There are several interchange stations in the Moscow metro, where it is better to go not at all where the signs suggest moving. This allows you to save time or move more comfortably.


1. Turgenevskaya -> Chistye Prudy.

Alternative way: Escalator up at the end of the station (exit to the city).

We rise on the escalator, go to the left and see the sign "No passage".

If you do not want to "violate", we pass to the right. Passage is allowed there. On the left we see an escalator, along which we go down to Chistye Prudy.

It takes a little longer, but most of that time is spent standing on the escalator rather than walking down the long walkway.
Plus, you don't have to climb stairs. If you are with a heavy suitcase, this is very important.

2. Chistye Prudy -> Turgenevskaya.

Official way of crossing: escalator down in the center of the station.

Alternative way: Escalator up at the end of the station with the sign "Exit to the city".

We go up the escalator and go right.

We see an escalator down to the right (now there is a metal fence - it is being repaired. The escalator is right behind it), we go down the escalator.

3. Library named after Lenin -> Arbatskaya.

Official way of crossing: stairs up in the center of the station.

Alternative way: stairs up without a sign at the end of the station.

In fact, the passage through the end of the station is not prohibited and the left half of the transition is allocated for it, but there is no sign at the station, but as soon as you climb the stairs, which seems to be only for passengers going to the platform, on the left you will see signs for exits and transitions. Move forward.

You will run into the same escalator, to which a long curved tunnel leads, along which it is proposed to go in the official way. So much faster and shorter!

4. Lenin Library -> Alexander Garden.

Official way of crossing: the same stairs up in the center of the station.

Alternative way: the same stairs up without a sign at the end of the station.

Climb up the stairs and go to the right side. On the right there will be three passages, over each of which hangs a "no passage" sign. First one, then two more.

If you need a train to International, feel free to turn right into the second passage. If to "Kuntsevskaya" - in the third.

You will immediately find yourself on the right platforms.

If you follow the official path, you will have to climb several stairs and spend a lot of extra time. Although in this case you will pass under the prohibition sign, you will not interfere with anyone - there are very few people coming from the platform.

5. Theater -> Revolution Square.

Official way of crossing: stairs up in the center of the station.

We go up the escalator and immediately go down the other one and find ourselves at another station.
The alternative way is much faster and more comfortable (the official way involves traveling through a long tunnel).

6. Revolution Square -> Teatralnaya.

Official way of crossing: stairs up in the center of the station.

Alternative way: an escalator at the end with a sign "Exit to the city to the Revolution Square".

We rise on the escalator and immediately go down on the other.

Surely there are more convenient ways to go at other stations. If you know about them, write in the comments.

upd.: Life hacks from readers:

hige_san : The same story on Paveletskaya from the ring to the radial. The official transition in the center of the hall is downhill and stomp yourself along the tunnel for a long time. Unofficially - go up and down the escalator at the end. On the contrary - a similar path, the main thing is not to confuse the ends. It is necessary to cross not through the exit to the Paveletsky railway station.

Dear guests of the capital! And also Muscovites (it turned out that many Muscovites are also not aware. Yes, I myself discovered this not so long ago). That there are a lot of nightmarish, long and tedious transitions from branch to branch in the Moscow metro, especially in the center, I think everyone knows this. For some reason, the St. Petersburg residents especially complained to me: as far as I understand, most of the transitions there are arranged according to the same principle as we have at Kitay-Gorod. But not everyone knows that sometimes this problem can be easily bypassed, you just need to know where and how. The fact is that the branches of the Moscow metro usually intersect under acute angle. And transitions from branch to branch in most cases are an escalator, and more often a simple staircase in the center of the hall. Going up or down the stairs is a great pleasure, especially if a crowd of people is rushing up there with you, and you have sore legs, a bag on wheels or just a heavy backpack! - you find yourself in a more or less long corridor leading to the center of the hall of the neighboring station. At the same time - attention, know-how! - both of these stations very often have a common ground lobby. And the escalators leading up (this is where there will almost certainly be an escalator!), go out to the common room, as a rule, even before the turnstiles. That is, instead of climbing up and down stairs and walking along long cramped corridors in a crowd of people, you can simply go to the end of the hall, go up the escalator, go down the other way, and now you are at the right station. At the same time, this possibility is almost not advertised anywhere. The signs say: the exit to the city is at the end of the hall, the transition to the station such and such is in the center of the hall. Stomp, dear, up the stairs.

The most striking example is Paveletskaya. The transition from "Paveletskaya" - ring to "Paveletskaya" - radial - seems to be the longest in Moscow. Plus tight steep stairs - the trademark of the "green" branch. But I haven't used it for several years. The escalator at the end of the hall leads to a round lobby, there is literally ten steps away - the second escalator, and that's it. There is only one exit to the city, you won't get lost, two exits to the radial one, and the transition to the one that is not to the station. At the same time, on the radial, a sign hangs by the escalator on purpose: “Transition to circle line in the middle of Hall". Yeah thanks. I know.

Or the transition "Turgenevskaya" - "Chistye Prudy". The corridor is shorter than on Paveletskaya, but uphill. The same: exit to the city (there is only one at both stations), from the escalator from Turgenevskaya - to the left, from Chistye Prudy, respectively - to the right, the escalator down.

"Teatralnaya" - "Okhotny Ryad". Here it is more difficult. There are two exits to the city on Okhotny Ryad, and each time you have to remember again which one you can use to go to Teatralnaya. It seems to be on the one to the Bolshoi Theater, but it will be necessary to check. And the “Teatralnaya” station is generally a very confusing station, it’s easy to get lost there - but, again, if you use the right escalator, you won’t have to climb stairs and wander through the transitions. In short, the path is proven, but needs to be clarified.

There is, they say, the same transition from the "Teatralnaya" to the "Revolution Square", but I have never been there.

"Pushkinskaya" - "Tverskaya" - in principle, the transition there is quite convenient, but if you crowbars climb the stairs, AND YOU HAVE A TRAVEL PASS WITH UNLIMITED TRIPS, or you do not mind spending an extra trip, you can go up the escalator, and immediately go back and go down the escalator to the desired station. As for the travel card, it is important, because, having gone upstairs, you will find yourself behind the turnstiles. It makes sense if you, for example, have a heavy bulky load that you are reluctant to carry up the stairs.

"Pushkinskaya" - "Chekhovskaya" - the second transition is officially marked, but it cannot be said that it is much more convenient than the other: both there are stairs and corridors. Unless it is more convenient for you personally to go at the end of the platform, and not in the center of the hall.

"Komsomolskaya" ring-radial - in principle, this can also be done, there the escalators lead to one hall, but it does not make sense: there are a lot of stairs and passages on the way to the escalators. It makes sense only if the official transition is packed to capacity: at the exit, the stairs and corridors are wider. But at the exit, the crowd is usually thicker, after all, there are three stations.

"Library named after Lenin", transition to "Alexander Garden" and "Arbatskaya" - two official transitions, but it is more convenient to use the one at the end of the hall. There is a wide staircase and a short passage, and in the center of the hall there is a staircase and a long narrow corridor leading to the same passage. It's best not to go there during peak hours.

That's all I remember for now. I propose to supplement, systematize, and, perhaps, lay it out somewhere, if this has not already been done. I haven't found it yet.

On each platform, you can see trodden light paths. The car doors stop right in front of them. The life hack loses its value at Pushkinskaya, where the places where the car doors stop are already marked with markings on the floor.

Which car to sit in

On Koltsevaya it is almost always freer in the first and last carriages. On the radial branches, you need to choose the second cars: those who want to be the first to be at the escalator to the exit are packed into the first and last.

How to ride for the final

After the train stops at the final metro station, the attendants must “run through” the train and check if there are any passengers left in it. During peak hours, only 30 seconds are allocated for verification, so employees are usually in a hurry. At the moment when the car has already been inspected, but the doors have not yet closed, you can jump into the train and ride “under the turn” - get to a dead end, change direction and return to the station again.

Why not lean against the doors

Because it's really dangerous! There are such malfunctions in which the doors begin to open and close by themselves, without the participation of the driver. This is rare, but it doesn’t hurt to play it safe: with such a breakdown on the go, you can easily fall out of the car.

How to shorten transitions

At some stations, experienced passengers use completely different transitions where the sign leads. Because there are faster and shorter ways. So, from the "Teatralnaya" to the "Okhotny Ryad" you can go through the escalator marked "Exit to the city to the" Okhotny Ryad "". The opposite escalator on the "Teatralnaya" helps in the same way to shorten the path to the "Revolution Square". The transition from the "Paveletskaya" - ring to the radial can be shortened using an escalator at the end of the hall. It leads to a round lobby, where a second escalator is ten paces away. From "Turgenevskaya" to "Chistye Prudy" you can also go along the escalator with the indication "Exit to the city". When driving from Turgenevskaya after the escalator, you need to go left, from Chistye Prudy - to the right and take the escalator down.

What are the voices saying?

Subway stops are announced for women and male voices. This is done specifically for blind passengers: a male announcer announces when the train is moving towards the center, a female announcer - from the center. On the Ring female voice turns on when moving counterclockwise (women just to speak out against), men - clockwise.

How to "read" an escalator

The eternal question: why do escalator handrails move faster or slower than steps? The handrails actuate the drive unit, which wears out due to friction. Therefore, initially the diameter of the blocks is made 2% larger than necessary, which is why the handrails “run” faster. That is, if the hand goes forward steps, the escalator is new. If back - the escalator is old and needs to be replaced with a drive unit.