The construction of the Moscow metro began back in the 30s. Nevertheless, its development continues to this day. Even in the territories close to the center of Moscow, there is still a need to develop the transport network.
The city center itself, located inside the Garden Ring, is already quite crowded with metro stations. However, it is planned to continue some of the old lines. In 2015, the Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line will be extended from the Tretyakovskaya stop to the Delovoy Tsentr station. Additional platforms and crossings will be added to the existing stations. This is done in order to reduce the number of transfers for passengers: after the commissioning of this section, the stations "Volkhonka", "Dorogomilovskaya" and "Kamennaya Sloboda" will be united by a common metro line.
In 2016, it is planned to launch a part of the third transfer circuit. This line should pass through areas close to the city center, but outside the Garden Ring. In fact, the interchange loop should become an alternative to the Circle Line, which is congested due to the large number of passengers and operates at the limit of its capacity. The first to be launched is the north-western part of the Third Interchange Circuit, which will have to unite such stations as Nizhnyaya Maslovka, Maryina Roshcha, Rizhskaya and Sokolniki. In 2017 and 2018, it is planned to extend the interchange circuit at another 7 stations.
The construction of new stations as part of the Moscow Metro is also planned, but outside the city center. Basically, the construction of the metro will affect the northern, southeastern and southwestern outskirts of Moscow, including the recently annexed territories of the Moscow region and the nearest suburbs. Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya, Lyublinsko-Dmitrovskaya and other lines will be extended. Thus, the Moscow metro should become an even more massive and versatile form of public transport.
