Moscowtransport Fact Sheet

MOSCOW TRANSPORT FACT SHEET

MAY 8, 2020

Transport against the virus

What does Moscow transport do against coronavirus?

The Presidential Decree introduced a non-working period, and in Moscow it was then generally extended until May 31, 2020 in order to reduce the spread of coronavirus, but Moscow transport will continue its operation. Since May 12, 2020 manufacturing companies are allowed to re-start working subject to all safety measures. From May 12, 2020 all passengers must wear protective masks and gloves to travel by public transport

The digital permit system: On April 15, 2020 a digital permit system was introduced in Moscow to reduce the spread of the disease. A citizen must get a digital permit to use any mode of private or public transport, and no permit is required for walking. A digital permit can be issued online or by contacting the dedicated hotline. ● Selective control of digital permits is introduced – more than 250 inspectors check the digital permits and control the violators using the most modern equipment; ● Car-sharing services are temporarily closed to stick to the safety standard; ● More than 2500 cameras will record drivers who violated quarantine; ● All the questions on the prevention of coronavirus in Moscow transport are addressed to the dedicated hotline.

On April 22, 2020 the automated permit control system was introduced. It helps to prevent the social distancing rules’ violation and limit the human factor at the control zones. Travelling by public transport is possible only with Troika and Strelka smart cards or social transport cards, operating in Moscow and the Moscow region. The sale of single paper tickets and the bank cards’ usage at turnstiles are temporarily canceled. ● NEW! More than 110 000 times the Moscow Transport apps were used for digital permit checks; ● NEW! Protective masks and gloves are available for purchase at metro cash desks, vending machines and retail shops; ● Now the Troika card may be purchased at the largest bank chains – Sberbank, VTB and Pochta-bank, and at the Magnit local retail chain;

● The Moscow Metro launched a free Troika card delivery service together with the Yandex delivery; ● In case of travelling by a private car, its plate number is to be attached to a digital permit; ● The Moscow Traffic Control Center’ cameras automatically record cars that move around Moscow so as not to create traffic jams at the entrances to Moscow.

Fare payment: ● Since April 13, 2020 doctors and employees of all medical institutions, who are struggling with coronavirus, can use city parking lots for free; ● The discounted fare is cancelled for schoolchildren, students, passengers over 65 years of age, people with chronic diseases; ● Passengers are recommended to use contactless payment options for public transport and parking; ● All passengers can extend their tickets’ validity.

The Moscow Metro, the Moscow Central Circle and the Moscow Central Diameters: ● NEW! All stations’ doors are fixed open to minimize passenger contact with surfaces; ● NEW! More than 250 thousand seats are daily disinfected; ● NEW! Hand sanitizers are installed at metro stations; ● 900 thousand square meters of area are daily cleaned and disinfected; ● The frequency of cleaning and disinfection at the MCD stations has been increased, now all the stations are disinfected every 2 hours; ● More than 5 million liters of disinfecting agents were used to disinfect the MCD trains and infrastructure only in April 2020; ● All passenger zone and ventilation shafts are disinfected with hot air; ● All metro trains are wet-cleaned and disinfected with UV-lamps before operation; ● All metro tunnels are washed with a special machine using a disinfecting agent; ● Air filters in metro trains with built-in air conditioning are changed 2 times more often; ● Every 1,5-2 hours handrails, turnstiles, entrance door handles and cash zones are disinfected; ● More than 1.6 thousand ticket vending machines are washed every hour; ● The Moscow Central Diameters’ train Ivolga, the Nakhabino and Aeroexpress depots are disinfected by 130 employees in 24/7 mode; ● The MCD trains are disinfected with cold fog, which kills almost 100% of germs.

Surface transport: ● More than 8 thousand buses, trolleybuses, electric buses and trams are disinfected after shifts every day and cleaned at terminal stations; ● Bus stations’ premises are regularly disinfected; ● Safety measures for drivers have also been strengthened - in buses, trolleybuses and electric buses, the front area is protected by a signal tape – similar solutions are used in Germany, the Czech Republic and other European countries; ● On-board ticket-selling is canceled; ● All inside surfaces are treated with special disinfectants, including the driver’s cab, handrails, glass and seats.

Road traffic situation in Moscow Conclusions

March 2 - May 6, 2020 Road traffic and passenger flow fact sheet

Wednesday May 6, compared with the beginning of March 2020: 1. The total number of metro trips (passenger flow shift and metro cars capacity are presented in the Appendix 1) decreased by 86% (7.52 million): for paid trips, the decrease was 86%, and for discounted trips - 88%. The largest decrease was observed among schoolchildren/students (99%) and pensioners (100%). It is 5% (0.07 million) less than a week ago. 2. The total number of trips by surface transport decreased by 85% (4.87 million), and it is 8% (0.08 million) less than a week ago. 3. The number of unique public transport passengers (metro and surface transport) decreased by 86% (4.94 million), and it is 6% (0.05 million) less than a week ago. 4. The number of taxi and car-sharing rides decreased by 49% and 100%, respectively, respectively, as car-sharing rides are temporarily canceled. The number of taxi trips has not changed since the previous week. 5. The average daily number of vehicles in the city decreased by 41% (1.31 million vehicles), and it is 6% (120 thousand) less than a week ago. 6. The total number of cars entering Moscow decreased by 31%, and the number of cars exiting Moscow – by 40%. 7. The average number of cars moving in the city in the morning rush hour (08:00-10:00) decreased by 44% (238 thousand vehicles/hour), at the day time (10:00-17:00) – by 39% (201 thousand vehicles/hour), at the evening rush hour (17:00-20:00) – by 33% (158 thousand vehicles/hour). 8. The average number of cargo vehicles decreased by 32% (82 thousand vehicles), and it is 11% (22 thousand vehicles) less than a week ago. 9. The number of paid parking sessions decreased by 63% (141 thousand), and it is 8% (7.6 thousand) less than a week ago: – Inside the Boulevard Ring there is a 64% decline (5.6 thousand) than in the beginning of March, and it is 10% (0.4 thousand) less than a week ago; – Between the Boulevard Ring and the Garden Ring there is a 63% decline (21 thousand), and it is 9% (1.3 thousand) less than a week ago; – Between the Garden Ring and the Third Ring Road there is a 62% decline (64.9 thousand), and it is 9% (3.9 thousand) less than a week ago; – Between the Third Ring Road ring and the Moscow Ring Road there is an 63% decline (47.9 thousand), and it is 7% (2 thousand) less than a week ago; – Outside the Moscow Ring Road there is a 71% decline (1.5 thousand), and it is 3% (0.02 thousand) less than a week ago. The maximum workload in the evening rush hour decreased by 7 points, and the average daily - by 3.6 points. According to TomTom, workload in the morning rush hour decreased from 73% to 11% (by 62 percentage points), in the evening - from 83% to 13% (by 70 percentage points), and the average daily - from 56% to 9% (by 47 percentage points) (the dynamics of the workload by TomTom and the photo materials of the workload are presented in Appendixes 2 and 3). The average daily speed increased by 75%, and the number of accidents decreased by 91%. 10. Moreover, there is a decrease in the suburban trains’ passenger flow by 69% (1,23 million).

11. At airports, there is a decrease in the number of arriving and departing passengers: – Sheremetyevo: the number of arrivals on domestic flights decreased by 92% (19.8 thousand), and on international flights decreased by 100% (20.9 thousand). The number of departing passengers on domestic flights decreased by 92% (21.5 thousand), while on international flights it decreased by 99% (22.2 thousand). – Domodedovo: the number of arrivals on domestic flights decreased by 81% (14.2 thousand), and on international flights decreased by 100% (9.9 thousand). The number of passengers departing on domestic flights decreased by 79% (16.1 thousand), while on international flights it decreased by 98% (10.1 thousand). – Vnukovo: the number of arrivals on domestic flights decreased by 96% (13.9 thousand), and on international flights decreased by 100% (11.8 thousand). The number of passengers departing on domestic flights decreased by 97% (14.6 thousand), and on international flights decreased by 100% (10.5 thousand).

Conclusion: traffic redistribution has been noted at present - in the morning rush hour and daytime, the number of vehicles on the road network decreased by 44% (238 thousand vehicles/hour) and 39% (201 thousand vehicles/hour) respectively, and in the evening rush hour – by 33% (158 thousand vehicles/hour). Along with this, there was a decrease in the Moscow Metro passenger flow by 86% (7.52 million), surface transport passenger flow by 85% (4.87 million) and suburban trains passenger flow by 69% (1.23 million). Compared with the previous week, the metro and surface transport recorded an decrease in passenger flow of 5% (0.07 million) and 8% (0.08 million), respectively. Since April 15, the values of public transport passenger flow, as well as the number of cars on roads, are at the level of the first week of self-isolation (March 30 - April 3, 2020). Among the airports of the Moscow transport hub, the largest decrease in passenger traffic was noted at the Vnukovo airport (98%). A decrease in the number of international flights passengers is 98%-100%.

The Moscow Metro passenger flow: Million trips a day 8:00-9:00, million trips 18:00-19:00, million trips 04.03.2020 8.72 0.94 0.99 06.05.2020 1.2 0.12 0.11 deviation - 86% - 87% - 89%

The surface transport passenger flow: Million trips a day 8:00-9:00, million trips 18:00-19:00, million trips 04.03.2020 5.73 0.53 0.45 06.05.2020 0.86 0.08 0.07 deviation - 85% - 85% - 84%

The suburban railways passenger flow and the number of vehicles: Surburban trains, Number of cars Number of cars in the Number of cars thousands of in the road road network (08:00- in the road passengers a day network, million 10;00), million network (17:00- vehicles a day vehicles a day 20:00), million vehicles a day 04.03.2020 1773.5 3.16 0.55 0.48 06.05.2020 546.1 1.85 0.31 0.32 deviation -69% -41% -44% -33%

The largest decrease was observed among schoolchildren/students and pensioners.

APPENDIX

The average daily number of vehicles on working days in March 2020 is

2.36 million vehicles/day

Average daily number of vehicles, million

Business day target (2,2 million) 1

0 Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar ------May May May ------1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

§ On Wednesday (May 6), the average daily number of vehicles was 41% (1.31 million vehicles) less than in the beginning of March, and it is 6% (120 thousand vehicles) less than previous week. § The day of April 19 marks the minimum value (1.14 million vehicles) of the number of vehicles recorded per day in the city in 2020.

The average daily (6: 00-23: 59) speed on the working days of March 2020 is 43 km / h

The average daily speed, km/h

0 1 апр 1 апр 2 апр 3 апр 4 апр 5 апр 6 апр 7 апр 8 апр 9 1 май 1 май 2 май 3 май 4 май 5 май 6 10 апр 10 апр 11 апр 12 апр 13 апр 14 апр 15 апр 16 апр 17 апр 18 апр 19 апр 20 апр 21 апр 22 апр 23 апр 24 апр 25 апр 26 апр 27 апр 28 апр 29 апр 30 2 март 2 март 3 март 4 март 5 март 6 март 7 март 8 март 9 10 март 10 март 11 март 12 март 13 март 14 март 15 март 16 март 17 март 18 март 19 март 20 март 21 март 22 март 23 март 24 март 25 март 26 март 27 март 28 март 29 март 30 март 31

§ On Wednesday (May 6), the average daily speed was 75% (23 km/h) higher than in the beginning of March.

The average maximum traffic point on working days in the reviewed period is 3.9 points

Maximum level of congestion, point

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0 Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar ------May May May May May May ------1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31

§ On Wednesday (May 6), the maximum score was 7 points lower than in the beginning of March and has not changed since previous week. § In the period before the introduction of measures to limit the spread of coronovirus, the maximum score was recorded in the evening rush hour. On April 15, the maximum score (4 points) was noted in the morning rush hour, which is associated with the introduction of access control in the city and the resulting difficulties at the entrance to the city from the Moscow region.

The average daily (6:00-23:59) traffic point on a working day – 2.1 points

Average level of congestion, points 7

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the average daily score was 3.6 lower than in the beginning of March.

The number of taxi rides on the working days of March 2020 is 497 thousand, and 91 thousand rides by car sharing

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of taxi rides and car sharing rides decreased by 49% and 100% (369 thousand and 174 thousand), respectively, compared with the beginning of March, and the number of taxi rides has not changed since the previous week. All ar-sharing rides are temporarily canceled. § From April 15, following the introduction of access control, taxi drivers began to check for a passenger pass.

The passenger flow (discounted and full-price tickets) for the metro on working days in March 2020 is 3.77 million, and for surface transport – 2.58 million

Passenger flow in metro and surface transport Metro - discounted Metro - full-price Surface transport

0 Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar May May May ------1 3 5 7 9 2 4 6 8 1 3 5 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30

§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of discounted rides by metro was 88% (1.67 million) less than in early March, and full-price rides by metro - by 86% (5.85 million). The number of discounted rides decreased by 4% (10 thousand), and full-price rides - by 5% (56 thousand) since the previous week. § On Wednesday (May 6), the number of trips by surface transport decreased by 85% (4.87 million) compared with the beginning of March, and it is 8% (0.08 million) less than a week ago.

The average daily number of unique passengers at the PT (metro and surface transport) on the working days of March 2020 is 2.58 million passengers

Unique public transport passengers, million of people

5 Business day target 4 (2.5 million passengers) 3

§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of unique PT passengers was 86% (4.94 million) less than at the beginning of March, and 6% (0.05 million) less than a week ago. § On April 15-16, the minimum value (790 thousand) of unique passengers on PT was recorded for working days in the city for the period under review.

The average daily number of road accidents on working days of March 2020 is 452

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of accidents was 91% (744 accidents) less than in the beginning of March.

The average daily number of cargo vehicles in Moscow on the working days in the reviewed period of 2020 is 214.6 thousand

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of cargo vehicles in Moscow was 32% (82 thousand) less than in early March, and 11% (22 thousand) less than a week ago. § The day of April 15 marks the minimum value (159 thousand vehicles) of the number of cargo vehicles recorded for working days in the city for the period under review.

The distribution of the number of people moving in Moscow in comparison Wednesday, May 6 and March 4, 2020

Number of vehicles, moving in the city, thousand

04.03.2020 06.05.2020

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the average number of vehicles moving in the city during the morning rush hour (8:00-10:00) decreased by 44% (238 thousand vehicles / hour), at the daytime (10:00-17:00) – by 39% (201 thousand vehicles/hour) and in the evening rush hour (17:00- 20:00) – by 33% (158 thousand vehicles / hour).

The average daily number of vehicles moving between Moscow and the Moscow region on working days in March 2020 is 0.86 million vehicles

Average daily number of vehicles moving between Moscow and the Moscow region, million

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), the number of vehicles moving between Moscow and the Moscow Region was 19% (183 thousand vehicles) less than in early March, and 2% (20 thousand) less than a week ago. § The day of April 15 marks the minimum value (530 thousand vehicles) of the number of vehicles moving between Moscow and the Moscow region for the period under review.

The average daily passenger traffic on suburban trains on the working days of March 2020 is 1051 thousand passengers

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§ On Wednesday (May 6), passenger flow on suburban trains was 69% lower (1.23 million passengers) than in the beginning of March.

The average daily parking sessions on the working days of March 2020 is 133 thousand

Average daily parking sessions, thousand

Inside the BR BR-GR GR-TRR TRR-MRR Outside MRR

120

*Due to the lack of technical ability to provide the exact number of sessions for the designated territorial zones (in particular, for streets with an increased tariff (380 rubles per hour in the daytime), for which data is taken into account by the total number in the central city zones) for provision of information we used fractional calculation (in accordance with the distribution of the number of organized paid parking spaces).

Appendix 1. Change in the average daily passenger flow of metro stations (compared May 6 and the beginning of March, 2020)

TOP-5 stations with the largest decrease in TOP-5 stations with the smallest decrease passenger flow: in passenger flow: 1. Spartak - 99% 1. Kosino - 69% 2. Okhotny Ryad - 94% 2. Nizhegorodskaya MCC - 69% 3. Delovoy Tsentr - 93% 3. Olkhovskaya - 71% 4. Vystavochnaya - 93% 4. Lukhmanovskaya - 75% 5. Yugo-Zapadnaya – 92% 5. Ulitsa Dmitrievskogo - 77%

Stage between Volgogradsky Prospekt and Proletarskaya metro stations:

March 25, 8:35:

May 6, 8:32

Stage between Proletarskaya and Taganskaya metro stations:

March 25, 8:30:

May 6, 8:40:

Appendix 2. Dynamics of congestion indicators according to TomTom data for the last 4 weeks

Congestion according to TomTom, %

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April 13-19 April 20-26 April 27 - May 3 May 4-10

On Wednesday (May 6), according to TomTom, congestion in the morning rush hour (8:00- 10:00) decreased by 62%, in the evening (17:00-20:00) - by 70%, and daily average (6:00-23:59) - by 47%.

The number of congested locations according to TomTom data, units

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April 13-19 April 20-26 April 27-May 3 May 4-10

The total length of traffic jams according to TomTom data, km

April 13-19 April 20-26 April 27 - May 3 May 4-10

Appendix 3. Road network congestion photos

Volokolamsk highway

March 26, 18:30:

May 6, 18:30:

Prospekt Mira (Mira avenue)

March 25, 18:30:

May 6, 18:30: