Kazan Metro

subterranean rapid transit in Kazan, Russia

Key facts

Native name: Казанский метрополитен , Kazansky metropoliten , Казан метрополитены , Qazan Metropolitenı
Owner: Municipality of Kazan
Locale: Kazan , Tatarstan , Russia
Transit type: Rapid transit
Daily ridership: 83.5 thousand (average)
Annual ridership: 30.5 million (2022)
Website: kazanmetro.ru
Began operation: 27 August 2005 ; 20 years ago ( 27 August 2005 )
Operator s: MetroElektroTrans
System length: 16.8 km (10.4 mi)
Track gauge: 1,524 mm ( 5 ft )

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Encyclopedic overview

The Kazan Metro (Russian: Каза́нский метрополите́н; Tatar: Казан метросы, romanized: Qazan metrosı) is a rapid-transit system that serves the city of Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The metro system was the seventh opened in Russia, and the fifteenth in the former Soviet Union region. Opened on 27 August 2005, it is the newest system in Russia.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kazan Metro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.