Trolleybus service in Moscow began from Belorussky Station. The first regular route ran along Leningradsky Prospekt, to the village of Vsekhsvyatskoye, which later turned into the Sokol district. A few months later, in January, the line was extended to Revolution Square. Things started to get better: a year later, 36 cars were constantly running around the city. Over the past 80 years, transport has gained and lost popularity: in most cases, city residents choose faster ways to travel. Now tourists and fans of city walks are starting to pay attention to trolleybuses: by traveling along just 8 routes, if you wish, you can explore almost the entire historical part of the capital.
Route No. B. City outskirts
Line B, beloved by Muscovites, can conditionally be called the oldest operating city route. First public transport on the Garden Ring, a horse-drawn tram was launched in 1912. At the same time, they came up with the name of the route: line “A” ran along the Boulevard Ring, and “B” along Sadovoy Ring. By 1937, “Bukashka” was finally converted from a tram line to a trolleybus line. Now two routes “B” officially run around the city - along the inner and outer rings, the latter has not stopped running at night since the end of August. Officially, the route begins at the Kursky railway station and ends at Smolenskaya Square. But you can ride in a trolleybus in circles. In one trip you will be able to explore several embankments and the main monuments located on the ring; there are usually not many people on the trolleybus.
Route No. 2. Stalin's Moscow
“Dvoyka” is the most touristy of the regular Moscow trolleybuses. The route is not very convenient for weekdays: the line passes through central traffic jams, and you will have to spend at least an hour on the way from Fili to Lubyanka. Things will go a little faster on the weekend. The best option- take the trolleybus at the Fili final stop on Barclay Street or at the Park Pobedy metro station. The car will pass through almost the entire Kutuzovsky Prospekt and New Arbat, from the window you will see the panorama of the “Battle of Borodino”, the “Ukraine” Hotel, the White House and the Kyiv Station. The final station will be Kitay-Gorod, which the trolleybus will reach via Teatralnaya Square and Lubyanka. Here you don’t have to get out of the car, there are no car parks in the city center and there is no mandatory disembarkation: the trolleybus will go around the Kremlin on the other side and return through Zaryadye to New Arbat.
Route No. 15. Historical gardens
It makes sense to travel along route 15 from start to finish, if only for the sake of a sharp change of scenery. The route begins with a stop at Luzhnetsky Proezd, the line passes through Khamovniki and the Devichye Pole square, the quietest historical district of Moscow, after crossing the Garden Ring the trolleybus will see the ensemble of the Academy of Arts on Prechistenka, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior - a turn to the Boulevard Ring. Next from the car you can see the Hermitage Garden, Maryina Grove, the area of the former Bozhedomka, Catherine Park and the Ostankino TV Tower. The route ends at the lobby of the VDNKh metro station, from where you can go for a walk around the exhibition complex or the main Botanical Garden of the city. The journey will take approximately 45 minutes. Since the end of August, the route has not been closed at night.
Route No. 70. City estates
You can take trolleybus 70 at the Belorussky railway station. A significant section of the line runs along Leningradsky Prospekt: from the window you can see the closed Dynamo stadium, the traveling palace of Peter I, the non-working Frunze air terminal, after passing the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo estate, the driver will cross river canals and drive along the Khimki reservoir. The final stop in South Tushino is located near the historical district of Bratsevo. The well-preserved ensemble of the Stroganov estate is located here. At the terminus at the Belorussky railway station, the “semidesyatka” simply turns around; you can easily travel along the line there and back, however, the 40-minute route will be repeated without any changes.
Route No. 24. Rabochaya Sloboda
A walk along line 24 is suitable for fans of industrial landscapes. You can board the route at the Krasnye Vorota metro station. The trolleybus will travel along the former Novaya Basmannaya Street, the former German Settlement. From the window you will see the Bauman garden, historical buildings, several old factory buildings and the Lefortovo Palace. On a weekend, the trip to the final stop “Aviamotornaya” will take no more than half an hour. At the end of the route, you can take a walk through the nearby Dangauerovskaya settlement.
Route No. 63. Yamshchitskaya road
Line 63 is the longest of the proposed lines and is a good option for a sunny day. You can board the trolleybus at Kitai-Gorod or Lubyanka Square. The route will begin with a trip through the territory of the former White City, along Solyanka the trolleybus will rise to the Yauz Gate, then you can see the embankment of the Moskva River and the Stalinist high-rise building on Kotelnicheskaya, after crossing Taganskaya Square the car will turn into the territory of Rogozhskaya Sloboda. After crossing the Third Transport Ring, unattractive residential areas will be visible from the window, but the route will soon end in Vykhino, not far from the entrance to the Kuzminsky Forest Park, along the territory of which you can walk to the Kuzminki metro station.
Route No. 54. Revolutionary walk
A trip along route 54 will help you explore the historical area of the city, which is unfairly ignored by the organizers of local history excursions. You can board the trolleybus on Tishinskaya Square, not far from the Belorussky railway station. Along Presnensky Val the car will reach 1905 Street - one of the key places of the revolutionary events of the 20th century. From Trekhgorny Val you will be able to see the complex of buildings of the manufactory of the same name. Having passed the Krasnaya Presnya park, the trolleybus will approach the Moskva River embankment, from where a panorama of the City under construction will open. The route can be completed with a walk to Filevsky Park, next to which the line's final stop is located.
Route No. 79. Ride along the river
You can take trolleybus 79 at the Savelovsky station. The unpleasant stretch along the Third Transport Ring will quickly end. The line will pass through the Vagankovskoye cemetery, Krasnaya Presnya, make a detour to the Aquarium garden and along the Garden Ring it will lead to the Crimean Bridge. The trolleybus will not cross the river and will travel along the embankment to the building of the Luzhniki sports complex, from where you can begin your walk around Neskuchny Garden.
You can also plot the route manually, armed with a map, pencil and ruler. But if you find yourself on the route planner page, then another, often more convenient option– online route planning, one of which is offered to you on our site.
There are two types of route planning: manual and automatic.
- When laying manually, you put a number of points on the map that form an arbitrary route.
- With automatic compilation, you need to specify the starting and ending points, and our service itself will plot the optimal route, calculating the shortest path taking into account the rules traffic and the current traffic situation.
On the compiled route you will see all the roads and nearby intersections, which will be very useful for motorists and travelers. A map with a route in the city of Moscow will allow you to plan your route and prevent you from getting lost in an unfamiliar place.
To create a route on a map of the city of Moscow, enter the starting point in the first field of the form presented below and the ending point in the third field. Then indicate how you will travel to your final destination by clicking on the appropriate button - “Car”, “On Foot” or Public Transport.” After that, click on the “Show route” button.
"Moscow routes, familiar routes
Let's sit in the "bug" and wave at random:
In a wide circle, the Garden ring,
Through the narrow streets we’ll turn towards Arbat.”
Do you like to travel around the city by ground transport? I am very! When I have a choice between metro, tram/bus, I always choose the second option.
Can anything compare to a leisurely ride through the city streets? And if public transport still travels around the historical center, when from the bus window it is so interesting to look at passers-by and familiar sights - it’s absolutely priceless))
In any new place, I always choose to travel by public transport; I begin to look at the city and people with completely different eyes.
City portal I have put together an interesting selection of routes for connoisseurs like me. I am sharing with you, friends.
The shortest bus route is A
The length of this route, stretching from Academician Zelinsky Street to the Universitet metro station, is only a little more than 3 kilometers. A pedestrian at average speed can cover this distance in 30-40 minutes. But when you are in a hurry, there is no time for walking, so the bus is very necessary here, especially considering that its main function is to connect two metro lines. He does this quickly, as he drives on a road free of traffic jams. It stops moving at 10 pm.
Unique route - monorail
From the Timiryazevskaya metro station to Sergei Eisenstein Street or back, you can travel on the only monorail in Russia, which began operating in November 2004 as an excursion route, because along it are located the entrance to the All-Russian Exhibition Center, the television center, the Sheremetev estate, and other Moscow attractions. Now about 20 thousand people use it every day. Metro tickets are valid here; you can transfer from the Timiryazevskaya and VVTs stations for free.
Tram route "Annushka" - A
This route has been operating for more than 100 years, and, undoubtedly, during this time it has become the most famous not only for Muscovites, but also for guests of the city. First, he walked along the Boulevard Ring, called “Ring A,” which Muscovites affectionately turned into “Annushka.” Then it changed its route several times and now starts from Kaluzhskaya Square and goes through the center of the capital to Chistye Prudy. Despite the change in direction, the people firmly attached the name to this route. Some readers of The Master and Margarita associate the name “Annushka” with the death of Berlioz, but in fact they have nothing in common. The peculiarity of “Annushka” is that it includes a restaurant car of the same name and the only one in Moscow.
Tram route No. 9 with a turnaround at a dead end
Not far from the Mendeleevskaya metro station there is an unusual tram route for Moscow, the trains of which consist of two coupled cars with 5 doors on each side. He walks along Lesnaya Street to the Belorussky Station. Exactly a large number of people and cars in the center, as well as the development of offices on the tram ring, led to the use of a “push-pull” shuttle system, in which the cars, like in the subway, do not turn around, but travel back and forth, and the doors in them open on both sides.
The most tourist tram route is No. 39
The route of tram No. 39, like Annushki, begins at Chistye Prudy, then passes along the Boulevard Ring and ends at the University metro station. And it has always been this way, since its opening in 1963. It is touristy because, sitting in a tram car at the window, any tourist will see, passing, and where necessary, and leaving, ancient estates and houses, Donskoy and St. Daniel's monasteries, Lomonosovsky and Leninsky prospects with their Stalinist buildings. And having arrived at the final point, everyone can walk to the main building of the legendary Moscow State University.
The most tourist trolleybus route is No. 7
Some Muscovites prefer to travel by trolleybuses, and if their tourists ask them to name a route convenient for them, they will, of course, recommend No. 7. It goes from Kaluga Square (near Gorky Park) to Victory Park. These stops themselves will interest guests of the capital, and having settled down in a trolleybus, we drive along Leninsky Prospekt, further along Kosygina Street, then through the Vorobyovy Gory observation deck, then at the Moscow State University building and along the embankment of the Moskva River to the Kievsky railway station, at which we turn onto Kutuzovsky Prospekt and we move to the end. Any stop is an opportunity to see old and new Moscow.
The most innovative tram route - No. 1 7
What innovations could there be in the tram route? But they can: firstly, insulating the canvas from road transport, Secondly, new technology fastening of rails and sleepers, thirdly, boarding platforms and tram steps at the same level, fourthly, passengers boarding is carried out at all doors. And fifthly, it is also planned to provide tram traffic lights for the “green wave” for ourselves. Don't believe that this can all happen? Take tram No. 17, which goes along the Ostankino-Medvedkovo route.
Trolleybus route "Bukashka" - B
Once upon a time, in 1912, on the Garden Ring, which was called “Ring B”, the place of horse-drawn cars was taken by a tram, which was replaced 25 years later by a trolleybus. Its route, naturally, was called “B”, but the name “Bukashka”, given by Muscovites to the tram, became familiar to the new type of transport. Now, on the outer and inner sides of the Garden Ring, passengers travel in trolleybuses with stencils “B-red” and “B-black”. On the outer route on Saturdays, paying no more for the fare than before, you will become a listener to bard songs.
Most people take a purely practical approach to urban transport: every day trams, trolleybuses, and metro transport millions of Muscovites to work, school, college and back. In fact, the capital's public transport is not at all as ordinary and gray as it might seem at first glance. "Citiboom" has selected 10 of the most unusual routes of urban transport, which are interesting to ride on your own, with friends and with guests of the capital.
Tram route "Annushka" - A
This is probably one of the most famous routes not only in Moscow, but also in Russia. Now it runs through the center of Moscow from Kaluzhskaya Square to Chistye Prudy. But its original route, at the time of its opening in 1911, ran along the Boulevard Ring. It is to him that he owes his name - the Boulevard Ring at that time was called “Ring A”. Muscovites affectionately nicknamed him “Annushka.”
Over its long history, the route has changed several times. In 1937, due to the dismantling of tracks on Bolotnaya Street, the route ceased to be a ring route for the first time. The current route appeared in 1997. It is on this route that the only restaurant car in Moscow operates, which is called “Annushka”. But this route has nothing to do with the tragic story of Berlioz, from Bulgakov’s novel - the tram never ran on Patriarch’s Ponds at all.
Trolleybus route "Bukashka" - B
This is the most “historical” trolleybus route in Moscow. Its route runs along the Garden Ring. On the inner side of the ring there are trolleybuses with the stencil “B-black”, and on the outer side - “B-red”. In 1912, a tram on route “B” was launched to replace the horse-drawn tram along the Garden Ring. Its official name was associated with the name of the Garden Ring itself (by analogy with the Boulevard “Ring A”, Sadovoe was called “Ring B”), but Muscovites nicknamed it “Bukashka”. In 1937, the tram was removed from the ring, and a trolleybus was launched to replace it, which inherited the name. Since 2005, the Blue Trolleybus has been running on this route on Saturdays, where concerts of bard songs are held.
Tram route with a dead-end turnaround - No. 9
Tram route No. 9 is serviced by the Baumansky tram depot, and has a unique rolling stock for Moscow - it is served by two-car trains coupled in a push-pull pattern. The doors of the cars are cut out on both sides, which allows the cars to be turned around at a dead end (like subway trains), without using a traditional tram ring. This unusual scheme for Moscow is associated with the elimination of the tram ring on Lesnaya Street and the development of its territory with office buildings. After the closure of traffic, the fate of No. 9 was a big question, but area residents and public activists fought to restore tram traffic along Lesnaya Street. This yielded results: on September 22, 2012, the route again began running to the Belorussky railway station.
The most experimental tram route is No. 17
If you are suddenly asked to name the most innovative tram in Moscow, feel free to say No. 17. This route from Ostankino to Medvedkovo runs along a roadway isolated from cars and has the highest passenger traffic in the capital. Therefore, the authorities are trying in every possible way to improve his working conditions. It was here that platforms for boarding passengers were made for the first time, level with the first step of the carriage. Here, for the first time, modern railway technology for fastening rails with sleepers was used during track repairs. Now another experiment is being carried out on the route - cars are running with the turnstiles turned off and boarding at all doors. Further, it is planned that it is on this route that a modern traffic control system will be used, when the cars will control traffic lights, providing themselves with a “green wave”.
The shortest bus route is A
This route is unique not only because it has a lettered name, but also because it has the shortest length. The path from Academician Zelinsky Street to the Universitet metro station is only 3.3 km. There are only one or two buses operating on such a short route (depending on the time of day), and service ends at 10 pm. The point of the route is to connect two metro lines, so that its route bypasses the traffic jams on Leninsky Prospekt.
The most tourist tram route is No. 39
If guests come to you and you want to show them Moscow from the tram window, then there is certainly no better route than No. 39. The route starts at the Chistye Prudy metro station and runs along the site Boulevard Ring. Along the route are the St. Danilov and Donskoy monasteries, numerous ancient Moscow estates, areas of Stalinist buildings on Leninsky Prospekt, and the route ends at the Universitet metro station, within walking distance of the main building of Moscow State University. The route has been operating along the modern route since 1963. By the way, Irina Bogushevskaya dedicated her song to this route; the song is called “The Thirty-ninth Tram.”
The most tourist trolleybus route is No. 7
If your guests prefer a trolleybus to a tram, then invite them to take a ride on route No. 7. It departs from Kaluzhskaya Square (next to the entrance to Gorky Park), runs along Leninsky Prospekt and turns onto Kosygina Street. Then it will pass through the observation deck on Sparrow Hills, with an excellent view of the Luzhniki Stadium, past the main building of Moscow State University. Then the trolleybus goes along the embankment of the Moscow River, from where the Novodevichy Convent can be clearly seen. At Kievsky Station the trolleybus turns onto Kutuzovsky Prospekt (there is a stop at Moscow City) and ends at Victory Park.
The most unusual route - monorail
The most unusual route in Moscow is still the monorail. The Moscow monorail is the only one in Russia, and one of the few in the world. Its line runs from Sergei Eisenstein Street to the Timiryazevskaya metro station. Along the route are the Worker and Collective Farm Woman monument, the entrance to the All-Russian Exhibition Center/VDNKh, the Ostankino TV tower and television center, and the Sheremetyev estate. Metro tickets have been valid on the monorail since 2013, and transfers from VDNH and Timiryazevskaya stations are free.
The only ring tram route is No. 4
In Moscow there are two 4-way tram routes - 4-left and 4-right. At the same time, they both walk from Sokolniki to Podbelsky Street. It is curious that the “left” and “right” routes have different service intervals, and they are serviced by different tram depots. A significant part of the route runs along Sokolniki Park, while in several places the route simply “dives” into the forest and passengers can enjoy fresh air and an interesting view from the window.
The most unusual metro trains
You can take an unusual trip on a “personalized” train in the Moscow Metro. Trains with their own names appeared in Soviet time: in 1984, the Pioneer Kuntseva and Moskovsky Komsomolets trains entered the line. There are currently seven registered trains operating in the metro. “People's Militia” began work on the Zamoskvoretskaya Line in 1989; materials dedicated to the Great Patriotic War are posted inside. Since 2003, another “military theme” train has been operating on the Sokolnicheskaya Line - it is called the “Kursk Bulge”. The train is dedicated to the history of the Moscow Metro armored train, which was built with donations from metro residents and fought against the Nazis on the Kursk Bulge. Since 2006, the “Red Arrow - 75th Anniversary” train has been operating on the same line, dedicated to the anniversary of the famous branded train. It stands out strongly due to the red coloring of the carriages.
The Akvarel train, launched in 2007, operates on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line. The carriages display reproductions of paintings (the train has already had four exhibitions). It is curious that the carriages for this train were made to special order - the interior was remodeled and some of the windows were closed to accommodate the paintings. Since 2008, the “Reading Moscow” train has been operating; inside the train you can read excerpts from fables, epics, poems and other works of literature. At first the train operated on the Circle Line, but has now been transferred to the Kakhovskaya Line.
The “Poetry in the Metro” train operates on the Filevskaya Line, introducing passengers to poets different countries peace. And finally, on the Sokolnicheskaya Line you can catch the Sokolniki retro train, stylized as trains from the 30s. There you can sit on soft sofas, marvel at the beautiful lighting lamps, and feel nostalgic for the soft tones of the cars. The metro management positions it as an exact copy of a 1930s train, although in fact the train consists of modern carriages. In any case, it remains a very interesting and unusual train that deserves special attention.
