Moscow Central Circle

Moscow Central Circle
Moscow Central Circle
	Clockwise from top: Luzhniki station, Shelepikha station, Delovoy Tsentr station, Ploshchad Gagarina station, Krymskaya station
Overview
Other name(s)	MCC, МЦК, Окружная ЖД, 14 линия
Native name	Московское центральное кольцо
Owner	Russian Railways (track infrastructure and operation); MKZD (stations)
Locale	Moscow
Stations	31; 1 underground; 3 elevated; 27 surface
Service
Type	Heavy rail, rapid transit
System	Moscow Metro
Operator(s)	Russian Railways; Moscow Metro (client)
Rolling stock	Siemens ES2G Lastochka
Daily ridership	460,000
History
Opened	10 September 2016
Technical
Line length	54 km (34 mi)
Character	Aboveground, surface, partially underground
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification	3 kV DC overhead line
Operating speed	37 km/h (23 mph) (average); 110 km/h (68 mph) (maximum)
Route map

The Moscow Central Circle or MCC (Russian: Московское центральное кольцо, МЦК), designated Line 14 and marked in a strawberry red/white color is a 54-kilometre-long (34 mi) orbital urban/metropolitan rail line that encircles historical Moscow. The line is rebuilt from the Little Ring of the Moscow Railway, opened to passengers on 10 September 2016 and is operated by the Moscow Government owned company MKZD through the Moscow Metro, with the state-run Russian Railways selected as the operation subcontractor. The infrastructure, trackage and platforms are owned and managed by Russian Railways, while most station buildings are owned by MKZD.

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