Expansion Plans
At present, there are several projects, only one of which is under construction, the southwestern extension of the Moskovskaya line to the new residential districts in the south-west of the city. Three stations were opened in November 2012, with a further station under construction. Avtozavodskaya Line can potentially receive an extension on both of its ends.
However, the major project after 2010 will be a third line running from the south to the north-east of the city via the centre, creating two new transfer points to the existing lines. The construction of the third line is expected to start in 2011; the first stage of the line is expected to open in 2017. This would follow a northern contour parallel to Moskovskaya, and relieve the extensive congestion in the city area, and then extend south of the city.
A fourth line is not expected to be built before 2015. It will connect south-eastern parts of the city with the north-western residential areas.
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