Name trains of the Moscow Metro

Moscow is a unique city in all respects! Here, even a banal trip to the subway can turn into an interesting and informative tour. And all thanks to the nominal compositions of the Moscow metro, created in different periods. In the subway and before descended not for the sake of fast moving around the city, but for the sake of exploring luxuriously finished buildings. It is known that nowhere else in the world is there such a beautiful metro as in Moscow. But now the museums wagons have also been added to the beauty of the underground stations.

Location: Moscow Metro, Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line (Watercolor), Koltsevaya and Filevskaya (Reading Moscow and Poetry in the Metro), Sokolnicheskaya (Krasnaya Strela, people's militia, Kursk Duga)

Work time: 5.30-1.00, daily, cost - 55 rubles (the cost of one trip in the Moscow metro in 2017)

There are nine uniquely named museum cars in total:

1. Kursk arc. In honor of the 60th anniversary of the coup battle on the Kursk Bulge, this train was launched. On its walls you can read materials about the history of the only armored train "Moscow Metro".
2. Red Arrow - 75 years. As the name implies, this train was launched in honor of the 75th anniversary of the first Moscow-owned Krasnaya Strela train. On the walls are articles about the history of the creation of the “Red Arrow” line.
3. People's militia. This is the oldest thematic composition of the Moscow metro, it is dedicated to the events of 1941-1945.
4. Watercolor. Walls of cars of this composition are decorated with reproductions of famous artists. At the same time, exposures change regularly. You can admire the versions of paintings by Surikov, Aivazovsky, Shishkin and Kustodiev.
5. Reading Moscow. Inside the cars of this composition, the walls are decorated with quotations and excerpts from the most famous literary works, as well as illustrations for them.
6. Sokolniki. This composition is unique and one of a kind. It was released in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Moscow metro, both externally and internally, it is fully stylized to the very first subway train.
7. Poetry in the subway. Now you don’t need to take books and magazines with you to brighten up a long trip underground. this composition includes wagons with poems of poets from different countries of the world.
8. Subway paint. This composition is dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Moscow metro, it is decorated according to a sketch of a young artist who won a creative contest timed to the anniversary.
9. 70 years of Victory. As soon as you enter the car of this train, you are greeted by the sonorous voice of Joseph Kobzon. In the meantime, you go to the desired station, you can study the photo chronicles of the war years, read the war newspapers and posters hanging on the walls of the car.

Of course, it’s not always possible to familiarize yourself with the expositions of museum cars with ease and in detail. Indeed, in most cases, the compositions are filled with people, especially during peak hours. Try a night excursion. romantic and informative! You will discover the unique Moscow metro from a completely different side!