Novosibirsk Metro is a

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system that serves

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the 2021 Censu ...

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. The system consists of over track on two lines with 13 stations. It opened in January 1986, becoming the eleventh Metro in the

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and the fourth in

RSFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

. According to 2017 statistics, it is the third-busiest system in Russia behind

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and

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

History

Plans for a

system began to be formed in 1962. Construction project was approved by

Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Совет министров СССР, r=Sovet Ministrov SSSR, p=sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ɛsɛsɛˈsɛr; sometimes abbreviated to ''Sovmin'' or referred to as the '' ...

in November 1978, and on 12 May 1979 the first construction works began. With wide experience in metro construction from the other metros of the

, it took seven-and-a-half years to complete work on the five-station launch stage of the system. The commissioning certificate was signed by the state commission on 28 December 1985, and Metro was triumphantly opened for passengers on 7 January 1986, becoming the eleventh Metro in the

and the fourth in

. Work quickly expanded to meet the original plans for a four-line 62 km network. However, the financial difficulties of the early 1990s meant that most of the work had to be frozen. Construction of new stations and tunnels resumed only in the 2000s. After the opening of 13th station, a further development was suspended again due to financing gap.

Overview

The system contains 13 stations on two lines. The stations are vividly decorated in late-Soviet style. Of the 13 stations, seven are three-span shallow column stations (, , , , , , ), one is two-span shallow column station (), four are single-vault stations (, , , ). All of these stations have

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. There is also one station with

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s () that is both above- and below-ground that follows a 2145 m

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span of the Ob, the longest in the world. and are transfer stations connected to each other by dual pedestrian tunnel. Novosibirsk Metro transports about 206,000 passengers daily.

Lines

Stations

Network Map

Rolling stock

Novosibirsk Metro rolling stock is represented by such models of metro

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s as Soviet 81-717/81-714 and Russian 81-540.2/541.2. Novosibirsk Metro uses 4-carriage electric trains. As for 2022, the total number of trains is 26 (104

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Gallery

File:Novosibirsk Metro Bridge 07-2016.jpg, Novosibirsk Metro Bridge over the Ob File:Novosibirsk Metro PMarksa station 07-2016.jpg, Ploshchad Marksa Station File:Novosibirsk Metro Oktyabrskaya station 07-2016.jpg, Oktyabrskaya Station File:Novosibirsk Metro Zaeltsovskaya station 07-2016.jpg, Zayeltsovskaya Station File:Beryozovaya Roshcha Station (Novosibirsk Metro) 1.jpg, Beryozovaya Roshcha Station

References

External links

Novosibirsk metro in Mir metro/Metroworld website

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