Moscow Metro

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Moscow Metro

Summary

Moscow Metro is a rapid transit[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,736 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Moscow Metro received the Order of Lenin[3].
  • Moscow Metro received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4].
  • Moscow Metro was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[5].
  • Moscow Metro is located in Moscow[6].
  • Moscow Metro is located in Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement[7].
  • Moscow Metro is located in Reutov[8].
  • Moscow Metro is located in Moscow metropolitan area[9].
  • Moscow Metro is located in Krasnogorsk[10].
  • Moscow Metro is in the country of Russia[11].
  • Moscow Metro is in the country of Soviet Union[12].
  • Moscow Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[13].
  • Moscow Metro's item operated is recorded as Sokolnicheskaya line[14].
  • Moscow Metro's item operated is recorded as Zamoskvoretskaya Line[15].
  • Moscow Metro's item operated is recorded as Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line[16].
  • Moscow Metro's item operated is recorded as Filyovskaya Line[17].
  • Moscow Metro is operated by Moskovskiy metropoliten[18].
  • Vladimir Lenin is named after Moscow Metro[19].
  • Moscow Metro is part of public transportation in Moscow[20].
  • Moscow Metro's Commons category is recorded as Moscow Metro[21].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Koltsevaya line[22].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line[23].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line[24].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line[25].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Solntsevskaya Line[26].
  • Moscow Metro comprises Kalininskaya Line[27].

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Definition and Type

Moscow Metro's instance of is recorded as rapid transit[13].

Origins

Vladimir Lenin is named after Moscow Metro[19]. January 1, 1935 marks the founding of it[28].

Use and Application

Components include Koltsevaya line[22], a rapid transit line[29], in Russia[30]; Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line[23], a rapid transit line[31], in Russia[32], founded in 1971[33]; Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line[24], a rapid transit line[34], in Russia[35]; Kalininsko-Solntsevskaya line[25], a rapid transit line[36], in Russia[37]; Solntsevskaya Line[26], a rapid transit line[38], in Russia[39], founded in 2014[40]; and Kalininskaya Line[27], a rapid transit line[41], in Russia[42], founded in 1979[43]. Moscow Metro is part of public transportation in Moscow[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Lenin[3], an order[44], in Soviet Union[45], founded in 1930[46] and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4], a socialist order of merit[47], in Soviet Union[48], founded in 1928[49].

Why It Matters

Moscow Metro ranks in the top 6% of rapid_transit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,736 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Moscow Metro receive?

Honors received include Order of Lenin[3] and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  21. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Koltsevaya line, Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya Line, Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line +12
    Item operated → Sokolnicheskaya line, Zamoskvoretskaya Line, Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line +1
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  2. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → tlhqb
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