According to statistics from the Department of Transportation, each new year's eve they carry up to 77 million passengers. It is quite natural that all of them, however, like other citizens who use public transport, are interested in how this service sector will work?
How does ground transportation work?
According to the head of the above department, ground transportation (trams, trolleybuses, buses) on the most popular routes in the city will be carried out until 03:00. The operation of night routes of land transport is fully preserved.
These include buses N1 – N6. Trolleybuses on the route Bch, Bk, as well as No. 15, 63. Night tram No. 3 operates without changes in the timetable.
Mode of functioning of electric transport and metro
As for the movement of transport of suburban railway trains, they operate until 01.30 minutes. Electric trains will also be switched to a special operating mode. In particular, on December 31 and January 1, their schedule will correspond to the weekend schedule.
Aeroexpress operates as usual, but the metro is still the most popular form of public transport. In what mode does the subway operate in the new year 2017? On this day, its activity will be extended by an hour. The entrance directly to the metro station is open until 02.00 hours. Thus, the work of the metro has been extended by 1 hour.
Taxi schedule
Of course, on this night it will be possible to use taxi services. On a holiday day, the vehicle fleet of cars working on the lines will be increased to 50 thousand. Therefore, there will be no significant interruptions in the work of individual transport.
On average, about 400 thousand passengers use this type of transport during New Year's Eve. At the same time, the management of the taxi companies assured that the fare on that day would not change. It will be equal to the regular rates.
Restriction of movement
It should be noted that traffic will be blocked in some areas of the city. Therefore, you should think over your travel route in advance, taking into account the existing restrictions.
Traffic will be completely blocked on a festive night from 20.00 to 03.00 in the area of Birzhevaya Street to Red Square. In addition, temporary restrictions will apply, which will be announced additionally, on Tverskaya Street, Mokhovaya Street, Okhotny Ryad.
The whole city public transport the capital will work all New Year's Eve. This was reported by the press service of the mayor and the government of Moscow following a meeting of the presidium of the city government.
From December 31 to January 1, the metro, the MCC, as well as all night and most popular routes of surface urban transport will operate in Moscow. In total, the line will have 172 routes, including 60 routes - around the clock, 99 routes - until 03:30, 13 night routes. Metro and MCC trains will run at intervals of 3.5 to 15 minutes. The bus service interval will be 25-30 minutes.
On Christmas night - from 6 to 7 January - the operating hours of the metro and the MCC will be extended until 2:00 am, and the surface urban passenger transport - until 3:00 am plus 13 night routes.
In addition, the time for suburban trains will be extended on New Year's and Christmas nights - until 2:00 am.
Photo: Vladimir Vyatkin, RIA Novosti
The metro will operate for 24 hours without interruption.
Previously, the metropolitan subway on the night of December 31 to January 1 worked until 2 am. And now, for the first time in history, the metro will carry passengers all New Year's Eve. True, from 00:30 to 05:30 on January 1, trains will run at an increased interval - 15 minutes. Further - according to the usual schedule. According to Sergei Sobyanin, the practice of not closing the metro on New Year's Eve, as well as on other important days for the residents of the capital, will continue in the future. It is already known that in 2017 the metro will operate all night after City Day and on New Year... And in 2018 - also during the FIFA World Cup, some of which will be held in Moscow.
Night Ground Transportation Route
Like last New Year's Eve, ground transport - buses, trolleybuses and trams - will run through the city until 3 am. This does not apply to the usual night routes, on which transport operates according to its usual schedule. The movement will be carried out according to the weekend schedule. This means that the intervals of night routes will increase compared to weekdays by 5-10 minutes, depending on the route. There are 11 night routes in the city (1 tram, 3 trolleybus, 7 bus). The route map can be viewed at transport.mos.ru.
Electric trains will wait for those walking
Residents of the Moscow region will also be able to walk around the capital for a longer time on New Year's Eve. The trains will leave Moscow stations later than usual. From Kazansky railway station, the last electric train will run at 01:55 (47 km to the station), from Kievsky - 01:35 (Nara), from Paveletsky - 01:40 (Necklace), from Kursk - 01:40 (Steep) and 01:48 (Serpukhov), from Yaroslavsky - 01:50 (Monino), from Belorussky - 01:48 (Kubinka), from Riga - 01:50 (New Jerusalem) and from Savelovsky - 01:50 (Taldom).
MCC will operate as a metro
The Moscow Central Circle will operate throughout the night without interruption. Here the Lastochka trains from 00:30 to 05:50 on January 1 will run at intervals of 12 minutes.
New Year's Eve metro, MCC and 59 routes land transport will work around the clock. Suburban trains on the night of December 31 to January 1 will extend their work until 02:00, and all the holidays will run according to the weekend schedule. Motorists will be able to park for free on the streets of the capital from December 31 to January 8.
In days winter break everyone is waiting for hundreds of festive events, concerts and performances. Indeed, from December 22 to January 14, Moscow is hosting one of the brightest and most eventful festivals of the year - Travel to Christmas, dedicated this year to the theater. For its guests, 240 interactive programs will be held, 480 performances will be given by street theaters, and will also be held. In order not to miss the most interesting at the festival venues, you can use public transport. By the way, its work schedule will change during the New Year holidays for the convenience of citizens and tourists. How exactly - read in the material.
Metro and MCC won't fall asleep on New Year's Eve
For the second year in a row, the Moscow metro and the Moscow Central Circle (MCC) will operate all New Year's Eve. Train intervals will be from 3.5 to 15 minutes. Muscovites and guests of the capital will be able to comfortably get to the festival venues anywhere in the city, not miss the most interesting shows, and then return home.
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Citizens will have access to 59 round-the-clock ground routes
On New Year's Eve, 168 of the most popular routes of surface urban transport will operate -. Transport on 98 routes will finish delivering passengers at 03:30, and on 59 routes, work will continue around the clock.
The working hours of buses, trolleybuses and trams will also be extended on Christmas night: until 03:00 they will run on 163 routes. In addition, 11 night city routes will maintain their usual schedule both on New Year's and on Christmas Eve.
The interval of movement of ground transport on holidays will be 25-30 minutes. Changes in the timetable of transport on specific routes can be followed on the website of the State Unitary Enterprise "Mosgortrans".
Suburban trains will run according to the weekend schedule, and the Aeroexpress schedule will not change
From December 29 to January 8, the timetable for the movement of electric trains going from Moscow in all directions will change. On New Year's and Christmas nights, the working hours of suburban trains will be extended to two in the morning.
So, on December 29, trains will follow the Friday schedule, from December 30 to January 7 - according to the Saturday schedule, January 8 - according to the Sunday schedule. And on January 9, they will return to their regular schedule. In addition, 24 trains of the Central Suburban Passenger Company (TsPPK) will be canceled due to a decrease in passenger traffic on a number of routes, and 15 trains of the company will depart later at night on January 1 and 7.
Detailed timetable for the movement of trains in new year holidays can be found on the CPPK website. During the January holidays, Aeroexpress trains will continue to operate normally without any changes in the schedule. To clarify the schedule of their movement to the capital's airports, please visit the website of the Aeroexpress company.
Parking on the streets of the city will be free
For motorists, parking in the capital will be free throughout the New Year holidays, from December 31 to January 8. You can leave your car in any street parking that is included in the city's parking space. At the same time, flat parking lots with barriers will continue to operate at the current tariffs. There are about 80 of them, they are open around the clock, including weekends and holidays. Tariffs and payment methods are indicated on the information boards at the entrance.
Inspectors of the Moscow Administrative Road Inspectorate and the "Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space" will strengthen control over the observance of parking rules. In order not to interfere with other motorists and not endanger pedestrians, drivers will need to leave their cars only in permitted places.
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Movement will be briefly restricted for the festivities
On the central streets, traffic will be limited due to massive festive festivities. From December 29, the overlap will be introduced on the extreme lanes in both directions on Tverskaya Street (from Okhotny Ryad Street to the intersection of Tverskaya with the Garden Ring). They will also block one lane on Okhotny Ryad from the side of the Moscow Hotel to Teatralny Proezd. And from 00:00 on December 30 to 15:00 on January 3, Tverskaya Street (from Okhotny Ryad to the Garden Ring), as well as Mokhovaya, Okhotny Ryad and Teatralny Proezd will become pedestrianized.
Transport security will be strengthened
The work of city transport will be provided by more than 92 thousand employees of the transport complex of Moscow - services of the Department of Transport, the Moscow Metro, GKU Center for Traffic Organization, GKU Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space. On holidays, security measures will be strengthened at all transport facilities - in the metro, the MCC, stops, ground transport and trains. All rolling stock will be inspected before entering the line. In addition, they will intensify the inspection of baggage and passengers, platforms, stops, lobbies, under-street crossings. The frequency of checks on abandoned items and suspicious items in the cabins of buses, trolley buses and trams will also be increased.
For the third year in a row, the metro, the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), as well as the most popular routes of surface urban transport will operate throughout the New Year's Eve in the capital. On the night of December 31 to January 1, transport will run on 172 routes. 13 of them are night, 60 - round the clock, 99 will work until 03:30.
Deputy Mayor, Head of the Department of Transport and Development of Road and Transport Infrastructure Maxim Liksutov told about this at a meeting of the Presidium of the Moscow Government, the official website of the Mayor of Moscow reports.
Drive to the center of Moscow to take part in festive festivities, it will be easier to get to the most interesting venues of the Journey to Christmas festival and visit loved ones this New Year: for the convenience of Muscovites, on the first night of 2019, the metro, the Moscow Central Circle (MCC), ground transport and commuter trains will operate on a special schedule.
- How the metro works on New Year's Eve
The work of the metro and the MCC will last all New Year's Eve. From December 31 to January 1, all stations and subway crossings will operate without interruption. Train intervals will be from 3.5 to 15 minutes.
This is not the first time a round-the-clock operating mode has been introduced in the capital. So, last year on New Year's Eve more than 500 thousand passengers used land transport, the metro and the MCC. At the same time, 35 thousand people celebrated the holiday directly in carriages and at metro stations.
- Land transport
From December 31 to January 1, the opening hours of ground transport will also be extended. This will affect the routes most in demand among the townspeople. Buses for 99 of them will operate until 03:30, for 60 - around the clock. Also, passengers will be able to use 13 night routes.
The bus service interval will be from 25 to 30 minutes. You can view the schedule and plan your trip in advance on the Mosgortrans website and the Moscow Transport portal.
In addition, additional routes have been launched for spectators of the New Year's shows, which will be held on the territory of the Luzhniki Olympic complex and the Megasport Sports Palace. Thus, bus L runs from Luzhniki to the Sportivnaya metro station with an additional stop at the Zapashny Brothers Circus. On December 31, it will operate from 09:00 to 19:40, and on January 1, from 14:00 to 22:40.
Bus E runs from the arena of the Megasport Palace of Sports to the Dynamo metro station. Its opening hours on December 31 - from 11:00 to 17:30. The bus stops are located on Leningradsky Prospekt near the intersection with Teatralnaya Alley and on Khodynsky Boulevard near Metro CSKA stop.
- Electric trains
On New Year's Eve, 22 electric trains will be operating in all directions of the Moscow transport hub. You can find out the schedule on the website of the Central Suburban Passenger Company and the Moscow-Tver Suburban Passenger Company.
In addition, four additional electric trains will be appointed on New Year's Eve: No. 6487 Moscow - Nara (departure at 02:35) and No. 6488 Nara - Moscow (departure at 00:42) in the Kiev direction; No. 6792 Lvovskaya - Tsaritsyno (departure at 00:50) and No. 6791 Tsaritsyno - Podolsk (departure at 02:55) on the Kursk direction.
You can get acquainted with the current timetable for the movement of electric trains at railway stations and stopping points. In addition, the schedule of the electric trains will be available in the mobile application "Schedule and tickets of the CPPK".
From December 30 to January 8, the schedule of trains on the Leningrad direction of Oktyabrskaya was also changed railroad... All ordinary electric trains and "Swallows" on the Moscow - Tver (Konakovo) section will run on a weekend schedule. You can clarify the current train schedule in this direction on the information boards of the stations, on the Russian Railways website and in the Russian Railways For Passengers mobile application.
According to the site of "Komsomolskaya Pravda", shopping centers are not planning to lose revenue, especially since Muscovites themselves will come running at the last moment to buy a dress, shoes, gifts. And yet, before the New Year, the shopping centers will close a few hours earlier.
“Until December 30, we are extending the opening hours by an hour - until 23.00. The shopping center will work on December 31 - from 10.00 to 19.00, but January 1 is a day off. Starting from January 2, we are switching to the usual regime - from 10.00 to 22.00, " mall"Okhotny Ryad".
The GUM department store on Red Square will also work an hour longer on New Year's Eve - from 10.00 to 23.00. GUM is closed on January 1, and from January 2 it is open from 10.00 to 22.00.
“We will work on December 31 from 10.00 to 19.00, on January 1 we have a day off, and from January 2, as usual, from 10.00 to 22.00,” they say in the Evropeisky shopping center.
On December 31st, food stores with essential goods, such as bread, meat, butter, eggs, potatoes, are recommended by the authorities to close no earlier than 20.00; shops with groceries and manufactured goods - not earlier than 19.00.
On January 1, grocery stores with essential goods are recommended to open no later than 10.00.
From January 1 to 8, grocery and non-food stores operate according to their usual weekend schedule. This does not apply to those outlets for which a working day is assigned by the store administration. At the same time, the schedule of convenience stores will not change.
- Public Service Centers
On New Year's Eve on December 31, regional MFCs receive visitors from 8.00 to 20.00, flagship offices - from 10.00 to 20.00, the Palace of Public Services at VDNKh - from 10.00 to 22.00;
- from 2 to 8 January (inclusive) - there are duty centers of public services, where you can issue a state registration of death (a full list is on the MFC website). The birth can be registered only in the center of public services of the Matushkino district and in the flagship office of the Central Administrative District in the Afimall shopping center in Moscow City. Duty centers of public services are open from 11.00 to 20.00. But on January 7, these MFCs do not work.
- Payment of pensions
As reported in the Pension Fund management in Moscow and the Moscow region, due to the New Year holidays, pensions and social benefits in the capital for January 2019 will be paid through post offices according to the following schedule:
In old Moscow
In New Moscow
Changes await motorists during the Journey to Christmas Festival.
- From 0.01 on 28 December to 0.01 on 29 December, the following are partially closed to traffic: Tverskaya street from Pushkinskaya square to Okhotny Ryad street, as well as Mokhovaya street from Vozdvizhenka street to Tverskaya street. The movement will be carried out along one dedicated lane alternately in both directions.
- From 0.01 December 29 to 18.00 January 3, the section of Tverskaya Street from Pushkinskaya Square to Okhotny Ryad Street, a section of Mokhovaya Street from Vozdvizhenka Street to Tverskaya Street, a section of Teatralny Proezd from Bolshaya Dmitrovka Street to Petrovka Street was completely blocked.
- From 0.01 December 29 to 21.00 January 3, traffic on Bolshoy Gnezdnikovsky, Leontyevsky, Kozitsky, Glinischevsky, Gazetny, Bryusov, Eliseevsky and Nikitsky lanes is closed.
- From 14.00 on December 30 to 8.00 on January 3, traffic on Ilyinka streets, Bolshoy and Maly Cherkassky lanes is closed.
- From 0.01 on December 30 to 8.00 on January 3, traffic on Varvarka Street is closed.
During the festive fireworks in honor of the New Year, three road sections will be completely blocked for traffic.
- From 14.00 December 31 to 2.00 January 1 - Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge.
- From 23.50 December 31 to 0.10 January 1 - the section of the Moskvoretskaya embankment before the intersection with Kitaygorodsky passage.
- From 0.50 to 1.10 on January 1 - travel along Fedosyino street from 10th to 19th houses.
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