Assembly of the Moskva-2026 metro train has begun at the Metrovagonmash plant in Mytishchi, located in the Moscow Region and part of Transmashholding. The train is being built for the Moscow Metro.
The assembly of the first train is expected to be completed by the end of this year, after which it will undergo factory testing before being transferred to the Moscow Metro for operational trials.
The Moskva-2026 metro train is a technological continuation of the Moskva-2024 series. The upgraded trains retain all the features that ensure a comfortable journey, including wide doorways, through gangways between cars, powerful and efficient air-conditioning systems, numerous information screens, dynamic interior lighting that changes colour according to the metro line, and USB and Type-C ports for charging mobile devices.
The new trains will feature updated interior elements, glass handrails at the entrance areas, and a redesigned rear-view camera housing. Passenger seats will be even more comfortable thanks to the removal of metal joints, while the driving cars will have redesigned external headlights.
Over the next two years, the Moscow Metro fleet will be expanded by more than 700 modern Moskva-2026 cars. These will support a comprehensive renewal of rolling stock on the 43-km Zamoskvoretskaya Line and will also operate on the new Rublyovo-Arkhangelskaya Line, which is currently under construction.
Manufacturing of the new Moskva-2026 trains forms part of a framework agreement signed between the Moscow Metro and Transmashholding for the delivery of a total of 2,592 cars between 2020 and 2027. Each train will have a capacity of up to 1,500 passengers. In June 2025, the City of Moscow exercised an option to order 700 metro cars of this model, which will be delivered in 2026 and 2027.
This agreement is part of the city’s wider plan to renew its metro train fleet. The 2030 strategy includes the procurement of 2,000 new metro cars, increasing the share of modern rolling stock to over 90% by 2030.
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