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Great Indian Railway Journeys: Series 1

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Great Indian Railway Journeys: Series 1 Michael Portillo travels across India guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel.

[ edit ] Amritsar to Shimla

Beginning in the Sikh holy city, Michael is dazzled by the beauty of the Golden Temple and awed by the scale of its langar - the world's largest free kitchen. His route then takes him through the Punjab, India's breadbasket. Michael samples traditional chapattis, has a colourful kurta made up in one of the Punjab's biggest cloth markets, and can't resist the foot-tapping rhythms of Punjabi bhangra dancing, made famous by Bollywood. At Kalka, Michael glimpses the Himalayas for the first time and joins the 1906-built mountain railway for a stunning climb to Shimla.

[ edit ] Jodhpur to Delhi

Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces. From Jodhpur, Michael strikes out into the desert, taking a camel ride to a village where life has changed little in centuries, before embarking on the Jaipur-Agra-Delhi 'Golden Triangle' tour. Continuing east, Michael breaks his journey in drought-prone Bandikui, where he marvels at the extraordinary architecture of one of India's largest and deepest step wells.

[ edit ] Mysuru to Chennai

Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel leads him on railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras. At sunset Michael joins selfie-stick wielding crowds back at the palace as they wait to capture it being illuminated by thousands of bulbs. An early morning yoga class is the perfect way to stretch out before boarding a train to Bengalaru. After a sticky encounter with a mango, he meets the entrepreneurs whose innovations are driving India's hi-tech boom with inventions from mobile heart scanners to cooking apps.

[ edit ] Lucknow to Kolkata

On an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo uses his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, published when the British Raj was 55 years old, to chart a course through India's history from the days of The East India Company to the dawn of independence. In Lucknow, Michael tastes the famous local kebabs before seeking the truth about 1857 Siege of Lucknow, a key moment in the rebellion which precipitated the end of the East India Company's grip on India and the start of direct British rule.

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• Run-Time: 59 mins
• Framerate: 25. Fps
• Number of Parts: 4
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[ edit ] Related Documentaries

• Wild Karnataka
• Great Canadian Railway Journeys Series 1
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• The Great Indian Railway
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• Indian Hill Railways (BBC)
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Great coastal railway journeys: michael portillo says welsh train ride is a 'feast for the eyes'.

Michael Portillo was full of praise for a North Wales train journey which he branded a "feast for the eyes". In the latest episode of BBC One's Great Coastal Railway Journeys, Michael took viewers on an epic trip on one of Britain's most beloved heritage lines - the Welsh Highland Railway - and appeared in awe of North Wales' magnificent scenery.

The series, which can be watched in-full on BBC iPlayer, sees Michael embark on some of Britain's most impressive train journeys and soak-up the history, architecture and culture of towns and villages across the nation. In Wednesday's episode, Michael took the Welsh Highland Railway through captivating Eryri National Park, which he referred to by its English name Snowdonia, through historic Caernarfon, and on to Ynys Môn/ Anglesey .

As his journey began, Michael couldn't believe the beauty of the scenes around him. "It's one of the greatest heritage lines," Michael said on-board the train. "The panorama is a feast for the eyes.... This so pretty."

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As his train ascended uphill through Eryri, viewers were spoilt with shot after shot of beautiful views. Michael made his first stop at Beddgelert and soon took a stroll with a local historian and told viewers all about the area's connections to renowned scientist Charles Darwin.

"The station is a gateway to the spectacular landscape of Snowdonia National Park," he said. "Breath-taking geology inspired one of science's greatest thinkers after a useful field trip in 1831. Charles Darwin transformed our understanding of biology with his Theory of Evolution."

Viewers learnt Charles Darwin enjoyed searching for fossils in the national park and it was this that inspired him to delve deeper into evolution and explore how creatures adapt to their environments over time. Michael then returned to Beddgelert station and boarded the train to historic Caernarfon and, after briefly showing the majestic castle there, he travelled further to the Menai Suspension Bridge, stopping there for a while to marvel at its ahead-of-the-times infrastructure, before taking the train over the bridge and on to Anglesey.

There, Michael marvelled at another bridge - the Britannia Bridge - before visiting Anglesey Sea Zoo and joining marine biologists in releasing a conga eel back to the sea. Throughout his trip, he continued to marvel at the stunning views of the North Wales landscape and appeared to recommend the region to visitors from across the UK.

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Michael Portillo's Long Weekends takes viewers on a journey to three different cities, starting with Madrid on Friday 19 April, at 9pm on Channel 5. The series runs for three weeks, with episodes on Milan and Prague, too.

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The broadcaster, who is joining Good Housekeeping readers on a special rail journey aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express next year , explores hidden neighbourhoods and meets up with locals who show him the city’s hidden treasures.

In the vibrant and bustling Spanish capital Madrid , Michael returns to many places he knows well, having visited the city regularly for over 60 years.

The episode begins in the city centre on the busy Gran Via boulevard, home to Madrid’s famous golden triangle of art museums and El Retiro Park.

Michael then heads for an early lunch at a restaurant he knows well in the Old Town, one with only one dish on the menu: suckling pig.

Viewers can expect hotel bars with a shady history of espionage, a traditional confectioner who makes a classic Spanish nougat, and a bespoke tailor specialising in a very stylish cape.

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History , Travel Documentary hosted by Michael Portillo , published by BBC in 2018 - English narration

[ edit ] Cover

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Great Indian Railway Journeys: Series 1 Michael Portillo travels across India guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel.

[ edit ] Amritsar to Shimla

Beginning in the Sikh holy city, Michael is dazzled by the beauty of the Golden Temple and awed by the scale of its langar - the world's largest free kitchen. His route then takes him through the Punjab, India's breadbasket. Michael samples traditional chapattis, has a colourful kurta made up in one of the Punjab's biggest cloth markets, and can't resist the foot-tapping rhythms of Punjabi bhangra dancing, made famous by Bollywood. At Kalka, Michael glimpses the Himalayas for the first time and joins the 1906-built mountain railway for a stunning climb to Shimla.

[ edit ] Jodhpur to Delhi

Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces. From Jodhpur, Michael strikes out into the desert, taking a camel ride to a village where life has changed little in centuries, before embarking on the Jaipur-Agra-Delhi 'Golden Triangle' tour. Continuing east, Michael breaks his journey in drought-prone Bandikui, where he marvels at the extraordinary architecture of one of India's largest and deepest step wells.

[ edit ] Mysuru to Chennai

Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel leads him on railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras. At sunset Michael joins selfie-stick wielding crowds back at the palace as they wait to capture it being illuminated by thousands of bulbs. An early morning yoga class is the perfect way to stretch out before boarding a train to Bengalaru. After a sticky encounter with a mango, he meets the entrepreneurs whose innovations are driving India's hi-tech boom with inventions from mobile heart scanners to cooking apps.

[ edit ] Lucknow to Kolkata

On an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo uses his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, published when the British Raj was 55 years old, to chart a course through India's history from the days of The East India Company to the dawn of independence. In Lucknow, Michael tastes the famous local kebabs before seeking the truth about 1857 Siege of Lucknow, a key moment in the rebellion which precipitated the end of the East India Company's grip on India and the start of direct British rule.

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• Video Codec: x264 CABAC [email protected]
• Video: Bitrate: CRF- 21 (~3202 kb/s)
• Video Aspect Ratio: 1280 x 720
• Video Resolution: 1.778 (16:9
• Audio Codec: MPEG-4 AAC LC
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• Audio Channels: Stereo 2
• Run-Time: 59 mins
• Framerate: 25. Fps
• Number of Parts: 4
• Container Mp4
• Part Size: 1.38 GB
• Source: HDTV
• Encoded by: Harry65

Release Notes Merged English Subtitles

[ edit ] Links

[ edit ] further information.

• www.bbc.co.uk

[ edit ] Release Post

• MVGroup.org (torrent)

[ edit ] Related Documentaries

• Wild Karnataka
• Great Canadian Railway Journeys Series 1
• Great Alaskan Railroad Journeys Series 1
• The Great Indian Railway
• Extreme Railway: Qinghai-Tibet Railway
• Indian Hill Railways (BBC)
• Bombay Railway (BBC)
• Monsoon Railway

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The expression "Portillo moment" (a sudden and significant change in political fortunes) was coined after former British MP and cabinet minister Michael Portillo's shock loss of a staunchly Conservative seat at the 1997 UK general election.

Now, Portillo is now most famous for exploring history – with the aid of a 19th-century tourist handbook – on the BBC series  Great Railway Journeys .

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Portillo filmed the first series of  Great British Railway Journeys in 2009, along the way using George Bradshaw's popular Bradshaw's Guide ( 1863) to illustrate the largely forgotten influence of railways on England's social, economic and political history.

A second series was broadcast on the BBC in 2011, and since then nine further series have been made.

Portillo has also travelled around continental Europe with his trusty copy of Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide   for six series of the programme  Great Continental Railway Journeys.

He's also made  Great American Railroad Journeys, Great Indian Railroad Journeys,  and recently finished filming in Australia.

Despite its title, Portillo is at pains to point out the programme is not really about travelling around on trains.

“Trains obviously play a part, and we discuss how railways were great catalysts in history, but basically I think the programmes are about history.

“It’s about getting off trains, it’s not about being on trains.”

Great British Railways Journeys shows a Britain much-changed modern Britain, especially the north whose former industrial might is much dissipated.

Portillo acknowledges one of the attractions of his programme is nostalgia.

“Nostalgia of two sorts – first for the past, but also for [viewers'] own pasts.

“When you travel around in the north of England, and it would happen in some other places too like South Wales and so on, they have this great industrial past and on the whole now you might encounter it only in museums.”

Bradshaw expressed misgivings about the filth and degradations of industrial northern England in his guides.

“Being nostalgic is not to be confused with going back to the past, which I don’t want to do at all.”

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Perth pub-goers serenade Michael Portillo in scenes for new TV show

Drinkers in Perth's Old Ship Inn sung the praises of Michael Portillo's famous flamboyant dress sense

A local folk musician ensured Michael Portillo enjoyed a visit to remember on his last trip to Perth.

Fraser Bruce was invited to perform with the politician-turned-TV personality in the city’s Old Ship Inn.

And the Auchterarder singer and author enlisted the whole pub in a rousing performance of a surprise new song written specially for the occasion.

The chorus goes:

“Oh, oh, oh Portillo. He is such a well dressed fellow. Blue and red, Green and yellow. His choice of cloots amazing.”

Fraser, 77, said the star took the adulation in his stride.

And viewers can see the results for themselves on the BBC iPlayer now .

It features in episode 10 of the latest series of Great British Railway Journeys.

Mr Portillo travels from Dundee to the Loch of the Lowes in the programme.

In addition to his pub singalong, he visits Perth’s Wellshill Cemetery and discovers the graves of 355 of the thousands of Polish soldiers, sailors, and airmen who fought for the Allies from British bases.

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Fraser has been involved in the folk scene since he was a youth.

He has recorded eight albums under his own steam, and been involved in many more.

He is also the author of a book , titled The Folk River – Tales of the Early Scottish Folk Club Scene.

And it was this that caught the attention of the Michael Portillo programme researchers.

“The researchers were also aware that I am a songwriter,” said Fraser.

“And they asked if I could write a semi-humorous song about Michael Portillo. So I did.

“He was great. He just sat there giggling while the whole pub sang along.”

Fraser said he was delighted to help put Perth in the spotlight.

And he enlisted the help of some fellow luminaries of the Scottish folk scene.

Fiddle player, Pete Clark, one of the organisers of the annual Niel Gow Fiddle Festival at Birnam, accompanied the singalong.

Alastair McDonald, who hosted his own BBC TV series with Peter Morrison for many years years, joined in.

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Great British Railway Journeys: Michael Portillo visits Wensleydale Railway in Yorkshire for 15th series

Michael Portillo visited the Wensleydale Railway for the 15th series of Great British Railway Journeys.

In the April 5 episode of the BBC documentary programme, the former politician and railway enthusiast heads to the Yorkshire Dales to enjoy a trip on the volunteer-run, preserved heritage line.

Portillo visited in June 2023 and rode a train from Leeming Bar to Leyburn, meeting costumed volunteers who offer living history tours of the stations on the route.

Scruton Station has been restored as an Edwardian country station and Leeming Bar recreates the Victorian period.

Wensleydale Railway community engagement officer Connor Lagus said: “We were delighted to welcome Michael Portillo and his team to our railway in June last year for a day of filming the Great British Railway Journeys series. Myself and volunteers from our Living History Interpreters team had a lovely time chatting to Michael about our heritage programme and the fantastic work that we do to bring local history to life.

In the same summer the railway’s Pacer trains were used for the filming of ITV crime drama Vera, which is set in Northumberland.

Great Indian Railway Journeys. Home. Episodes. Clips. Michael Portillo travels across India guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel.

Great Indian Railway Journeys. Great Indian Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, [1] in which he travels on the railway networks of India, referring to a 1913 copy of Bradshaw's Handbook Of Indian, Foreign And Colonial Travel, as he visits various destinations throughout India.

Great Indian Railway Journeys: With Michael Portillo. Former British Secretary of State for Defence Michael Portillo embarks upon a railway journey across India guided by his copy of Bradshaw's 1913 handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial travel.

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Series 1. Great Indian Railway Journeys. Michael Portillo travels across India guided by his Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel.

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Tue, Mar 27, 2018. S1.E2. Jodhpur to Delhi. Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces. From Jodhpur, Michael strikes out into the desert, taking a camel ride ...

Michael Portillo's Bradshaw's 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel leads him on railway journey through the modern south Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, from the former princely state of Mysore to the first stronghold of the East India Company in Chennai, formerly Madras. At sunset Michael joins selfie-stick wielding ...

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In GREAT INDIAN RAILWAY JOURNEYS, Michael Portillo (Great American Railroad Journeys) sets off to the majestic mountains and ornate palaces of India. Along the way, Michael discovers how to British-designed railways inadvertently spread messages of independence to millions of Indians, who today live in the world's largest democracy.

Portillo filmed the first series of Great British Railway Journeys in 2009, along the way using George Bradshaw's popular Bradshaw's Guide (1863) to illustrate the largely forgotten influence of railways on England's social, economic and political history. A second series was broadcast on the BBC in 2011, and since then nine further series have been made.

Great American Railroad Journeys is a BBC travel documentary series presented by Michael Portillo and broadcast on BBC Two. [1] Using an 1879 copy of Appleton's Guidebook to the railroads of the United States and Canada, Portillo travels across the United States and Canada primarily by train, though at times using other forms of transportation ...

This follows the success of Great British Railway Journeys, Great Continental Railway Journeys and Great American Railroad Journeys, all presented by Michael Portillo. Published: 20 June 2017

Michael Portillo during filming at Taunton station in 2017. Great British Railway Journeys is a 2010-present BBC documentary series presented by Michael Portillo, a former Conservative MP and Cabinet Minister who was instrumental in saving the Settle to Carlisle line from closure in 1989. The documentary was first broadcast in 2010 on BBC Two and has returned annually for a current total of ...

Great Indian Railway Journeys - Season 1, Episode 1. Michael Portillo sets out on a rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla, where he helps to feed thousands of people at the world's largest free ...

Michael Portillo's railway programmes are simply wonderful. With his extensive knowledge and charismatic presentation style, his shows delve into the history of railways, exploring beautiful countries and their unique cultures through the eyes of Bradshaw's railway guides. The programmes offer a fascinating glimpse into the changes that have ...

Mr Portillo travels from Dundee to the Loch of the Lowes in the programme. In addition to his pub singalong, he visits Perth's Wellshill Cemetery and discovers the graves of 355 of the thousands ...

Michael Portillo, Great Coastal Railway Journeys host says: 'I am delighted to present a third series of Great Coastal Railway Journeys. I hugely enjoyed meeting inspiring people and hearing the ...

S15 E1: Beginning at London Marylebone, the last great Victorian railway terminus to be built in the capital, Michael Portillo embarks on a post-war exploration of Britain's southern counties. Documentary 18 Mar 2024 28 min BBC iPlayer

It features in episode 10 of the latest series of Great British Railway Journeys. Mr Portillo travels from Dundee to the Loch of the Lowes in the programme. In addition to his pub singalong, he visits Perth's Wellshill Cemetery and discovers the graves of 355 of the thousands of Polish soldiers, sailors and airmen who fought for the Allies ...

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Great British Railway Journeys. Series 15: 8. Shawlands to Livingston ... Michael Portillo begins a railway journey from the Midlands to the West Country. 29 mins. 12. Coventry to Leamington Spa.

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• Trivia For Series 2, each week's five episodes constituted one journey. Episodes Brighton to Crystal Palace (2011) to Dereham to Cromer (2011) formed the first journey, north-eastwards across southern England and East Anglia, from Brighton via London to Cromer. Episodes Ledbury to Shrewsbury (2011) to Llanberis to Holyhead (2011) formed the second journey, westwards across the English Midlands into north Wales, following the route of the historic Irish Mail train, from Ledbury to Holyhead. Episodes Newcastle to Chester-le-Street (2011) to Langley Mill to Melton Mowbray (2011) formed the third journey, southwards across northern England and the Midlands, from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray. Episodes London Bridge to Chatham (2011) to Hythe to Hastings (2011) formed the fourth journey, southwards across southern England to the south coast, from London to Hastings. Episodes Ayr to Paisley (2011) to Lochailort to Skye (2011) formed the fifth journey across Scotland from Ayr to the Isle of Skye.

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Michael Portillo : In 1840, one man transformed travel in Britain. His name was George Bradshaw, and his railway guides inspired the Victorians to take to the tracks. Stop by stop, he told them where to travel, what to see and where to stay. Now, a hundred and seventy years later, I'm making four long journeys across the length and breadth of the country to see what remains of Bradshaw's Britain.

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1. Famous Moscow metro stations

Kievskaya (circle line).

The station was opened on March 14, 1954. It was named after the nearby Kievsky Railway Station. Decorating of station is devoted to friendship of Russian and Ukrainian people. Rich mosaic decoration is made from smalt and valuable stones by project of Ukrainian architects, chosen from seventy-three works presented on competition.

Kievskaya (Dark-blue line)

It was opened on April 5, 1953. Design of the station is devoted to the Soviet Ukraine and reunion of Ukraine and Russia. The station is decorated with a large number of the picturesque cloths executed in style of socialist realism in fresco technique. The fresco «Holiday in Kiev», made in 1953 was practically destroyed in 2010, due to an accident during nearby constructing works. While the fresco recovery, restorers revived its original appearance that had gone through many changes since its creation.

Ploshad Revolutsii

The station was opened on March 13, 1938. The most interesting feature of the station is 76 bronze figures, situated in niches of 18 arches. This peculiar gallery of images of Soviet people, aimed to personify force and power of the country, its glorious past and bright future. One of the bronze sculptures — a dog that accompanies a frontier guard — is believed to bring good luck if you touch its nose.

Prospekt Mira

Prospect Mira station of the Circle line was opened on January 30, 1952. It used to be called Botanical Garden up to June 20, 1966. The station’s decoration is devoted to development of agriculture in the USSR. Light marble and bas-reliefs by sculptor G. I. Motovilov decorate poles of the station. Famous smalt panel «Mothers of the World» by A. N. Kuznetsov is situated in the lobby.

Komsomolskaya

Komsomolskaya station was opened on January 30, 1952. The station has rich decoration devoted to a fight of USSR against overseas aggressors and victory in the Great Patriotic War. Mosaic panels from smalt and valuable stones, created according to sketches of the Lenin Award winner Pavel Corin, represent famous Russian commanders and weapons of different eras.

Novokuznetskaya

The station was opened on November 20, 1943. Its name was originally written through a hyphen: ‘Novo-Kuznetskaya’. The interior of the station is rich with decorating elements. The idea of creative force and power of Soviet people, its remarkable victories in the Great Patriotic War found realization in architectural design of station. The perimeter of the escalator arch is decorated with bronze sculptures by the sculptor N.V.Tomsky.

Novoslobodskaya

Novoslobodskaya station was opened on January 30, 1952. It was called after Novoslobodskaya street, where the station is situated. 32 original stained-glass windows from multi-colored glass, framed with steel and gilded brass and the famous mosaic panel «World peace», situated at the face wall the station, are made by sketches of Pavel Dmitriyevich Corin.

Dostoyevskaya

Dostoevskaya is comparatively new station, opened on June 19, 2010. It is situated at Suvorovskaya Square. Russian writer Fedor Dostoyevsky was born and lived in this district of Moscow. Therefore, the station bears his name and features scenes from his works «Crime and Punishment», «The Idiot», «Demons», «The Brothers Karamazov». Artist Ivan Nikolaev, the author of the decoration, said that depicting scenes of violence shows depth and tragedy of Dostoevsky’s work.

2. General information about Moscow metro

Metro working hours, navigation, wi-fi.

The Moscow Metro is open from about 5:30 am until 1:00 am. The precise opening time varies at different stations according to the arrival of the first train, but all stations simultaneously close their entrances and transitions to other lines at 01:00 am for maintenance. The minimum interval between trains is 90 seconds during the morning and evening rush hours. Each line is identified according to an alphanumeric index (usually consisting of a number), a name and a color. Voice announcements in Russian refer to the lines by name and by numbers in English. A male voice announces the next station when traveling towards the center of the city or the clockwise direction on the circle line, and a female voice – when going away from the center or the counter-clockwise direction at the circle. The lines are also assigned specific colors for maps and signs.

Free Wi-Fi is called MT_FREE and available on all 14 lines (inside the trains).

Using Metro services is frequently the fastest and the most efficient way to get from one part of the city to another. But during daytime Moscow Metro stations are usually overcrowded so if you want to just enjoy the beauty of the underground, it’s better to visit it late in the evening.

MCC and MCD

Since 2016 The Moscow Metro is connected to two new types of rail transport. The first one is MCC – Moscow Central Circle. It has 31 stations around the city with changes to metro stations (most of them require to walk a few minutes via the street). The second one is MCD, Moscow Central Diameters, a system of city train services on existing commuter rail lines in Moscow and Moscow Oblast. MCD has several lines, they’re being marked as D1, D2 etc. Changing to both MCC and MCD from the Metro is free when your journey is within the city. Both MCC and MCD lines exist on all of the Moscow Metro maps.

Interesting facts about Moscow metro

213 people were born in the metro during the World War II, when it was used as a bomb shelter.

There are 76 bronze sculptures of workers, peasants, soldiers, sailors, etc. at Ploshchad Revolyutsii station. There is legend connected with this station. To pass any examination successfully, a student should touch the bronze dog’s nose («the Frontier Guard with a Dog» sculpture). You can easily understand high popularity of this legend by looking at the polished nose of the dog.

It is said that some of the magnificent mosaics at several central stations, for example the «World Peace» mosaic at Novoslobodskaya, were made with the pieces of enamel and smalt, taken from the famous Christ the Savior Cathedral, before it’s destruction.

As any other dungeon the Moscow metro, has its own ghosts. The most famous one is the old lineman. He is not dangerous and usually hides into the wall, when people appear. The ghostly metro train is much more dangerous. It appears after midnight at the Circle Line and consists of old-time carriages. It sometimes stops at the stations and opens its doors, and then goes back into the darkness. It is said that the souls of Stalin’s prisoners, perished during the building of the metro are locked in the train forever.

3. Moscow Metro tickets

1 or 2 trips.

You can buy tickets in ticket offices or in automatic ticket machines. Passes for 1 or 2 trips are the most expensive. They sold only in ATM and cost 55 and 110 rubles (€0.55 and €1.10) respectively.

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All the other kinds of tickets are available in the ticket offices. Tickets for bigger amount of trips are more profitable.

«90 Minutes» ticket

A ticket «90 minutes» is valid for one trip on the metro and an unlimited number of trips on surface transport within this time. It costs 65 rub (€0.65).

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Train stations in Moscow

Moscow is not only the capital of Russiabut also a center for education, politics, culture, transport, and economy. It hasa lot of history and attracts many tourists per year. The most common transportis the train and in the city, you will find nine different train stations. Thenames of them come from routes they are serving.

Address: 3 Komsomolskaya Sq.

It is the oldest train station in Moscowand located near the metro station Komsomolskaya. The trains from here go to North-WesternRussia, including St.Petersburg, Novgorod, Petrozavodsk, Murmansk, Finland andEstonia. The railway station got constructed by the architect KonstantinThron in the design of the Moskovsky train station in Saint Petersburg. It hadbeen built from 1844 to 1851. It has already had several names and wasrenovated in 1950 and 1972. It is notable that the amount of passengers isconstantly increasing.

Yaroslavlsky Train Station

Address: 5 Komsomolskaya Sq.

The train station is located near theLeningradsky train station at the matro station Komsomolskaya. TheTrans-Siberian route passes also this train station and trains from here leaveto Golden Ring, North-Eastern Russia, the Russian Far East, Mongolia and China.From all the nine train stations in Moscow, this one has the highest number ofpassengers.

Kazansky Train Station

Address: 2 Komsomolskaya Sq.

The train station is also located next tothe metro station Komsomolskaya. The trains leave to Kazan, Tatarstan, Urals,Central Asia and South of Russia. Times of construction of this modern trainstation was between 1913 and 1940 designed by the architect Alexey Shchusev.The train station in its design looks like the Söyembikä Tower in Kazan.

Belorussky Train Station

Address: 7 Tverskaya Zastava Sq.

The trains from here leave to Belorus,Kaliningrad (Russia), Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, the CzechRepublic. The architect Ivan Strukov constructed it and it was opened in1870 but renovated from 1910-1912. It is connected to the airport and alsotakes some local routes to the suburb of Moscow.

Kievsky Train Station

Address: 2 Kievskogo Vokzala Sq.

The train station is situated near themetro station Kievskaya and takes routes to the Ukraine and SoutheasternEurope. It was designed by  Ivan Rerberg and Vladimir Shukhov in1914-1918. It is the only train station in the city from which you can directlylook at the Moscow river.

Kursky Train Station

Address: 29 Zemlyanoi Val St.

The train station takes routes to Vladimir,Nizhny Novgorod, Oryol, Perm, Southern Russia, Caucasus, Eastern Ukraine,Crimea. Metro stations next to it are Kurskaya and Chkalovskaya. The firstconstruction has been made by N.P. Orlov in 1896 and it has been reconstructedby G.I. Voloshinov in 1972.

Paveletsky Train Station

Address: 1 Paveletskaya Sq.

The train station takes routes for longdistances to Almaty, Voronezh, Baku, Luhansk, Saratov, Donetsk, Tambov,Lipetsk, Volgograd, Yelets and Astrakhan. It has a connection to the Domodedovoairport. It is a very old train station first constructed by A. Krasovskiy in1900 and reconstructed by A.Gurkov, S.Kuznetsova and A.Vorontsov in 1987. Thenew construction is much bigger and has a high volume of traffic.

Rizhsky Train Station

Address: 79/3 Rizhskaya Sq.

It is situated next to the metro station Rizhskayaand takes routes to Baltic countries. It opened in 1901, designed by S. Brzhozovskywho was also involved in the construction of the Vitebsky station in SaintPetersburg. As well, the station has had already a lot of different names. Thetrain station received its current name in 1946. It is a very modern one and isalso mentioned in the Moscow Railway Museum.

Savyolovsky Train Station

Address: Savyolovskogo Vokzala Sq.

The train station takes routes to northern Moscow but also to long-distance destinations: Kostroma, Cherepovets, Vologda (Russia). There is also a connection to the airport Sheremetyevo. The nearest metro station is Savyolovskaya. The times of construction were between 1897 and 1902 and is named after a village that is located along the route. On occasion to its 90th anniversary, it had been reconstructed.

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