Translation. Region: Russian Federation –
The capital's Department of Transportation has summarized the results of a major upgrade to the city's transit navigation system. Over the past year, specialists from the Metro Passenger Services Department have implemented a number of technological solutions designed to make traveling around the city more convenient for residents and tourists.
A key change was the first metro map design update in 11 years. The map's lines now have smoother outlines, visually expanding the space. For easier navigation, the map includes more than 30 parks, as well as recognizable architectural landmarks such as railway stations and the Moscow City skyscrapers.
In 2025, "neurovoice"—a speech synthesis system virtually indistinguishable from a live announcer—began operating on Moscow public transportation. The technology is already being tested on the Sokolnicheskaya Line and on a driverless tram. The main advantage of this new system is its ability to quickly broadcast urgent announcements in a familiar voice to passengers.
Moscow is actively adapting its infrastructure for foreign tourists: metro maps have been created in Chinese and Arabic. Station names have been translated with due regard for their meaning and transliteration. For example, "Park Kultury" means "park" in Chinese, while "Kuznetsky Most" is pronounced "Kuznitsky must" in Arabic. Paper maps are available at "Live Communication" kiosks, and electronic versions are available on the Unified Transport Portal.
Digitalization has also reached new stations: four stations on the Troitskaya Line (Vavilovskaya, Krymskaya, Akademicheskaya, and ZIL) immediately opened with digital navigation. The first digital transfer was created between the Akademicheskaya, Troitskaya, and Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya lines. The number of digital signs in the metro has more than doubled to over 130, allowing for remote information updates.
To improve navigation inside the cars, exit numbers at transfer hubs have been placed above the doors of Moscow-2020 and Moscow-2024 trains. This technology is currently in use on 100 trains on the Koltsevaya, Kaluzhsko-Rizhskaya, and Troitskaya lines. Stickers requesting passengers to give up their seats have also been updated: pictograms have been replaced with friendly illustrations, with over 24,000 stickers replaced.
Changes have also affected ground transportation. All 37 tram routes have been equipped with new signs showing key streets and transfer points. Digital signs with online schedules and navigational flags have been installed on the Novospassky-ZIL river route.
During the closure of a section of the Sokolnicheskaya Line, floor-mounted color navigation was successfully tested at Salaryevo station, directing passengers to expansion buses.