Novosibirsk Metro

Plans for a rapid transit system began to be formed in 1962. The construction project was approved by the Council of Ministers in November 1978, and on 12 May 1979 the first construction works began. With wide experience in metro construction from the other metros of the USSR, it took seven-and-a-half years to complete the work on the five-station launch stage of the system. The commissioning certificate was signed by the state commission on 28 December 1985, and the Metro was opened for passengers on 7 January 1986, becoming the eleventh Metro in the USSR and the ninth in the Russian SFSR. Work quickly expanded to meet the original plans for a four-line 62 km network. However, the financial difficulties of the early 1990s meant that most of the work had to be frozen. Construction of new stations and tunnels resumed in the 2000s. After the opening of the 13th station, further development was suspended again due to financing gap. == Overview ==

The system contains 14 stations on two lines. The stations are vividly decorated in late-Soviet style. Of the 13 stations, seven are three-span shallow column stations (, , , , , , ), one is two-span shallow column station (), four are single-vault stations (, , , ). All of these stations have island platform. There is also one station with side platforms () that is both above- and below-ground that follows a 2145 m covered bridge span of the Ob, the longest in the world. and are transfer stations connected to each other by dual pedestrian tunnel. The Novosibirsk Metro transports about 235,300 passengers daily. It transported 86.1 million passengers in 2024. ==Lines==

The Novosibirsk Metro's rolling stock is represented by such models of metro railroad cars as Soviet 81-717/81-714 and Russian 81–540.2/541.2. A new 81-725.3/726.3/727.3 Ermak train has entered service on october 21 2025 Novosibirsk Metro uses 4-carriage electric trains. As for 2022, the total number of trains is 26 (104 cars). == Gallery ==

File:Novosibirsk Metro Bridge 07-2016.jpg|Novosibirsk Metro Bridge over the Ob File:Novosibirsk Metro PMarksa station 07-2016.jpg|Ploshchad Marksa Station File:Novosibirsk Metro Oktyabrskaya station 07-2016.jpg|Oktyabrskaya Station File:Novosibirsk Metro Zaeltsovskaya station 07-2016.jpg|Zayeltsovskaya Station File:Beryozovaya Roshcha Station (Novosibirsk Metro) 1.jpg|Beryozovaya Roshcha Station == References ==