A historic marble plaque on the wall of Sokolniki underground station marks the opening of the Moscow metro 90 years ago. Considered the most beautiful underground railway system in the world, the ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to ...

Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin. Credit: Mayor and Moscow Government Press Service. Yevgeny Samarin. Moscow Metro has opened the new Line 8 section (Solntsevskaya Line) between Ramenki and Rasskazovka ...

TASS; Public Domain Okhotny Ryad holds the record for the most different names, having changed names four times over the years. The Moscow metro system has 275 stations, and 28 of them have been ...

The station is a history lesson. MOSCOW -- The Moscow Metro is more than just a means of transportation. It reveals a lot about the city. Some of the other stations -- Kievskaya, Mayakovskaya and ...

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Moscow has equipped more than 240 of its metro stations with a new system called Face Pay that uses facial recognition to charge passengers for their fare, which is said to be more convenient than ...

Commuters in Moscow will soon be able to take a ride on the metro with just a turn of their heads, as the Russian capital embraces next-generation facial payment technology. According to the city hall ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Moscow has unveiled a refurbished metro station this week decorated with an inscription heaping praise on Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, sparking outrage from opposition and human ...

If you want to provide public transportation to a booming city of 12 million people, you better have quite a metro for them. Boasting 188 station stops and covering 195 miles of track, Moskcovsky ...

The Moscow Metro recently celebrated its 80th birthday. — -- This past weekend marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Moscow subway. And it’s not your average metro system. In fact, ...

At least 21 people have died and more than 120 are injured after an underground train derailed in the Moscow metro during morning rush hour. Rescuers are still trying to recover bodies after the ...