Moscow State University: metro station "University". Or still "Sparrow Hills"?

Metro Moscow can bring to the stupor a man who sees his scheme for the first time. Getting to the right point for an unprepared or unfamiliar with the metro system of any city person becomes a problem. Well, it's even harder to learn all the stations. So, not even all Muscovites know which metro station is the Moscow State University (Moscow State University) and on which line it is located. In the article we will tell you what kind of station is closer to the university, how to get to Moscow State University from them and what else you can see.

MSU

Moscow State University . Lomonosov is one of the oldest higher educational institutions in Russia, founded in the 18th century. It trains several tens of thousands of students from Russia and other countries of the world, teaches thousands of well-deserved teachers. He is the most prestigious university in Russia and is on the list of the best in the world.

Moscow State University is located on the Vorobyovy Gory, outside the second ring road, in relative proximity to the Moscow River. From the observation platform, located next to the Moscow State University, you can see the center of Moscow, you can see the building "Moscow City" and other high and prominent buildings of the capital. On the territory there are more than 10 buildings, the Botanical Garden and various alleys. Because There is a university on Sparrow Hills, visitors often have a question: "How to get to Moscow State University?" Which subway station is closest? " Let us analyze this question further.

Metro station "University"

The nearest metro station to the Moscow State University is the University, located on the Sokolnicheskaya Line in the southern part of the city, at several stations from the roundabout. It is a common underground station. Located in a walking distance from Moscow State University. The metro station is named "University" that's why. Get it to the university itself can be reached on foot, passing a mile and a half by signs or by using a map, or by minibuses that go every 2-10 minutes depending on the time of day and day of the week. Students prefer to walk, so it usually turns out faster.

The metro station "Vorobyovy Gory"

As it becomes clear from the name of the station, it is located next to the Sparrow Hills, on which MSU stands. The metro station is aboveground. It is located above the river on the covered bridge, from which a beautiful view of the center of the capital opens. Descent from the station goes to the embankment of the Moskva River and to the foot of the mountain. Lifting along it is carried out along paved trails or on asphalt pavements. From the main building of Moscow State University, the metro station "Vorobyovy Gory" is 3.5 km away, it is about 40 minutes walk. Therefore, it is better to get to MSU from this station only if you want to admire the beauties of the city in parallel. According to the time that should be spent on the way, it is still believed that the Moscow State University is located at the metro station "University", as it is closer.

Moscow Metro

Moscow's metropolitan is on the list of the most complex and ramified in the world. It has 2 circular lines, one of which is ground-based and opened in 2016, and 12 radial, one of which is a monorail. The total number of stations is 203, there are underground stations, there are open ground stations.

The lines pass not only along the central part of Moscow, but also beyond it - in the suburbs and in the sleeping areas there lives a large number of working or studying students in the capital of the population.

In the Moscow metro there are various ways of payment of travel:

• A single ticket for which you can record any number of trips (up to 60). It operates from 1 to 90 days. You do not need to return it to the cashier.
• The "Troika" card, which is issued at the metro ticket offices at a collateral value of 50 rubles. The card can be replenished at the points intended for this purpose and used indefinitely.
• The map "90 minutes" gives you the opportunity to take the metro 1 time and make an unlimited number of transfers on land transport within 90 minutes. The card can be used both for 1 day and for 90 days (calculated for 60 such trips).

Tourists prefer to buy a single ticket or a "90 minutes" card if they know where they want to get exactly and how long it will take, and the local population prefers the "Troika" from these options. There is also a social map of a Muscovite, a school student and a student in various tariff options. There is a payment for travel on contactless bank cards.