Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway

Some stations and connecting lines omitted The Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway (Russian: Большое кольцо Московской железной дороги) is the common name for a system of connector lines between the railways that radiate from Moscow.

The Greater Ring crosses the rail lines in all 11 radial directions from the railway stations of Moscow.

This reduces the transit traffic volume on the innermost sections of the radial rail lines, and makes more time slots available for running commuter trains between Moscow's rail terminals and the city's suburbs.

Different segments of the Greater Ring were constructed independently from each other, starting from the late 19th century.

The Dmitrov - Naugolny section was built with one track in wartime, with steepest curves and low speed restriction, so it is rarely used by freight trains.