Nizhny Novgorod Metro

The Nizhny Novgorod Metro, formerly known as the Gorky Metro, is a rapid-transit system serving the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. Opened in 1985, it has 15 stations and is 21.6 kilometers long. The metro connects to the city rail and the Nizhny Novgorod Central Diameters system at Moskovskaya station. It has the third largest number of stations of any Russian metro system, the largest two stations being Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The metro has 15 stations, of which 14 are underground. There is also a ghost station: Yarmarka, the construction of which was abandoned in favor of Strelka station. The system consists of two lines, with one cross-platform interchange at Moskovskaya. After the construction of Line 3 (Nagornaya), there will be two more transfer stations: Operny Teter and Olgino.

• The first line was 7.8 km (4.8 mi) long, with six stations (Moskovskaya, Chkalovskaya, Leninskaya, Zarechnaya, Divigatel Revolutionaries, and Proletarskaya), a depot, and an engineering building.
• Two more stations were opened in 1987 (Avtozavodskaya and Komsomolskaya, from Proletarskaya station), and Kirovskaya and Park Kultury were opened in 1989.
• Line 1, Avtozavodskaya, runs between Park Kultury and Gorkovskaya and was opened in 1985. It has one interchange station (Moskovskaya, on Line 2), and connects the Lower and Upper Cities by bridge.
• Line 2, also known as Sormovsko-Meshcherskaya or Sormovskaya, runs between Burevestnik and Moskovskaya stations and was opened in 1993.
• The Nizhny Novgorod Metro serves approximately 109,500 passengers daily. It does not operate on a 24-hour basis, its operating hours are from 5:30 to 00:00 daily.
• The standard fare for a full journey on the Nizhny Novgorod Metro is 28 rubles ($US 0.48). Unlike some other transit systems, there are no distance-based fares on this metro. There are two types of payment options available. Traditional tokens, commonly used in Russian subway systems, remain a popular payment method for single trips on the Nizhny Novgorod metro.