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The Moscow Metro is a primarily underground rapid transit system that serves Moscow and parts of the neighboring Moscow Region. As of 2014, it has 195 stations and a system length of over 325.4 km (202.2 miles).

© instagram.com/mosmetro/shoomovThe Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Moscow and parts of the neighboring Moscow Region.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Chkalovskaya station

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The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system that serves Moscow and parts of the neighboring Moscow Region.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Chkalovskaya station

© instagram.com/mosmetro/umrilisaumriAs of 2014, it has 195 stations and a route length of over 325.4 km (202.2 miles).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Novoslobodskaya station.

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As of 2014, it has 195 stations and a route length of over 325.4 km (202.2 miles).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Novoslobodskaya station.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/melekeskaAs of 2014, it has 195 stations and a route length of over 325.4 km (202.2 miles).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Alma-Atinskaya station.

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As of 2014, it has 195 stations and a route length of over 325.4 km (202.2 miles).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Alma-Atinskaya station.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/shtazi_kThe idea to build a metro in Moscow was first proposed as early as 1875.

Above: Izmailovo depot.

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The idea to build a metro in Moscow was first proposed as early as 1875.

Above: Izmailovo depot.

© http://instagram.com/mosmetro/_ettelienThe Metro system is mostly underground. Its deepest section is located at Park Pobedy station; it is 74 meters deep (243 ft).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Krasniye Vorota station.

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The Metro system is mostly underground. Its deepest section is located at Park Pobedy station; it is 74 meters deep (243 ft).

Above: The Moscow Metro, Krasniye Vorota station.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/demonsenseyThe Moscow Metro is one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the world in terms of annual ridership, along with the Tokyo subway, Beijing Metro, Shanghai Metro and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Kuznetsky Most station.

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The Moscow Metro is one of the busiest rapid transit systems in the world in terms of annual ridership, along with the Tokyo subway, Beijing Metro, Shanghai Metro and the Seoul Metropolitan Subway.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Kuznetsky Most station.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/olya31mayThe Moscow Metro logo - a capital M paired with the text "METPO" - first appeared in 1935. There is no accurate information regarding the identity of its creator, and to this day the Moscow Metro has no clear brand or logo guidelines.

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The Moscow Metro logo - a capital M paired with the text "METPO" - first appeared in 1935. There is no accurate information regarding the identity of its creator, and to this day the Moscow Metro has no clear brand or logo guidelines.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/anyagulyaevaSince its construction, the Moscow Metro has been a component of the civil defense system. In WWII it was used as a bomb shelter by Muscovites.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Oktyabrskaya station.

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Since its construction, the Moscow Metro has been a component of the civil defense system. In WWII it was used as a bomb shelter by Muscovites.

Above: The Moscow Metro, Oktyabrskaya station.

© instagram.com/mosmetro/russos.livejournal.com"Music in the Metro" is an annual concert which has been held on the night of May 16th at Kropotkinskaya station since 2009 to celebrate the anniversary of the Moscow Metro's construction.

Above: Ballerina Tatyana Smantser attends "Music in the Metro"

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"Music in the Metro" is an annual concert which has been held on the night of May 16th at Kropotkinskaya station since 2009 to celebrate the anniversary of the Moscow Metro's construction.

Above: Ballerina Tatyana Smantser attends "Music in the Metro"

© instagram.com/mosmetro/makedonochkaIn 2007, the first "Watercolor" train was launched in the Moscow Metro. The train's carriages are furnished with art reproductions, in order to increase the passengers' cultural awareness.

Above: The "Watercolor" train

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In 2007, the first "Watercolor" train was launched in the Moscow Metro. The train's carriages are furnished with art reproductions, in order to increase the passengers' cultural awareness.

Above: The "Watercolor" train