On some broken weekday, nearly 9 million masses ride the metro from the outer borders of the Russian capital into business district Moscow, working it the back most hard used underground system in the worldwide after Tokyo's underground.
The average length of a travel on the Moscow underground is 13 kilometers.
But in front passengers can mount, they must first get finished the huge crews massing at the fine turnstiles, on the steep, about escalators and on jammed political platforms.
The longest escalator in the Moscow tube system is 126 meters.
The subway system boasts 172 stations in all, 71 of them deep underground.
During the Cold War, some posts were predetermined as shelters in the event of nuclear attack.
Opened in 1935, many Moscow metro posts stand out for the large socialist realist art featured on the station walls and purple chandeliers illuminating the long, cavernous tunnels.
Most posts feature long political platforms that can accommodate up to eight rail cars, with trains running roughly every 90 seconds.
Moscow underground officials say more than 36,000 souls work to run and maintain the metro, the most reliable form of transport in the traffic-clogged city.
In recent years, both reconstruction projects have been completed and more are underway. Officials are also planning different extensions of existing lines as the Russian choice remains to grow.
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