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Kazan (Qazan), the capital of Tatarstan, lies at the confluence of the rivers Kazanka and Volga and has 1.2 million inhabitants.

There were plans to build a 3-lines-network with 4 transfer stations. Construction work on the first line started in 1997.

Tsentralnya Liniya: (Central Line) runs from the northern industrial sites through the city centre to the southeastern residential areas. The central section of this line from Kremlyovskaya to Gorki opened on 27 August 2005 in time for the city's millenium celebrations.

Station names and other signs are displayed both in Russian and in Tatar (the latter also using Cyrillic letters).

4 car-trains based on class 81-717 built in St. Petersburg are used (850 V, 3-phase asyncronous motors).

2005 © Andrey Surikov (More photos)

27 Aug 2005: Kremlyovskaya - Gorki (6.8 km)
29 Dec 2008: Gorki - Prospekt Pobedy (1.6 km)

 Projects

Tsentralnya Liniya is being extended at the northern end. The Kazanka River will be crossed underground at a depth of up to 28 m. Construction of the river crossing began in May 2006. Koz'ya Sloboda may open in December 2009; Dekabristov in 2011; and Moskovskaya and Aviastroitel'naya in 2013.

The Kazan Metro operates every 7 minutes from 05:00 until 24:00. A trip from Kremlyovskaya to Prospekt Pobedy takes 16 minutes.

Fare - 10 rubles (paid with contactless smartcards)