(Belarus )MINSK-L1

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Institut Kultury stop	Ploshchad Lenina stop	Oktjabrskaja stop
Ploshchad Pobedy stop	Ploshchad Jakuba Kolasa stop	Akademija Nauk
Park Cheljuskincev stop Moskovskaja stop Vostok stop

Minsk
In 1984 Minsk, capital of Belarus, has been the height sovietic town provided with an underground metro (that year the first stretch Institut Kultury - Moskovskaya of the so-called Moskovskaya Line was opened). Works started in 1977, after that Minsk population overtook the million of inhabitants during years '50s and '60s. The initial section was extended in 1986 (Moskovskaya - Vostok) and 2007 (Vostok-Uruchye); currently further works are going on at southern terminal (Institut Kultury-Petrovshchina extension).
In 1990 Avtozavodskaya Line followed Moskovskaya one, with its first stretch from Traktorniy Zavod to Frunzenskaya. During years '90s (despite the sovietic crisis and thanks to the relative autonomy achieved by Belarus region) Avtozavodskaya was two times extended (1995: Frunzenskaya-Pushkinskaya; 1997: Traktorniy Zavod -Avtozavodskaya), getting its definitive asset with 2 further sections (2001: Avtozavodskaya - Mogilyovskaya; 2005: Pushkinskaya - Kamennaya Gorka).
Moskovskaya and Avtozavodskaya lines cross each other at Oktyabrskaya-Kupalovskaya stop (in the city center); a third line has been planned with a north-south alignement (it should cross the first 2 lines at Frunzenskaya and Pl. Lenina stops), creating the tipical sovietic triangle in the central areas (Oktyabrskaya-Kupalovskaya, Frunzenskaya, Pl. Lenina).
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CHRONOLOGY
26-06-1984	Institut Kultury-Moskovskaya
30-12-1986	Moskovskaya-Vostok
07-11-2007	Vostok-Uruchye

Country	Belarus
Line	Line 1 (Moskovskaya)
Inhabitants	City 1.740.000, District --
Date opening	1984 (Moskovskaya)
Future development:	Institut Kultury-Petrovshchina extension; plans for Line 3
Length (km)	12.2
Track sections	totally underground
Stops	9, average distance m 1200
Platforms	central
Platform doors	no
General characteristics	length about 100 m, width 10 m
n. of vehicles	--
n. of cars per vehicle	8
Type	steel wheels di-directional
Vehicle capacity (pax)	308/330 (40/44 seated)
Frequency	2'/
Current/Voltage	825 V DC by third rail
Type of guide/gauge	1524 mm gauge rails
Speed Km/h	Comm --, Max 90
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	1.3/1.3
System capacity	800.000 pax/day
Ridership	--
Total cost	--
Staff	--
System builder	VAGONMASH, METROWAGONMASH
Model	81-714, 81-714.5, 81-717, 81-717.5
NOTE	--