Ulich metro

Ulich Metro

Overview
Native name	Улический метрополитен
Owner	Government of Ulich
Locale	Ulich cities of Efimovo, Lyubimovo, Muravyovo, Lefordovo - within Ulich-city cities of Bogdanovo, Sovetsk, Zhdanovo - within Ulich Oblast Dulebia
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	21 (including Zhdanovo AeroExpress and the Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail, excluding Ulich Outer Diameter)
Number of stations	311 321 (including 10 stations of the Zhdanovo AeroExpress)
Daily ridership	(average) 7.117 million
Annual ridership	2.7 billion (2018)
Chief executive	Stepan Radonetsky
Website	http://ulmetro.db/
Operation
Began operation	31 January 1909 (1909-01-31)
Operator(s)	Rapido DB
Headway	Peak hours: 3-4 minutes Off-peak: 6-12 minutes
Technical
System length	417.9 km (259.7 mi) 445.7 km (276.9 mi) including Zhdanovo AeroExpress and Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail
Track gauge	1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in)
Electrification	825 V DC third rail, 3 kV DC overhead line
Average speed	36.25 km/h (22.52 mph)
System map

The Ulich Metro (Dulebian: Улический Метрополитен, Ulichesky Metropoliten) is a rapid transit system serving the capital of Dulebia, the city of Ulich, as well as some of the neighbouring cities of Efimovo, Lyubimovo, Muravyovo and Lefordovo within the Ulich-City District, and the cities of Bogdanovo, Sovetsk and Zhdanovo, located in the Ulich Oblast. The system was opened in 1909, with one line running along the river Dnistr (currently part of Zhdanovskaya Line), connecting then eastern Ulich with the suburban town of Sorokino, with 9 stations in total. The system is thus the oldest underground urban railway system created in Dulebia, and one of the oldest in Erdara. As of 2020, the Ulich metro system has a total length of 445.7 km (276.9 mi) including Zhdanovo AeroExpress and Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail, and 321 stations in total. The system has the most number of stations in the world, and is the longest underground railway system currently operational. The system has underground, overground, ground-level and semi-underground stations, as well as multi-level stations at line intersections. The deepest section is located at the Hotel Dulebia transfer hub, where 3 stations are located beneath the ground, with the deepest (Hotel Dulebia station on Sovetskaya Line) being 89 metres below ground-level. The Ulich metro is the second-busiest metro system in the world by annual ridership. Due to its rich history, the metro has examples from numerous architectural styles popular in Dulebia throughout the 20th century, with its oldest stations being build in revivalist style, with examples of Art Deco, Avant-Garde, Brutalist, Constructivist, Socialist Classicism and Neo-Modern architecture along different lines and stations. This makes the Ulich metro a popular tourist attraction, and many name it as the trademark of the city itself.

Operations

Lines

As of 2020, the Ulich metro consists of 21 operational lines, including the Zhdanovo AeroExpress and Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail. Each of the lines is assigned its own colour and number, as well as a name. The lines are usually named after the districts their construction started at (e.g. Zhdanovskaya Line is named after the district of Zhdanovo (not to be confused with the city of Zhdanovo in Ulich Oblast) in northeastern Ulich, with its historical name, Sorokinskaya, being dropped in 1992), however, there are several exceptions: some lines are either named after their function (Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail), location and shape (Ulich central diameter), or have historical names (Sovetskaya Line). One line in the system did not receive its unique colour (Buryanovskaya Line), and one did not receive its own bullet (Zhdanovo AeroExpress).

The upcoming station is announced on the train by a female voice before departure, and the last station of the line is announced before arrival of the train by male voice on the station. The metro system offers direct connection to several bus lines to the three passenger airports of Ulich, transfers to some of the commuter rail, and a direct connection to Ulich Zhdanovo International Airport and its inter-terminal railway.

Color	Line Bullet	Name	Original name	Connections	First opened	Stations	Length km
Red		Zhdanovskaya Line	Ждановская Линия	Zhdanovskoe Shosse to File:UlMetL1.png Molodyozhnaya to Hotel Dulebia to Kryukovo to	31 January, 1909	38	TBA
Blue		Kravtsovskaya Line	Кравцовская Линия	Sadovaya Ploshchad to Spassovsky Sobor to Kerchevsky Library to Planetary to Birulyovo to Beryozki to Kravtsovo to	11 March, 1926	26	TBA

Network map

Map of the Ulich metro, including Zhdanovo AeroExpress and Ulich-Zhdanovo monorail, as well as airport bus lines and notable commuter railways, as of 2020.