Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reports Moscow Metro’s modernization results of 2020
Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin posted the results of modernization that Moscow Metro carried out in 2020. According to Mr. Sobyanin, the pandemic did not prevent the renovation process, even though a range of projects had to be postponed.
The modernization included renovation of 310 km of cables — almost twice as much as in 2019. Moreover, the network replaced 30 thousand sleepers and 117 thousand clamps, which is the best result in 6 years.
In addition, Moscow Metro renovated 111 escalators and 86 km of rail tracks. Six stations had their passages repaired or had canopies installed to protect passengers from rain and wind.
Mayor Sobyanin also outlined that Moscow Metro renovated 12 air shafts as a part of a special programme that increased air exchange in tunnels and at stations almost by a third.