Moscow's Metro

The Moscow Metro started its service in 1935 and a lot of the stations are made of marble, frescoed or gilded.

Here some more facts about the metro:

• upto 9 million passengers per day (more than London & New York combined)
• more than 150 stations
• one ride costs currently 17 RUB
• trains come nearly all 2 min

Long escalators bring the masses to the trains and back up to the surface.

Mayakovskaya Station, 1938

Taganskaya-Koltsevaya Station, 1950

Komsomolskaya-Koltsevaya Station, 1952

Novoslobodskaya Station, 1952

Kievskaya-Koltsevaya Station, 1954

Belorusskaya Station