Moscow Metro has run every day but one since its launch in 1935. By continuing to provide a safer-than-usual service during the country’s COVID-19 outbreak – including by displaying social distancing signs in trains and stations and not reducing the frequency of trains – it has ensured citizens’ continued access to a high-quality, resilient and agile urban transport system. Maintaining a resilient public service – to keep the city safe and moving The Moscow Metro’s 900 000 m2 are cleaned and disinfected daily by 4000 Moscow Metro staff.
Almost 50% of Moscow Metro’s fleet is equipped with UV lamps integrated into climate control systems to disinfect the air, making the disinfection time up to 6 times faster compared to cleaning by hand.