Moscow metro gets ready for FIFA World Cup 2018

A man reads a newspaper at Baumanskaya metro station in Moscow. One of the busiest and most visually stunning underground systems in the world,it is a tourist site in its own right.When it opened in 1935, the metro had just 11 stations and attracted 285,000 curious riders on the first day. Today there are 206 stations and up to nine million passengers a day. The metro has been expanding fast in the last few years, and modernising with one eye on the World Cup that Russia will host in 2018. (REUTERS)

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A man reads a newspaper at Baumanskaya metro station in Moscow. One of the busiest and most visually stunning underground systems in the world,it is a tourist site in its own right.When it opened in 1935, the metro had just 11 stations and attracted 285,000 curious riders on the first day. Today there are 206 stations and up to nine million passengers a day. The metro has been expanding fast in the last few years, and modernising with one eye on the World Cup that Russia will host in 2018. (REUTERS)

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An employee washes the train carriage at Krasnaya Presnya metro depot in Moscow. (REUTERS)

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A Moscow metro employee drives a train through a metro station. The Moscow metro’s immaculate stations are a mix of old and new. (REUTERS)

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The metro was originally named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, and the Bolshevik leader’s image was and still is found in stations throughout the metro: in statues, mosaics and a giant bust of Lenin on the wall. (REUTERS)

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People walk during rush hour at Kievskaya metro station in Moscow. (REUTERS)

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An element of interior design showing Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin. (REUTERS)

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It now has free WiFi and announcements in English are gradually being introduced across the numerous lines. (REUTERS)

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People ride the metro train during rush hour in Moscow. (REUTERS)