Major Transportation Hub Established In Moscow City Business District 

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Moscow – The development of one of the capital’s largest transportation hubs in the Moscow City business district has been completed.

The key element of the hub is the new Moscow City MCD-1 station, which opened today with the participation of Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin and OJSC Russian Railways CEO Oleg Belozerov.

The project was implemented in partnership with OJSC Russian Railways.

Back in 2010, the site of the modern station was home to a little-used railway station on the Belarusian route, which served about 200 passengers a day.

The situation changed dramatically with the launch of the Moscow Central Ring and MCD-1.

Today, the “Moscow City” transport hub—which connects the MCC, MCD-1, MCD-4, the Metro line 4 station, and ground transportation routes—is used by approximately 56 000 people daily.

In the future, passenger traffic is expected to increase by 40% and reach 77 000 passengers per day.

The new city station has the potential to develop international service.

In particular, Russian Railways is exploring the possibility of adding a stop at the Moscow City station for some of the Moscow–Minsk trains as early as this fall.

Moscow City MCD-1 has become Moscow’s 89th city station, built to modern standards. All major construction work has been completed.

For the convenience of passengers, the infrastructure is equipped with 10 escalators and five elevators, ensuring comfortable movement for the elderly, passengers with children, and people with limited mobility.

The project includes:

• two modern platforms with full-length canopies, equipped with information displays, waiting areas, and SOS stands;
• a southern passenger concourse with turnstiles, ticket counters, and a dynamic navigation system.

The lobby is integrated with the Moscow City MCD-4 station and an underground pedestrian transit passage under the Third Transport Ring.

Transfer time between the metro, MCC, MCD-1, and MCD-4 is no more than five minutes and takes place in a dry loop.

In conjunction with the opening of the station, a large-scale update of the navigation system is also underway in the capital’s public transport network.

“In connection with the opening of the Moscow-City D1 station, we have begun updating the navigation system in the capital’s public transport network; in total, we will replace over 73 000 elements,” said Maksim Liksutov, Moscow’s Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry.

“We have completed the formation of the ‘Moscow City’ hub at the request of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.

“The hub now connects stations on the Line 4, the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), D1, and D4. Back in 2010, there was only a little-used railway station on the Belarusian route here, which was used by just 200 people per day.

“Today, the transit hub’s passenger flow has already reached 56,000 passengers per day, and by 2030 it will grow by 40% to 77 000.”

In total, more than 73 000 navigation elements will be updated—maps and signs at stations, on metro trains, MCC, and MCD trains, as well as audio announcements on key lines.

The launch of the new Moscow City Station has significantly improved transport accessibility to the Moscow City business center and the Bolshoi City area—districts on both banks of the Moskva River.

Development of the hub will continue: this summer, the northern lobby with an exit toward Shmitovsky Proezd is scheduled to open, along with the commissioning of a third platform.

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