Moscow Monorail Transit System
Infobox Public transit
name=Moscow Monorail Transit System
imagesize=250px
locale=Moscow
transit_type=straddle-beammonorail
system_length=4.7 km
began_operation=
lines=1
stations=6
ridership=
operator=The Moscow Monorail Transit System (MMTS) ( _ru. Московская монорельсовая транспортная система (ММТС)) - is a
monorail system located in the Severo-Vostochny (Norh-Eastern) administrative district ofMoscow (Russia ). With a length of 4.7 kilometres, it links theTimiryazevskaya and VDNKh metro stations and has four other intermediate stops. Planning started in 1998 and the line was opened to passengers onNovember 30 ,2004 , although only "in a touring mode". OnJanuary 10 ,2008 the monorail began to operate normal services, which meant the reduction of ticket prices from about $2 to the common price of Moscow rapid transport tickets, as well as more frequent trains.Stations
* Timiryázevskaya ( _ru. Тимиря́зевская, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=Timiryazevskaya(Mon)&z=17&t=k map] )
* Úlitsa Milashénkova ( _ru. У́лица Милаше́нкова, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=UlitsaMilashenkova&z=17&t=k map] )
* Teletséntr (Television centre, _ru. Телеце́нтр, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=Teletsentr&z=17&t=k map] )
* Úlitsa Akadémika Korolyóva ( _ru. У́лица Акаде́мика Королёва, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=UlitsaAkademikaKoroleva&z=17&t=k map] )
* Výstavotchny tsentr (Exhibition centre, _ru. Вы́ставочный центр, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=VystavochniyTsentr&z=17&t=k map] )
* Úlitsa Sergéya Eisenshteina ( _ru. У́лица Серге́я Эйзенште́йна, [http://www.kartametro.info/?hl=EN&ms=UlitsaSergeyaEyzenshteyna&z=17&t=k map] )The MMTS shares a united station code system with
Moscow Metro station.ee also
*
List of monorails External links
* [http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/Moscow01.html The photos of MMTS on The Monorail Society website]
* [http://www.monorail.ru/ Official website of MMTS]
* [http://www.russ.ru/columns/moscow/20050712-pr.html There and back on a monorail] — Nikita Alekseev's article in [http://www.russ.ru Russian Magazine]
* [http://www.bryanskobl.ru/~press/Personal/monor/index.html The unknown native monorail]
* [http://www.rosmetrostroy.ru/monorail.htm MMTS on rosmetrostroy.ru]
* [http://www.intamintransportation.com/ Intamin Transportation Ltd.]
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