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KAZAN'
. QAZAN
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| Tatarstan . Russia |
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Kazan (Qazan), the capital of Tatarstan, lies at the confluence of the rivers Kazanka and Volga and has 1.2 million inhabitants. There are plans to build a 3-lines-network (46 km) with 4 transfer stations. Construction work on the first line started in 1997. Tsentralnya Liniya: (Central Line) runs from the northern industrial sites through the city centre to the southeastern residential areas. The central section of this line from Kremlyovskaya to Gorki opened on 27 August 2005 in time for the city's millenium celebrations. Station names and other signs are displayed both in Russian and in Tatar (the latter also using Cyrillic letters). 4 car-trains based on class 81-717 built in St. Petersburg are used (850 V, 3-phase asyncronous motors). |
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27 Aug 2005: Kremlyovskaya - Gorki (7.7 km)
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Tsentralnya Liniya: will be extended at both ends. The Kazanka River will be crossed underground at a depth of up to 28 m. Construction of the river crossing began in May 2006. Gorki - Prospekt Pobedy and Kremlyovskaya - Koz'ya sloboda may open in 2007 and 2008 respectively. After that the Central Line will be extended north to Zavodskaya by 2012 and south to the airport by 2042.... Vokzalnaya Liniya: (Station Line) from the Central Station to the city centre and on to another south-eastern residential area, planned to be finished by 2018. The western extension across the river will not be ready before 2038... Privolshsko-Savinovskaya Liniya: (Volga-Savinov Line) from the industrial areas to the residential area of Sarechya and the south-west of the city, planned. The central section might be built by 2024. Apart from this basic 3-line network, Kazan' has a very ambitious metro master plan for the next 50 years, including a ring line, extensions of the first three lines and a fourth from the city centre to the northeast (see link below). These lines are classified as 'light metro'. |
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The Kazan Metro operates every 7 minutes from 05:00 until 24:00. A trip from Kremlyovskaya to Gorki takes 11 minutes. Fare - 10 rubles (paid with contactless smartcards) |
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Qazan Metropoliteny - Kazan Subway (Official site including all projects) Photo Gallery by Andrey Surikov Metrosoyuza by Peter Donn includes pictures of Kazan' metro construction
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NEWS:
Nov. 2002:
Qazan metro builders started digging the first tunnel from station Ploshchad' Tukaya toward station Kremlyovskaya [Kremlin]. All work on the stations had been halted several months earlier. This tunnel is built at at a depth of 31 meters. The length between the stations is 1.58 kilometers. The stretch runs under ulitsa Profsoyuznaya, instead of the earlier planned ulitsa Baumana. Drilling the tunnel will take 6-7 months. No decision has been taken yet whether north of Kremlyovskaya the line will cross the Qazan River under the riverbed or on a bridge.
On Oct. 25, metro builders also started work on the Amet'yevo - Gorki section (1.5 km). The first section of the subway, with a total length of 8.67 km (7.14 km for passenger service) with 5 stations (Gorki, Amet'yevo, Sukonnaya sloboda, Ploshchad' Tukaya and Kremlyovskaya.) is scheduled to be opened on 30 Aug. 2005, in time for Qazan's 1,000th anniversary.
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LOVAT reports on October 15, 1999
LOVAT TBM for Metro Tunnel in Russia
Contract for the purchase of LOVAT TBM Model MP226SE Series 17500 for 11 km of subway construction in Kazan', Russia was signed in April 1997 by the Department of Metro Construction of the Administration of the City of Kazan' and LOVAT. The TBM with a diameter of 5.63 m was manufactured at LOVAT's plant in Toronto, Canada and was delivered in October 1999. The LOVAT EPB TBM is equipped with a soft ground cuttinghead, powered by 12 hydraulic motors via 5 No. 188kW Electric Motors and is capable of Open and Earth Pressure Balance excavation modes. The geology expected along the tunnel alignment will predominantly consist of silt, loam, clay and sand. Maximum water pressure up to 1.9 bar is expected. The maximum depth of the tunnel invert is 28 m. The TBM is designed to erect a tunnel lining consisting of 7 + 1 precast concrete segments with an inner diameter of 5.1 m, outer diameter of 5.6 m and length of 1 m. The machine has been equipped with a Primary Belt Conveyor for use in favorable ground conditions, which is interchangeable with a 10.5 m long Screw Conveyor for EPB mode, for excavation in soil where positive face support is required. Additional features include: LOVAT's Ground Conditioning System, a TBM sealing system designed for 6 bar pressure and a TACS Laser Guidance System. Driven under the densely populated areas of the city, the machine will bore two tunnels providing settlement-free excavation not exceeding 10 mm. The TBM will be assembled in an open pit prior to the start of mining in the middle of December 1999. LOVAT will provide comprehensive technical assistance during assembly of the TBM and for the auxiliary subsystems for the first 200 m of tunnel drive.
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