Expansion timeline of the Moscow Metro
Below is the history of the expansion of the Moscow Metro in Moscow, Russia.
The line number only reflects the section it serves today. The original line the station served at the time of opening may be different due to lines being divided, shifted to or merged with other lines afterwards.
Timeline list
[edit]No. | Segment | Date | New stations | Segment length (km) | Total stations | Total length (km) | Notes |
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1 | ![]() ![]() | 1935-05-15 | 13 | 12.0 | 13 | 12.0 | Branch from Okhotny Ryad to Smolenskaya |
2 | ![]() | 1937-03-20 | 1 | 1.4 | 14 | 13.4 | |
3 | ![]() ![]() | 1938-03-13 | 2 | 3.2 | 16 | 15.7 | |
4 | ![]() | 1938-09-11 | 6 | 8.5 | 22 | 24.2 | Excluding Tverskaya |
5 | ![]() | 1943-01-01 | 1 | 6.2 | 23 | 30.4 | Excluding Novokuznetskaya and Paveletskaya |
6 | ![]() | 1943-11-20 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 30.4 | |
7 | ![]() | 1944-01-18 | 3 | 7.1 | 28 | 37.5 | Excluding Elektrozavodskaya |
8 | ![]() | 1944-05-15 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 37.5 | |
9 | ![]() | 1950-01-01 | 6 | 6.5 | 35 | 44.0 | |
10 | ![]() | 1952-01-30 | 4 | 7.0 | 39 | 51.0 | |
11 | ![]() | 1953-04-05 | 3 | 3.9 | 38 | 50.9 | Ploshchad Revolyutsii — Kiyevskaya segment through Aleksandrovsky Sad closed (4 stations, 4.0 km). |
12 | ![]() | 1954-03-14 | 2 | 5.9 | 40 | 56.8 | |
13 | ![]() | 1954-09-24 | 1 | 1.5 | 41 | 58.3 | Temporary station opened until 1961. |
14 | ![]() | 1957-05-01 | 2 | 2.5 | 43 | 60.8 | |
15 | ![]() | 1958-05-01 | 4 | 4.5 | 47 | 65.3 | |
16 | ![]() | 1958-11-07 | 2 | 2.3 | 53 | 70.7 | Aleksandrovsky Sad — Kiyevskaya segment reopened (4 stations, 3.1 km). |
17 | ![]() | 1959-01-12 | 2 | 4.5 | 55 | 75.2 | |
18 | ![]() | 1959-11-07 | 1 | 1.7 | 56 | 76.9 | |
19 | ![]() | 1961-10-13 | 3 | 3.5 | 59 | 80.4 | |
20 | ![]() | 1961-10-21 | 2 | 3.8 | 60 | 82.7 | Segment leading to temporary Pervomayskaya station closed (1,5 km). |
21 | ![]() | 1962-10-13 | 5 | 8.1 | 65 | 90.8 | Excluding Shabolovskaya |
22 | ![]() | 1963-07-22 | 1 | 1.6 | 66 | 92.4 | |
23 | ![]() | 1963-12-30 | 2 | 4.5 | 68 | 96.9 | |
24 | ![]() | 1964-04-15 | 1 | 1.5 | 69 | 98.4 | Temporary station opened until 1974. |
25 | ![]() | 1964-12-30 | 3 | 6.2 | 72 | 104.6 | |
26 | ![]() ![]() | 1965-07-05 | 1 | 3.8 | 73 | 108.4 | Excluding Kuntsevskaya |
27 | ![]() | 1965-08-31 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 108.4 | |
28 | ![]() | 1965-12-31 | 1 | 2.5 | 75 | 110.9 | |
29 | ![]() | 1966-12-31 | 7 | 12.9 | 82 | 123.8 | |
30 | ![]() ![]() | 1969-08-11 | 4 | 9.5 | 86 | 133.3 | Kashirskaya — Kakhovskaya segment opened as part of ![]() |
31 | ![]() | 1970-12-30 | 2 | 3.9 | 88 | 137.2 | |
32 | ![]() | 1970-12-30 | 1 | 2.1 | 89 | 139.3 | |
33 | ![]() | 1971-12-31 | 2 | 3.2 | 91 | 142.5 | |
34 | ![]() | 1972-12-30 | 5 | 7.2 | 96 | 149.7 | |
35 | ![]() | 1974-08-12 | 2 | 3.6 | 97 | 151.8 | Temporary segment to the old Kaluzhskaya station closed (1.5 km) |
36 | ![]() | 1975-12-17 | 2 | 4.1 | 99 | 155.9 | |
37 | ![]() | 1975-12-30 | 4 | 9.6 | 103 | 165.5 | Excluding Spartak |
38 | ![]() | 1978-09-29 | 4 | 8.1 | 107 | 173.6 | |
39 | ![]() | 1979-07-20 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 173.6 | |
40 | ![]() | 1979-12-30 | 6 | 11.4 | 114 | 185.0 | |
41 | ![]() | 1980-11-05 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 185.0 | |
42 | ![]() | 1983-11-04 | 8 | 13.0 | 122 | 198.0 | ![]() |
43 | ![]() | 1984-12-30 | 3 | 6.4 | 125 | 204.4 | Segment soon closed due to flooding. Re-opened in 1985. |
44 | ![]() | 1985-09-07 | 2 | 3.4 | 127 | 207.8 | |
45 | ![]() | 1985-11-06 | 1 | 1,1 | 128 | 208.9 | |
46 | ![]() | 1986-01-23 | 2 | 2.8 | 130 | 211.7 | |
47 | ![]() | 1986-01-25 | 1 | 1.7 | 131 | 213.4 | |
48 | ![]() | 1987-11-06 | 2 | 2.9 | 133 | 216.3 | |
49 | ![]() | 1987-12-31 | 1 | 1.6 | 134 | 217.9 | |
50 | ![]() | 1988-12-31 | 3 | 4.2 | 137 | 222.1 | |
51 | ![]() | 1989-12-31 | 1 | 1.9 | 138 | 224.0 | |
52 | ![]() | 1990-01-17 | 2 | 3.6 | 140 | 227.6 | |
53 | ![]() | 1990-08-03 | 2 | 3.8 | 142 | 231.4 | |
54 | ![]() | 1991-03-07 | 5 | 8.5 | 147 | 239.9 | |
55 | ![]() | 1992-12-31 | 1 | 2.6 | 148 | 242.5 | |
56 | ![]() | 1994-07-15 | 1 | 2.0 | 149 | 243.6 | |
57 | ![]() ![]() | 1995-11-20 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 243.6 | Kashirskaya—Kakhovskaya branch of ![]() ![]() |
58 | ![]() | 1995-12-28 | 6 | 12.1 | 156 | 256.6 | Excluding Dubrovka |
59 | ![]() | 1996-12-25 | 3 | 5.4 | 159 | 262.0 | |
60 | ![]() | 1999-12-11 | 1 | 0 | 160 | 262.0 | |
61 | ![]() | 2000-08-31 | 1 | 2.0 | 161 | 264.0 | |
62 | ![]() | 2001-12-12 | 1 | 1.4 | 162 | 265.4 | |
63 | ![]() | 2002-12-26 | 1 | 2.0 | 164 | 267.4 | ![]() |
64 | ![]() | 2003-05-06 | 1 | 3.2 | 165 | 270.6 | |
65 | ![]() | 2003-12-27 | 5 | 5.5 | 170 | 276.1 | |
66 | ![]() | 2004-11-20 | 6 | 4.7 | Was not considered a part of Moscow Metro until 2016. | ||
67 | ![]() | 2005-09-10 | 1 | 2.2 | 171 | 278.3 | Branch off ![]() |
68 | ![]() | 2006-08-30 | 1 | 0.5 | 172 | 278.7 | |
69 | ![]() | 2007-08-30 | 1 | 3.72 | 173 | 282.42 | Excluding Sretensky Bulvar |
70 | ![]() | 2007-12-29 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 282.42 | |
71 | ![]() | 2008-01-07 | 2 | 11.68 | 176 | 292.2 | Excluding Slavyansky Bulvar. Kuntsevskaya – Krylatskoye segment detached from ![]() ![]() |
72 | ![]() | 2008-09-07 | 1 | 0 | 177 | 292.2 | |
73 | ![]() | 2009-12-26 | 3 | 6.6 | 180 | 298.8 | |
74 | ![]() | 2010-06-19 | 2 | 3.07 | 182 | 301.2 | |
75 | ![]() | 2011-12-02 | 3 | 4.5 | 185 | 305.7 | |
76 | ![]() | 2012-08-30 | 1 | 3.2 | 186 | 308.9 | |
77 | ![]() | 2012-12-24 | 1 | 3.09 | 187 | 311.7 | |
78 | ![]() | 2012-12-28 | 1 | 2 | 188 | 313.1 | |
79 | ![]() | 2013-11-09 | 2 | 4.6 | 190 | 317.5 | |
80 | ![]() | 2014-01-31 | 2 | 3.4 | 192 | 320.9 | Segment of Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya Line that is not connected to the rest. |
81 | ![]() | 2014-02-27 | 2 | 4.5 | 194 | 325.4 | |
82 | ![]() | 2014-08-27 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 325.4 | |
83 | ![]() | 2014-12-08 | 1 | 2.1 | 196 | 327.5 | |
84 | ![]() | 2015-09-21 | 1 | 1.5 | 197 | 329 | |
85 | ![]() | 2015-12-28 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 329 | |
86 | ![]() | 2016-01-18 | 1 | 2.5 | 199 | 331.5 | |
87 | ![]() | 2016-02-15 | 1 | 1.8 | 200 | 333.3 | |
88 | ![]() | 2016-09-10 | 26 | 54 | Excluding Sokolinaya Gora, Dubrovka, Zorge, Panfilovskaya and Koptevo | ||
89 | ![]() | 2016-09-16 | 3 | 4.4 | 203 | 337.7 | |
90 | ![]() | 2016-10-11 | 2 | 0 | |||
91 | ![]() | 2016-11-01 | 1 | 0 | |||
92 | ![]() | 2016-11-04 | 1 | 0 | |||
93 | ![]() | 2016-11-08 | 1 | 0 | |||
94 | ![]() | 2017-03-16 | 3 | 8.5 | 206 | 346.2 | |
95 | ![]() | 2017-12-31 | 1 | 3.3 | 207 | 349.5 | Excluding Belomorskaya |
96 | ![]() | 2018-02-26 | 5 | 10.2 | 212 | 359.7 | |
97 | ![]() | 2018-03-22 | 3 | 4.9 | 215 | 364.6 | |
98 | ![]() | 2018-08-30 | 7 | 14.2 | 222 | 378.8 | |
99 | ![]() | 2018-12-20 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 378.8 | |
100 | ![]() | 2018-12-30 | 1 | 1.9 | 224 | 380.7 | |
101 | ![]() | 2019-06-03 | 4 | 5.6 | 228 | 386.3 | |
102 | ![]() | 2019-06-20 | 4 | 9.4 | 232 | 395.7 | |
103 | ![]() ![]() | 2020-03-27 | 6 | 15.1 | 238 | 409.1 | |
104 | ![]() | 2020-12-31 | 1 | 1.0 | 239 | 410.1 | |
105 | ![]() | 2021-04-01 | 2 | 4.6 | 241 | 414.7 | |
106 | ![]() | 2021-12-07 | 9 | 23.9 | 250 | 438.6 | |
107 | ![]() | 2023-03-01 | 8 | 10.5 | 258 | 449.1 | |
108 | ![]() | 2023-09-06 | 2 | 5.5 | 260 | 454.6 | |
109 | ![]() | 2023-09-07 | 3 | 6 | 263 | 460.6 | |
No. | Segment | Date | New stations | Segment length (km) | Total stations | Total length (km) | Notes |
Graphic timeline
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Moscow Metro growth. See or edit source data.