trains per day and may be delayed due to overload of freight trains The most used section is Aleksandrov Karabanovo Kirzach Orekhovo which was built first as a separate line Most of the line is two track except the northern part The section Bekasovo Iksha was converted to one track in 1990s due to economic crisis The Dmitrov Naugolny section was built with one track in wartime with steepest curves and low speed restriction so it is rarely used by freight trains This section is in a state of modernisation in 2010s with construction of a second track In 2021 the completion of some upgrades to the Greater Ring was announced 3 Administrative regions editParts of the Greater Ring are located within three regions federal subjects of Russia A small section in the north east Arsaki Alexandrov Belkovo Vetchi is located in Vladimir Oblast It crosses 3 districts out of the 16 districts into which that oblast is divided The part to the south west Pozhitkovo Bekasovo I Vyatkino length of 49 km is located within the City of Moscow it crosses Troitsky Administrative Okrug a territory that was annexed to the City of Moscow from Moscow Oblast in 2012 The two largest sections of the ring the section between Platform 173 km and Sandarovo in the SE part of the ring and the one between Platform 90 km and Pozhitkovo in the NW part of the ring are located in Moscow Oblast They cross 11 out of the 29 districts and 5 out of 39 urban districts of that oblast Pozhitkovo station is situated both in Moscow and Moscow Oblast split in half by the city boundary Bekasovo I is similarly divided with only a small part of being within Moscow Oblast Passenger operation editSuburban passenger traffic is served by OAO Central PPK Stations editAlexandrov I to Iksha edit Alexandrov I Strunino Arsaki 90 km Buzhaninovo 83 km 81 km Naugolny 40 km Bubyakovo 47 km Zhyoltikovo 62 km Kostino 68 km 71 km 74 km Drachyovo 80 km Ivantsevo Yakhroma Turist Morozki Iksha Iksha to Yaganovo edit Iksha 109 km Bely Rast 116 km 120 km Bukharovo 128 km Povarovo II 142 km Povarovo III Depo Zhilino 155 km 159 km Manikhino II 165 km Lukino 174 km 177 km 183 km Dyudkovo 190 km 192 km Yastrebki 199 km Kubinka II Kubinka I 211 km 214 km Akulovo 221 km Pozhitkovo Bekasovo I Posyolok Kiyevsky Bekasovo Sortirovochnoye Bekasovo Tsentralnoye 240 km 241 km Machikhino 250 km 252 km Kresty Novogromovo Chernetskoye 274 km Vyatkino Sandarovo 283 km Stolbovaya Detkovo Povadino 309 km 312 km Usady Okruzhnye Mikhnevo 328 km 332 km Malino 341 km Yaganovo Zhilyovo to Voskresensk edit Zhilyovo Shmatovo Kolychevo Sotnikovo Yaganovo Lyutik Myakinino Shubatovo Lesnye Dary Shkin Osyonka Nepetsino Ratmirovo Voskresensk Voskresensk to Ilyinsky Pogost via Yegoryevsk edit Voskresensk Khorlovo Rudnikovskaya Yegoryevsk II 32 km Ilyinsky Pogost Voskresensk to Ilyinsky Pogost via Lopatino edit Voskresensk 88 km Lopatino Berendino Ilyinsky Pogost Ilyinsky Pogost to Alexandrov I edit Ilyinsky Pogost Nerskaya Davydovo Dulyovo 122 km Tsentralny Blokpost Depo Severny Orekhovo Zuyevo Potochino 178 km 173 km Vetchi 168 km Sanino 157 km Ileykino Kirzhach 138 km Belkovo 126 km Karabanovo Alexandrov II Alexandrov ISee also editLittle Ring of the Moscow Railway also known as MKZD Moscow Central Circle Line or the MK MZD The Small Ring of the Moscow Railway References edit Moscow Finance and other services Transportation Rail www britannica com Retrieved 5 June 2020 Kirill Golovkin The Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway The secret life of a forgotten suburban line strelka com Translated by Alexandra Tumarkina Retrieved 5 June 2020 Russian Railways increases throughput of Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway AKM EN 9 February 2021 Retrieved 8 December 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway amp oldid 1188894945, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
