| tinyurl.com Full Explosion Videos On several given weekday, nearly 9 million souls mount the metro from the out boundaries of the Russian capital into downtown Moscow, getting it the support most heavy used underground system in the Earth after Tokyo's metro. The regular length of a slip on the Moscow underground is 13 kilometers. But before riders can drive, they must first get through the huge pushes massing at the just the ticket turnstiles, on the steep, quick escalators and on pushed political programs. The longest escalator in the Moscow tube system is 126 meters. The subway boasts 172 stations in all, 71 of them deep underground. During the Cold War, some sends were predetermined as shelters in the event of nuclear attack. Opened in 1935, many Moscow metro posts stand out for the tall socialist realist art featured on the station walls and ornate chandeliers enlightening the long, cavernous tunnels. Most posts feature long programs that can accommodate up to eight rail cars, with trains running roughly every 90 seconds. The Moscow tube is almost identical to those used in all other former Soviet cities where there is a underground, including St. Petersburg, Minsk, Kyiv, Sofia, and Warsaw. Moscow underground officials say more than 36000 someones work to run and maintain the subway, the most reliable form of transport in the traffic-clogged city. In recent years, several reconstruction projects have been completed and more are underway. Officials are also planning ... |