Systematic underfunding of public transport
leads to a deterioration in the quality of its services and a drop in passenger traffic, which,
in turn, reduces the revenues of transport enterprises
and deprives them of further investments.
Firm steps are needed to attract passenger traffic to public transport.
Noel Dolphin, Director of Furrer+Frey's, United Kingdom
More than 80% of the population of Russia uses public transport services. The annual passenger traffic is 18.7 billion people. In cities, up to 85% of air pollution is caused by vehicles, which, according to some scientists, reduces the average life expectancy by 4-5 years. In countries with a high standard of living, the development of electric mobility is one of the priorities. Electric transport is the key to a healthy, livable city.
Electric transport operates in 113 Russian cities. 7 cities have subways (in two it is under construction).
- manufacturers of rolling stock for GET and subways - 11
- fleet of subway cars - 6800
- tramway fleet - 6223
- trolleybus fleet - 6060
- The number of metro stations is 422 (including the MCC)
- The length of the subway escalators is 4,000 m
- The annual passenger traffic of urban transport is 18.7 billion
- the share of public transport in urban passenger transportation (on average) is 75%
- Route length: metro - 1100 km, trolleybus - 7200 km, tram - 3500 km
- construction plan until 2030: metro - 60 km (25 stations), trolleybus (electric bus) - 400 km, tram (LRT) - 150 km
- the number of employees in the industry is 260 000
- The volume of annual capital investments is about RR 300 bln
The total number of cities in RF is 1,099, 16 cities have a population of more than 1 mln, 20 - from 500 thousand to 1 mln, 133 - from 100 to 500 thousand.
The Russian capital is a leader in improving and developing the public transport network. The largest enterprises of urban electric transport:
Mosgortrans state operator is the largest operator of electric bus transport in Europe. The company operates 33 electric bus routes. As of October 2025, the company has more than 2,600 electric buses on its balance sheet. 3 electric bus deports have been put into operation. In 2022, the 125th anniversary was celebrated by the Moscow tram (operated by the Moscow Metro) and the 105th anniversary by the Moscow bus. In 2023, the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans celebrated its 65th anniversary. Since 2022 Moscow develops river electric transport and in 2025 launched its own shipyard to build electric ships of different range.
Moscow Metro was founded in 1935. It is the largest underground electric transport company in Europe. On average 9 mln passengers use metro every day. This is the fourth indicator in the world. More than 10,000 trains pass through 13 metro lines with a total length of 408 km on a two-track basis with 268 stations every day. The car fleet consists of more than 10 700 units, of which more than 500 trains are formed. The total electricity consumption is 2 bln kWh. Moscow Metro take 48% of the passenger traffic. The Moscow Metro includes the Moscow Central Ring, which was put into operation in 2016. In 2023, the longest ring metro line in the world (70 km) - the BKL, was launched. Since 2020, the Moscow Metro has been operating a tram network.
Suburban electric trains play a crucial role in inner-city and suburban passenger transportation. About 1.2 bln passengers are transported per year. CPPK is the country's largest commuter carrier (more than 50% of all electric train services in Russia). Moscow central diameters have been put into operation in 2019, passenger traffic increased by more than 50%.
Communal electric transport: the future of quiet cities:
"Electric transport is not a fashionable hobby, it is a challenge of the times. If we want to create cities where it will be possible to breathe easily without suffocating from exhaust fumes, where we will not have to cover ourselves with a pillow at night in the hope of protecting our ears from the "growling diesel monsters" of public services, then we urgently need to take measures and rely on electric transport." (Mr. Kirill Antonov, First Deputy General Director of Mercator International LLC).
It is obvious that the future belongs to quiet and "hardworking" electric transport for urban utilities. The sooner the agricultural tractors and irrigation machines with a bug pattern based on diesel trucks are replaced by silent electric vehicles with a wide range of functions, the sooner cities can rightfully be called comfortable to live in!
