Moscow Central Diameters

The Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) (Russian: Московские центральные диаметры (МЦД), romanized: Moskovskiye tsentralnye diametry (MTsD)) are a system of city train services on existing commuter rail lines in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia.^[1]

Moscow Central Diameters
Ivolga 1.0 train (on the right) and current generation Ivolga 2.0 at Podolsk railway station of Line D2
Overview
Native name	Московские центральные диаметры
Area served	Moscow and Moscow Oblast
Transit type	Hybrid urban-suburban rail
Number of lines	4 (5 planned)
Number of stations	140
Operation
Began operation	21 November 2019
Operator(s)	Russian Railways
Technical
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge
MCD Map including all lines

The system began operation on 21 November 2019, when the first two lines were launched.^[2] After first 9.5 months of operation, the passenger traffic of the Moscow Central Diameters reached 100 million.^[3] On 27 December 2019, passengers made record 554.6 thousand trips.^[4]

Line D3 was opened on 17 August 2023, and Line D4 was opened on 9 September of the same year.^[5][6]

Lines

No.	Name^[1]	Opening date	Length (km)	Number of stations	Planned passenger traffic (mil/yr)
	Belorussko-Savyolovsky	21 November 2019	52	28^[7]	42.9
	Kursko-Rizhsky	21 November 2019	80	38^[8]	48.6
	Leningradsko-Kazansky	17 August 2023	85	38^[9]	46.8
	Kaluzhsko-Nizhegorodsky	9 September 2023	86	36^[10]	?
	Yaroslavsko-Paveletsky	2026^[11]	89	39^[12]	?
Total			392	179

Ticket prices

 

Ticket prices on Pererva station of MCD-2 line in November 2019

The trip cost depends on travel distance; transfers to and from the Moscow Metro and the MCC are free.^[13]

At MCD-1 and MCD-2 there are three tariff zones:

• "Central" (within the boundaries of the stations Mark – Setun, Volokolamskaya – Ostafyevo). The cost for the Troika card is 40 rubles. You can also use a ticket for 60 trips, tickets for the number of days recorded on the Troika, and a credit card. All prices are the same as in Moscow Metro.
• "Suburb" (for trips through the territory of the Moscow region and to Moscow within the MCD). A one-time trip at the "Wallet" tariff costs 45 rubles, a ticket for 90 minutes costs 83 rubles.
• "Far" (for trips from stations outside the MCD). The price is made up of 23 rubles for each zone of suburban trains to the borders of the MCD and 45 rubles of the MCD "Wallet" tariff or 83 rubles at the 90-minute tariff.

Gallery

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  Construction of the connecting branch on Line D4 and Kamushki railway station near the Moscow International Business Center.
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  Kurskaya – Kalanchyovskaya section of Line D2. Construction of additional tracks for Line D4 is underway.

See also

• Réseau Express Régional
• Crossrail
• S-Bahn

References

1. "Moscow Central Diameters: Moscow's most efficient project progress". mos.ru. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
2. "Московские центральные диаметры". РИА Новости (in Russian). 21 November 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
3. "Число пассажиров МЦД достигло 100 миллионов". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
4. "Сергей Собянин: Какое развитие получат Московские центральные диаметры". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 16 September 2020.
5. Проценко, Любовь (17 August 2023). "МЦД-3: Кому стоит пересесть на диаметр, какие будут цены и комфорт в поездах". Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
6. "Путин и Собянин запустили движение по МЦД-4 и проспекту Багратиона". vedemosti.ru. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
7. МЦД-1 «Белорусско-Савёловский». Новая линия наземного метро
8. МЦД-2 «Курско-Рижский». Новая линия наземного метро
9. МЦД-3 «Ленинградско-Казанский». Новая линия наземного метро
10. МЦД-4 «Киевско-Горьковский». Новая линия наземного метро
11. Хуснуллин: утверждена программа развития МЦД до 2025 года
12. МЦД-5 «Ярославско-Павелецкий». Новая линия наземного метро
13. . mcd.mosmetro.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-11-16.

External links

• WDC information by Москва City Website