Incoming 12.09.2016
The signs in English will appear on MCR’s platforms in the capital
“On the platforms of the Moscow central (railway) ring (MCR) will appear the navigation signs in English on September 10”, - informed the website of the capital mayor.
The information signs will prompt passengers in which direction the train will go and what the metro stations located nearby. Announcing the station will be in Russian and English languages.
The specific feature of the MCR will be the union the garden and park ensembles in one route: the Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the nature reserve "Vorobyevy Gory", estates “Leonovo”, “Mihalkovo”, “Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo”, national park “Losiniy Ostrov”.
MCR also will be near the main sports facilities of the city: "Luzhniki", "Locomotive" stadium, the “Ice Palace” and the water sports complex in the "Park of legends." "Spartak". “CSKA” and "Dinamo" football stadiums are also located very close to MCR’s platforms.
High-speed trains "Lastochka” will run around the Ring. The doors will be opened at the request of passengers. The placards ticker of the wagon will inform the passengers about train speed, date, time, inside temperature, as well as the actual station name and the next stop. In addition, fixing for bikes, toilets, climate control, power outlets for gadgets charging and Wi-Fi access point also will be available.
"Lastochka" will accelerate up to 120 kilometers per hour. In peak-hours trains will run every six minutes, the general interval will be 11-15 minutes. The total duration of a trip around the Ring will be 75 minutes.