Expansion timeline of the Moscow Metro

Below is the history of the expansion of the Moscow Metro in Moscow, Russia.

The line number only reflects the section it serves today. The original line the station served at the time of opening may be different due to lines being divided, shifted to or merged with other lines afterwards.

Timeline list

№	Segment	Date	New stations	Segment length (km)	Total stations	Total length (km)	Notes
1	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1935-05-15	13	12.0	13	12.0	Branch from Template:MOSMETRO stations to Template:MOSMETRO stations
2	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1937-03-20	1	1.4	14	13.4
3	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1938-03-13	2	3.2	16	15.7
4	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1938-09-11	6	8.5	22	24.2	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
5	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1943-01-01	1	6.2	23	30.4	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations and Template:MOSMETRO stations
6	Template:MOSMETRO stations, Template:MOSMETRO stations	1943-11-20	2	0	25	30.4
7	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1944-01-18	3	7.1	28	37.5	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
8	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1944-05-15	1	0	29	37.5
9	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1950-01-01	6	6.5	35	44.0
10	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1952-01-30	4	7.0	39	51.0
11	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1953-04-05	3	3.9	38	50.9	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations segment through Template:MOSMETRO stations closed (4 stations, 4.0 km).
12	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1954-03-14	2	5.9	40	56.8
13	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Pervomayskaya (closed)	1954-09-24	1	1.5	41	58.3	Temporary station opened until 1961.
14	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1957-05-01	2	2.5	43	60.8
15	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1958-05-01	4	4.5	47	65.3
16	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1958-11-07	2	2.3	53	70.7	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations segment reopened (4 stations, 3.1 km).
17	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1959-01-12	2	4.5	55	75.2
18	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1959-11-07	1	1.7	56	76.9
19	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1961-10-13	3	3.5	59	80.4
20	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1961-10-21	2	3.8	60	82.7	Segment leading to temporary Pervomayskaya station closed (1,5 km).
21	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1962-10-13	5	8.1	65	90.8	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
22	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1963-07-22	1	1.6	66	92.4
23	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1963-12-30	2	4.5	68	96.9
24	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Kaluzhskaya (closed)	1964-04-15	1	1.5	69	98.4	Temporary station opened until 1974.
25	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1964-12-30	3	6.2	72	104.6
26	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1965-07-05	1	3.8	73	108.4	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
27	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1965-08-31	1	0	74	108.4
28	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1965-12-31	1	2.5	75	110.9
29	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1966-12-31	7	12.9	82	123.8
30	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1969-08-11	4	9.5	86	133.3	Kashirskaya — Template:MOSMETRO stations segment opened as part of .
31	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1970-12-30	2	3.9	88	137.2
32	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1970-12-30	1	2.1	89	139.3
33	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1971-12-31	2	3.2	91	142.5
34	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1972-12-30	5	7.2	96	149.7
35	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1974-08-12	2	3.6	97	151.8	Temporary segment to the old Kaluzhskaya station closed (1.5 km)
36	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Barrikadnaya	1975-12-17	2	4.1	99	155.9
37	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1975-12-30	4	9.6	103	165.5	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
38	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1978-09-29	4	8.1	107	173.6
39	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1979-07-20	1	0	108	173.6
40	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1979-12-30	6	11.4	114	185.0
41	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1980-11-05	1	0	115	185.0
42	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1983-11-04	8	13.0	122	198.0	Template:MOSMETRO stations station closed in 1983.
43	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1984-12-30	3	6.4	125	204.4	Segment soon closed due to flooding. Re-opened in 1985.
44	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1985-09-07	2	3.4	127	207.8
45	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1985-11-06	1	1,1	128	208.9
46	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1986-01-23	2	2.8	130	211.7
47	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1986-01-25	1	1.7	131	213.4
48	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1987-11-06	2	2.9	133	216.3
49	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1987-12-31	1	1.6	134	217.9
50	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1988-12-31	3	4.2	137	222.1
51	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1989-12-31	1	1.9	138	224.0
52	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1990-01-17	2	3.6	140	227.6
53	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Bulvar Rokossovskogo	1990-08-03	2	3.8	142	231.4
54	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1991-03-07	5	8.5	147	239.9
55	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1992-12-31	1	2.6	148	242.5
56	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1994-07-15	1	2.0	149	243.6
57	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1995-11-20	0	0	150	243.6	Template:MOSMETRO stations—Template:MOSMETRO stations branch of detached as .
58	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1995-12-28	6	12.1	156	256.6	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
59	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	1996-12-25	3	5.4	159	262.0
60	Template:MOSMETRO stations	1999-12-11	1	0	160	262.0
61	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2000-08-31	1	2.0	161	264.0
62	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2001-12-12	1	1.4	162	265.4
63	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2002-12-26	1	2.0	164	267.4	Template:MOSMETRO stations re-opened in 2002.
64	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2003-05-06	1	3.2	165	270.6
65	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2003-12-27	5	5.5	170	276.1
66	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2004-11-20	6	4.7			Was not considered a part of Moscow Metro until 2016.
67	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2005-09-10	1	2.2	171	278.3	Branch off  Filyovskaya line
68	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2006-08-30	1	0.5	172	278.7
69	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2007-08-30	1	3.72	173	282.42	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
70	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2007-12-29	1	0	174	282.42
71	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2008-01-07	2	11.68	176	292.2	Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations. Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations segment detached from for
72	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2008-09-07	1	0	177	292.2
73	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2009-12-26	3	6.6	180	298.8
74	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2010-06-19	2	3.07	182	301.2
75	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2011-12-02	3	4.5	185	305.7
76	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2012-08-30	1	3.2	186	308.9
77	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2012-12-24	1	3.09	187	311.7
78	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2012-12-28	1	2	188	313.1
79	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Template:MOSMETRO stations	2013-11-09	2	4.6	190	317.5
80	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2014-01-31	2	3.4	192	320.9	Segment of Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya Line that is not connected to the rest.
81	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2014-02-27	2	4.5	194	325.4
82	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2014-08-27	1	0	195	325.4
83	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2014-12-08	1	2.1	196	327.5
84	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2015-09-21	1	1.5	197	329
85	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2015-12-28	1	0	198	329
86	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-01-18	1	2.5	199	331.5
87	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-02-15	1	1.8	200	333.3
88	Circular	2016-09-10	26	54			Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations, Template:MOSMETRO stations, Template:MOSMETRO stations, Template:MOSMETRO stations and Template:MOSMETRO stations
89	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Petrovsko-Razumovskaya	2016-09-16	3	4.4	203	337.7
90	Template:MOSMETRO stations, Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-10-11	2	0
91	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-11-01	1	0
92	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-11-04	1	0
93	Template:MOSMETRO stations	2016-11-08	1	0
94	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2017-03-16	3	8.5	206	346.2
95	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2017-12-31	1		207		Excluding Template:MOSMETRO stations
96	Template:MOSMETRO stations – Template:MOSMETRO stations	2018-02-26	5		212
97	Template:MOSMETRO stations — Seligerskaya	2018-03-22	3	4.9	215
№	Segment	Date	New stations	Segment length (km)	Total stations	Total length (km)	Notes

Graphic timeline

Moscow Metro growth. See or edit source data.