Expansion timeline of the Moscow Metro explained

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

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No.	Segment	width=80px	Date	New stations	Segment length (km)	Total stations	Total length (km)	Notes
1	— —	1935-05-15	13	12.0	13	12.0	Branch from to
2	—	1937-03-20	1	1.4	14	13.4
3	—	1938-03-13	2	3.2	16	15.7
4	—	1938-09-11	6	8.5	22	24.2	Excluding
5	—	1943-01-01	1	6.2	23	30.4	Excluding and
6	,	1943-11-20	2	0	25	30.4
7	—	1944-01-18	3	7.1	28	37.5	Excluding
8		1944-05-15	1	0	29	37.5
9	—	1950-01-01	6	6.5	35	44.0
10	—	1952-01-30	4	7.0	39	51.0
11	—	1953-04-05	3	3.9	38	50.9	— segment through closed (4 stations, 4.0 km).
12	—	1954-03-14	2	5.9	40	56.8
13	—	1954-09-24	1	1.5	41	58.3	Temporary station opened until 1961.
14	—	1957-05-01	2	2.5	43	60.8
15	—	1958-05-01	4	4.5	47	65.3
16	—	1958-11-07	2	2.3	53	70.7	— segment reopened (4 stations, 3.1 km).
17	—	1959-01-12	2	4.5	55	75.2
18	—	1959-11-07	1	1.7	56	76.9
19	—	1961-10-13	3	3.5	59	80.4
20	—	1961-10-21	2	3.8	60	82.7	Segment leading to temporary Pervomayskaya station closed (1,5 km).
21	—	1962-10-13	5	8.1	65	90.8	Excluding
22	—	1963-07-22	1	1.6	66	92.4
23	—	1963-12-30	2	4.5	68	96.9
24	—	1964-04-15	1	1.5	69	98.4	Temporary station opened until 1974.
25	—	1964-12-30	3	6.2	72	104.6
26	—	1965-07-05	1	3.8	73	108.4	Excluding
27		1965-08-31	1	0	74	108.4
28	—	1965-12-31	1	2.5	75	110.9
29	—	1966-12-31	7	12.9	82	123.8
30	—	1969-08-11	4	9.5	86	133.3	Kashirskaya — segment opened as part of .
31	—	1970-12-30	2	3.9	88	137.2
32	—	1970-12-30	1	2.1	89	139.3
33	—	1971-12-31	2	3.2	91	142.5
34	—	1972-12-30	5	7.2	96	149.7
35	—	1974-08-12	2	3.6	97	151.8	Temporary segment to the old Kaluzhskaya station closed (1.5 km)
36	— Barrikadnaya	1975-12-17	2	4.1	99	155.9
37	—	1975-12-30	4	9.6	103	165.5	Excluding
38	—	1978-09-29	4	8.1	107	173.6
39		1979-07-20	1	0	108	173.6
40	—	1979-12-30	6	11.4	114	185.0
41		1980-11-05	1	0	115	185.0
42	—	1983-11-04	8	13.0	122	198.0	station closed in 1983.
43	—	1984-12-30	3	6.4	125	204.4	Segment soon closed due to flooding. Re-opened in 1985.
44	—	1985-09-07	2	3.4	127	207.8
45	—	1985-11-06	1	1,1	128	208.9
46	—	1986-01-23	2	2.8	130	211.7
47	—	1986-01-25	1	1.7	131	213.4
48	—	1987-11-06	2	2.9	133	216.3
49	—	1987-12-31	1	1.6	134	217.9
50	—	1988-12-31	3	4.2	137	222.1
51	—	1989-12-31	1	1.9	138	224.0
52	—	1990-01-17	2	3.6	140	227.6
53	—	1990-08-03	2	3.8	142	231.4
54	—	1991-03-07	5	8.5	147	239.9
55	—	1992-12-31	1	2.6	148	242.5
56	—	1994-07-15	1	2.0	149	243.6
57		1995-11-20	0	0	150	243.6	— branch of detached as .
58	—	1995-12-28	6	12.1	156	256.6	Excluding
59	—	1996-12-25	3	5.4	159	262.0
60		1999-12-11	1	0	160	262.0
61	—	2000-08-31	1	2.0	161	264.0
62	—	2001-12-12	1	1.4	162	265.4
63	—	2002-12-26	1	2.0	164	267.4	re-opened in 2002.
64	—	2003-05-06	1	3.2	165	270.6
65	—	2003-12-27	5	5.5	170	276.1
66	—	2004-11-20	6	4.7			Was not considered a part of Moscow Metro until 2016.
67	—	2005-09-10	1	2.2	171	278.3	Branch off
68	—	2006-08-30	1	0.5	172	278.7
69	—	2007-08-30	1	3.72	173	282.42	Excluding
70		2007-12-29	1	0	174	282.42
71	—	2008-01-07	2	11.68	176	292.2	Excluding . – segment detached from for
72		2008-09-07	1	0	177	292.2
73	—	2009-12-26	3	6.6	180	298.8
74	—	2010-06-19	2	3.07	182	301.2
75	—	2011-12-02	3	4.5	185	305.7
76	—	2012-08-30	1	3.2	186	308.9
77	—	2012-12-24	1	3.09	187	311.7
78	—	2012-12-28	1	2	188	313.1
79	—	2013-11-09	2	4.6	190	317.5
80	–	2014-01-31	2	3.4	192	320.9	Segment of Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya Line that is not connected to the rest.
81	–	2014-02-27	2	4.5	194	325.4
82		2014-08-27	1	0	195	325.4
83	–	2014-12-08	1	2.1	196	327.5
84	–	2015-09-21	1	1.5	197	329
85		2015-12-28	1	0	198	329
86	–	2016-01-18	1	2.5	199	331.5
87	–	2016-02-15	1	1.8	200	333.3
88	Moscow Central Circle	2016-09-10	26	54			Excluding,,, and
89	—	2016-09-16	3	4.4	203	337.7
90	,	2016-10-11	2	0
91		2016-11-01	1	0
92		2016-11-04	1	0
93		2016-11-08	1	0
94	–	2017-03-16	3	8.5	206	346.2
95	–	2017-12-31	1	3.3	207	349.5	Excluding
96	–	2018-02-26	5	10.2	212	359.7
97	— Seligerskaya	2018-03-22	3	4.9	215	364.6
98	—	2018-08-30	7	14.2	222	378.8
99		2018-12-20	1	0	223	378.8
100	—	2018-12-30	1	1.9	224	380.7
101	—	2019-06-03	4	5.6	228	386.3
102	—	2019-06-20	4	9.4	232	395.7
103	—	2020-03-27	6	15.1	238	409.1
104	—	2020-12-31	1	1.0	239	410.1
105	—	2021-04-01	2	4.6	241	414.7
106	—	2021-12-07	9	23.9	250	438.6
107	—	2023-03-01	8	10.5	258	449.1
108	-	2023-09-06	2	5.5	260	454.6
109	-	2023-09-07	3	6	263	460.6
No.	Segment	width=80px	Date	New stations	Segment length (km)	Total stations	Total length (km)	Notes