Novosibirsk Metro (Новосибирский метрополитен)

The Novosibirsk Metro is a rapid transit system serving Novosibirsk, Russia. The system consists of 15.9 kilometers of track on two lines with 13 stations. It opened in January 1986, becoming the eleventh metro in the USSR and the ninth in the Russian SFSR. According to 2017 data, it is the third busiest system in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The stations are luxuriously decorated in late-Soviet style. Of the 13 stations, seven are three-span shallow pillar stations. There is also a station with side platforms (Rechnoye Vokzal) both above and below ground, which follows the 2145 m covered bridge span of the Ob, the longest in the world. Krasny Prospekt and Sibirskaya are transfer stations connected to each other by a dual pedestrian tunnel. The Novosibirsk Metro transports about 206,000 passengers daily.