Yekaterinburg Metro

Yekaterinburg Metro
A train at Chkalovskaya station
Overview
Native nameRussian: Екатеринбургский метрополитен
(Ekaterinburgskiy metropoliten)
LocaleYekaterinburg, Russia
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1
Number of stations9
Daily ridership130,000 (daily average, 2012)
Websitemetro-ektb.ru
Operation
Began operation26 April 1991
Technical
System length12.7 km (7.9 mi)
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
System map

Prospekt Kosmonavtov
Uralmash
Mashinostroiteley
Uralskaya
Dinamo
Ploshchad 1905 Goda
Geologicheskaya
Bazhovskaya
Chkalovskaya
Botanicheskaya

The Yekaterinburg Metro (Russian: Екатеринбургский метрополитен) is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Metro opened on 26 April 1991, and is 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) long and serves 9 stations. The Yekaterinburg Metro is the 13th and last metro to open in the USSR.