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Interchange stations on Soviet metro systems
Interchange stations on Soviet designed metro systems are a little odd for anyone accustomed to urban rail networks elsewhere in the world – the platforms for each line are treated as their own station, with their own street entrance, and […]
Posted in Trains
Tagged Kiev, Kiev Metro, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Metro, Ukraine
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Russia’s three tiers of rail services
Historically the USSR was served by three tiers of rail services: metro, suburban, and long distance. Each operated with a distinct style of rolling stock, even 20 years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, these three families of train are still visible today across Russia.
Posted in Trains
Tagged Elektrichka, metros, Moscow, rail operations, Russia, Russian Railways, Sapsan
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Newsagents: then and now
Here’s a traditional newsstand on the Kiev Metro. And the modern equivalent in Moscow – a bank of newspaper vending machines. Given how the internet has decimated traditional print media, how long until even the vending machines disappear?
Posted in Everyday life
Tagged Kiev, Kiev Metro, metros, Moscow, Moscow Metro, newspapers, Russia, Ukraine
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Dynamic next station displays on the Moscow Metro
Dynamic next station displays are beginning to become common onboard trains, as they clearly indicate to passengers where they are and where they are headed. I found this example onboard a Koltsevaya Line (line 5) train that encircles central Moscow.
Graffitied trains on the Bucharest Metro
When I rode the metro system in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, there was one thing that struck me about the trains – how graffiti covered they are.
Posted in Trains
Tagged Bucharest, Bucharest Metro, graffiti, metros, Romania, vandalism
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Building blocks of a Soviet metro station
In cities of the former Soviet Union such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Kiev, you will find an metro networks filled with ornately decorated underground stations, none of which look the same. But if you look a little deeper at the strcture of each, you will find that each of these stations actually have a common set of building blocks that they all follow.
Posted in Trains
Tagged escalators, Kiev Metro, metros, Moscow Metro, rail operations, Russia, Saint Petersburg Metro, underground
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Underground platforms at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
My first experience of the railways of Europe was at Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof, which happens to the busiest railway station in Germany – and the scale of the station was amazing, with a total of 32 platforms across three levels.
Posted in Trains
Tagged Deutsche Bahn, Frankfurt, Germany, metros, railways, S-Bahn, U-Bahn
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Paris Metro and the ‘bis’ lines
On my trip to Europe I didn’t ride on the Paris Metro, but none the less there was one aspect of it that intrigued me – the ‘3bis’ and ‘7bis’ lines.
Railfan’s guide to Budapest, Hungary
My visit to Budapest was stop number three on my trip across Europe, and I stayed there for a few days – the city has plenty to see, and you won’t be able to visit all of the locations below in a single day.
Moscow Metro train depots
Every railway needs somewhere to store and repair their trains – and the Moscow Metro is no different. On my visit I travelled past one of these facilities – the электродепо (electric train depot) at Фили (Fili) on the Filyovskaya Line.
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Tagged metros, Moscow Metro, pantographs, rail operations, railway electrification, railways, Russia
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