Moscow Metro rolls out its new futuristic Moskva-2020 trains
On October 6th the Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin officially introduced a new-generation train Moskva-2020 while the train was making its first journey on Moscow Metro Circle line. In the next three years, Moscow Metro will purchase over 1,300 of Moskva-2020 carriages. The new trains will serve the metro’s Circle, Big Circle and Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya lines.
«We’ve started to renew the Metro’s rolling stock since 2010 and now we have one of the youngest rolling stock among the world metros — 15 years» — said Sergey Sobyanin.
The design of Moskva-2020 trains differs from that of their predecessors. The new features of the metro trains include a 15% increased door width from 140 cm to 160 cm that is essential for the traffic flow, as well as a 57% increase of the inter-car gangway from 102 cm to 160 cm. The new trains will be equipped with an up-to-date information system, including larger above-door LCD displays with metro line diagrams, new overhead console-mounted data displays, a system of wall-mounted LCD displays and bigger touchscreens for plotting routes as well as a wall-mounted route-indicating screens outside the train.
The trains will feature an upgraded CCTV system, with eight cameras per carriage, as well as equipment for communicating with the Integral Dispatch Control Centre that can receive video and audio information. Metro staff will be able to respond more quickly during an emergency.
The new version of the metro train features automatic air filtration systems. Each car has two such installations built into the climate control system. These are compact high-tech devices using amalgam germicidal ultraviolet lamps, similar to those installed in specialised medical institutions.
The name of the route’s terminus will now also be displayed on the sides of carriages. This will help passengers avoid traveling in the wrong direction, a common occurrence. The number of USB outputs for recharging mobile devices will increase five-fold, from 72 to 320, for every eight-carriage train with each seat having its own charger. The noise levels will decrease by 15 percent, compared to the older trains.
The trains will be manufactured in the Moscow Region, following the results of a tender. The door glass area will increase to 100 percent from the outside and to 82 percent from the inside. The Moskva-2019 train’s glass door area was 47 percent. Larger glass area on the doors will create the impression of more open space.
The door design will also change. Instead of plug doors, the new carriages will have sliding doors with more reliable servo-drives. Door wings will have bright LED strips to indicate that the doors are opening or closing. A new system will prevent passengers from getting trapped when the doors are closing.
The driver’s cabin access will be made using individual access card that also activates the comprehensive control and traffic safety system. This system is safer and more convenient. The new-generation train’s control console is more ergonomic and has almost two times fewer buttons thanks to wide-format touchscreen monitors.
