Since the launch of these river routes, regular passenger services have transformed the Moskva River into a fully-fledged transport artery for the city.
Trips on these electric vessels are included in the Ediny (Unified) travel passes for 30, 90, and 365 days. Two years after the launch of regular electric river transport, residents of the capital now have the opportunity to:
Use three year-round river routes with a total length of 29 km
Quickly and conveniently cross to the opposite bank of the Moskva River thanks to the electric vessels
Moreover, the launch created 350 new jobs, and the Moskva River has become much safer. Thanks to regular patrols, crews can promptly spot people who end up in the water — and they have already saved four lives.
On June 20, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin opened the third route of the regular electric river transport, Novospasskiy — ZIL, improving transport accessibility for more than 55,000 Muscovites living in four districts. The ZIL pier is now the terminal stop for two lines at once, allowing passengers to travel from Pechatniki to Novospasskiy on the most innovative type of urban transport in the capital, — said Maksim Liksutov.