Published on: 2026-10-19
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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At the beginning of October, the northern vestibule of the Moscow City Railway Station (MGV) was opened. Moscow-City first Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-1). Now passengers can exit to the platforms from the Shmitovsky passage side, and the route to Yermakova Roscha Street and Antonova-Ovseenko Street has become shorter. As a result, the transport accessibility of the Presnensky and Khoroshevsky districts has improved.
“We continue to develop the capital’s railway network and open Moscow city stations. These are full-fledged transport hubs with heated passageways, escalators, elevators, and canopies over the platforms. Thanks to a barrier-free environment, railway transport has become accessible to people with reduced mobility and passengers with children. Today, 90 such stations operate in Moscow, and more than 60 percent of passengers on the Moscow Central Diameters and Moscow Central Circle They are precisely the ones used. By 2035, there will be 125 MGW in the capital,” said the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry
The area of the northern vestibule and the new platform is 3.4 thousand square meters. Inside, modern lighting, turnstiles, ticket offices, restrooms, and a dynamic navigation system are installed. Three elevators and eight escalators have been installed. Additionally, the vestibule is convenient for passengers with limited mobility.
From MGV Moscow-City MCD-1, you can get to Belorussky railway station and Sheremetyevo airport, as well as to Odintsovo. In addition, long-distance trains heading to Smolensk and Minsk stop at the station.
Earlier at MGV Moscow-City MCD-1 opened south vestibule, integrated with the fourth Moscow Central Diameter (MCD-4), as well as two new platforms and an underground transit pedestrian crossing through the Third Transport Ring. The opening of the northern vestibule became the final stage in the formation of one of the largest Moscow city stations, which combined international, intercity, interregional, and urban routes.
Sobyanin and Belozerov opened the new city station Moscow-City MCD-1
To find out how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making city dwellers’ lives even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its residents in the near future, one can look at a large-scale special project on the portal mos.ru, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. These include transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and construction.
Project “Transport” will be of interest to everyone who wants to learn about the main stages of development in this field, support for electric transport, and the development of the route network.
In recent years, Moscow’s public transport has become more comfortable and environmentally friendly, travel times across the city have significantly decreased, and infrastructure for private electric vehicles has appeared.
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