Mosgortrans, GUP

Main article: Transport in Moscow

State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans is the main operator of the ground urban passenger transport system in the capital and the largest in Europe

Financial performance

2022: 5-fold loss growth to RUB 16.9 billion amid COVID-19 pandemic

Net losses of Mosgortrans at the end of 2021 reached 16.9 billion rubles, which is 5.1 times more than cash losses a year ago. Such data were released in May 2022.

The press service of Mosgortrans explained to TASS that the loss is mainly "paper" in nature and is associated with an increase in infrastructure.

In Mosgortrans, property from economic management has decreased - the tram infrastructure and related property have been transferred to the Moscow Metro State Unitary Enterprise. This does not affect the solvency of enterprises, since it includes the amount of accrued depreciation taken into account in the report on the financial results of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans, the press service said.

The company added that the actual values ​ ​ of the indicators are within the values ​ ​ agreed by the executive authorities of Moscow and allow enterprises to fulfill all their obligations.

The profitability of urban transport is not a goal, the press service of the Moscow Department of Transport concludes.

Our main task is to ensure the comfort of passengers, to save jobs. Now [by May 2022] more than 100 thousand people work in the metro and Mosgortrans, and there are plans to increase the staff, they added.

In 2021, the passenger traffic of Mosgortrans amounted to more than 750 million people, which is 8% more than a year earlier. Evgeny Alekseev, Deputy Director for Urban Transport Development at the Center for Infrastructure Economics (CEI), believes that one of the reasons for the growth in Mosgortrans losses may be associated with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

And about. Galina Sorokina, director of the Institute of Economics and Finance of the State University of Management, in a conversation with RBC, drew attention to a fairly "inflated management system" and "not entirely transparent financial flows."^[1]

Electrobuses

Main article: Electric buses in Moscow

Troika: ticket system

Main article: Troika Ticket system of Moscow

History

2025: Introduction of AI systems for automatic assignment of drivers to routes

Moscow City Transport (Mosgortrans) has introduced a new system for automatically assigning drivers to routes using artificial intelligence. Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry Maxim Liksutov in mid-February 2025 said that about 30% of drivers are already working under the new system.

The system was put into operation at eight Mosgortrans sites serving more than 200 ground transport routes.

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The new AI system automates key processes in public transport management, ensuring optimal resource allocation. It allows you to effectively select work shifts for drivers, taking into account the established rest time. The system analyzes passenger traffic, which contributes to the uniform distribution of buses and electric buses along the routes. An algorithm has also been introduced that guarantees equal conditions when forming shifts for the entire driver's staff.

The introduction of an automated system made it possible to halve the burden on employees involved in planning the release of transport on the line. Artificial intelligence takes into account many factors when drawing up work schedules.

Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry, stressed that the new service ensures an even distribution of the load on drivers and vehicles, which contributes to improving the quality of passenger service.

The system analyzes the workload of passenger traffic on various routes and optimizes the distribution of vehicles in accordance with real needs. This makes it possible to use the existing fleet of buses and electric buses more efficiently.

The new system creates more comfortable working conditions for drivers by optimally planning working hours and evenly distributing the load between employees.^[2]

By mid-April 2025, GUP Mosgortrans introduced an artificial intelligence system to form driver schedules at 19 production sites, which is about 75% of all enterprise bases. Thanks to the new technology, the process of selecting routes and shifts was reduced from two hours to five minutes.

According to GazetaMetro, the system covers more than 540 public transport routes in the capital. Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Head of the Department of Transport Maxim Liksutov said that artificial intelligence algorithms take into account the work schedule, the necessary rest of employees, as well as the intensity of passenger traffic.

Liksutov stressed that almost half of all Mosgortrans drivers are already receiving tasks using artificial intelligence algorithms. According to him, this helps not only to reduce the burden on staff, but also to build a more uniform and logical system for managing the movement of urban transport.

The head of the Transport Department also noted that the city authorities will continue to develop intelligent technologies in the transport sector in accordance with the tasks set by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin.^[3]

2021

Mosgortrans user data stolen and made publicly available

In October 2021, it became known that the data of Mosgortrans users were stolen and made publicly available. It is believed that the leak occurred on the company's website.

The fact that Mosgortrans stole user data, including names, phone numbers and email addresses, was the first to be reported by the Information  Leaks Telegram channel. According to him, the hacker posted the data in the public domain, saying that they were taken from the site mosgortrans.ru. In total, he posted 13 text files. Among them is a table of 149 lines.

A representative of Kaspersky Lab confirmed to the publication that the archive with leaked files was discovered by company employees on one of the hacker forums. There are both configuration files (group, hosts, motd, my.cnf, networks, passwd, protocols, services, sshd_config), and files that probably contain data on users of the Mosgortrans website - mails.txt, mostrans_admins.txt, Names.txt, phones.txt.

As the newspaper notes, on the Mosgortrans website there is no way to create a personal account where users can specify personal data, but there is a feedback form through which you can send an appeal. It is mandatory to indicate the name, first name and patronymic of the applicant, as well as e-mail. The phone number is indicated as desired.

Telegram channel "Information Leaks" published a screenshot with fragments of the stolen database. Some e-mail addresses have the domain name mosgortrans, which may indicate that they belong to employees of the enterprise.

At the same time, Mosgortrans denies the leakage of personal data and stated the following:

This is the standard contact information of employees, which is available in any bus fleet, branch and office. In fact, this is a telephone book, and very irrelevant, most of the information is outdated.[4]

"Intellectual Social Systems" signed a contract for 329 million rubles for the introduction of payment for travel on the bus through the facial recognition system

Muscovites will be able to pay for travel in the city transport through the system. face recognition This became known on August 10, 2021 from the materials of the corresponding tender placed by the Center for Traffic Management (). DATA CENTER DATA CENTER LLC "" won the competition, Intelligent social systems which will receive about 329 million under the contract. rubles More. here

2020: Mosgortrans drivers complain about the anti-sleep driving system created for 1.7 billion rubles. It causes pain and impairs vision

On March 10, 2020, it became known about the complaints of Mosgortrans drivers about the sleep control system at the wheel. It causes pain and impairs vision.

We are talking about the Anti-Son system, consisting of  an infrared camera and a speaker. She identifies "signs of falling asleep or loss of vigilance." A warning sound and light signal is turned on if the driver rides with his eyes closed for more than two seconds or does not look at the road for more than five seconds. This is achieved by controlling the "mobility of the ten facial points of the driver" and some manifestations of facial expressions: yawning, blinking, mixing of brow arcs. "Anti-son" reveals indicators of behavior indicating fatigue, and sends data about this to the dispatcher - and he can remove the driver from the route.

• Anti-son in Mosgortrans - Sleep control system behind the wheel
• Anti-son Contactless solution for monitoring the condition of drivers

2019: Contract with KamAZ for the supply of 100 electric buses and 36 charging stations to them

The capital signed a life cycle contract (KZhC) with PJSC KamAZ for the supply of 100 electric buses and 36 ultra-fast charging stations to them.

The RCC in the transport sector accounts for more than half of the volume of all projects of public-private partnership (PPP) of the capital: over five years it amounted to 435 billion rubles. The LCC has a long-term character, so the city, as a result of its conclusion, receives the best value for money for vehicles. In addition, budget expenditures are evenly distributed.

Cars from PJSC "KamAZ" will be equipped with equipment for transporting passengers with disabilities, a climate control system, satellite navigation, USB connectors for charging mobile devices. In addition, passengers will be able to use free Wi-Fi in electric buses.

The life cycle contract, which was concluded with KamAZ, provides not only for the purchase of electric buses developed in full accordance with the requirements of the city, but also for further service and supply of components within 15 years. The contract price amounted to 6.57 billion rubles.

In the future, LCCs may become a promising PPP mechanism: for example, in the housing and communal services sector - when installing common house metering devices and purchasing communal equipment, in healthcare - for the purchase of medical equipment.

The capital entered into the first two LCCs for the supply and service of electric buses in the spring of 2018 with Russian Buses - GAZ Group LLC and KamAZ PJSC. The total price of the two contracts amounted to 12.7 billion rubles. Electric buses began plying the streets of the city last fall. In 2019-2020, the Moscow authorities plan to purchase 300 electric buses a year.

2012: 5.5 million people use ground transport services on working days in Moscow

As of 2012, more than 5.5 million people use the services of urban ground public transport of the capital daily on working days, which is approximately 35 percent of the total passenger traffic carried out in the city by public transport.

On working days, 7110 units of rolling stock of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans, including 5100 buses, 1310 trolleybuses and 700 trams, take to the streets of Moscow.

The technical park of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans is constantly being updated: rolling stock is being purchased, adapted for the elderly, disabled and other people with limited mobility. The new rolling stock has a low floor level, is equipped with a cabin air conditioning system, is equipped with video surveillance and satellite navigation systems.

The company serves 766 routes, of which 636 are bus, 89 trolleybus and 41 tram. The total length of the route network is 7862.6 km.

The structure of the enterprise includes 47 branches, including 5 tram depots, 7 trolleybus fleets, 19 bus fleets and the Filevsky bus and trolleybus fleet, as well as services that ensure the operation of ground-based urban passenger transport.

State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans operates 766 routes of land-based urban passenger transport, including 636 bus routes, 89 trolleybus routes, 41 tram routes.

The route network of the city is constantly being adjusted: new routes are opening, mainly to serve new areas of mass residential development, existing ones are changing.

Decisions on changes in the route network are made on the basis of studying passenger traffic and passenger requests.

So, for example, in 2011, 13 new routes were organized, 25 existing routes were changed, 1 was canceled.

2001-2007

In 2002, Pavel Zlatin was appointed General Director of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans, in 2004 - Viktor Prokhorov, in 2006 - Peter Ivanov.

In 2007, the Zelenograd Automobile Plant became part of the Mosgortrans State Unitary Enterprise; MosgortransNIIproekt is separated into a separate enterprise.

By the Decree of the Government of Moscow dated November 21, 2001 No. 928, the state company Mosgortrans was renamed the state unitary enterprise Mosgortrans with the transformation of individual units. Operating and repair enterprises, services and other divisions received the name "subsidiary state unitary enterprise" (DGUP). Soon, DGUPs were transformed into branches of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans.

1991-1994

During 1990-2008. in the structure of Mosgortrans, changes took place several times. Since October 1, 1991, MMPO Mosgortrans was transformed into the Committee of Passenger Transport of Moscow, to which minibus taxi transport (minibuses) was transferred. Alexander Ulyanov was appointed chairman of the committee.

On February 10, 1992, the Passenger Transport Committee was liquidated, the passenger vehicle company was removed from its composition and the Mosgortrans municipal company was formed on the basis of the committee, the president of which was also appointed A. Ulyanova.

On February 14, 1994, MK Mosgortrans was renamed the state-owned Mosgortrans company, which included 62 enterprises.

1968: Buses LIAZ-677

This photo was taken in 1968 on Novy Arbat. A passenger LIAZ-677 is driving along the road. Muscovites themselves did not really like this transport and even nicknamed the bus "cattle carrier." Such a rough name was invented because the bus was designed for 110 seats, and there were only 25 of them seated.

1960: 2,665 buses, 1,776 tram cars and 1,360 trolleybuses

The annual volume of UPTM (Passenger Transport Administration) traffic Moscow in 1960 amounted to 2 billion 669 million passengers (72.6% of the total volume carried out by all types transport in the city), the fleet of vehicles totaled 5,800 units (1,776 tram cars, 1,360 trolleybuses and 2,665 buses).

At the time of its formation, the UPTM included 8 tram depots, 4 trolleybus and 7 bus fleets, the Track Service, the Traffic Service, the Traction Substation Service, 4 repair plants (SVARZ, the Trolleybus Repair Plant, the Electromechanical Tool Plant, the Termito-Switch Plant) and other units.

1959

Stop 25 of the Balchug trolleybus, 1959

1958: Association of all types of ground transport under the leadership of the Moscow Passenger Transport Department

The history of the State Unitary Enterprise Mosgortrans begins on July 31, 1958. On this day, by the decision of the Moscow City Executive Committee, the Passenger Administration transport Moscow (UPPM) was formed through the merger of the Tram and Trolleybus Administration and the Passenger Transport Administration.

Thus, all three main types of ground mass public shuttle transport in Moscow - bus, trolleybus, tram - were organizationally combined into a single production and technological complex.

The newly formed transport enterprise, the heir to which is the current state unitary enterprise Mosgortrans, has become the largest operator of urban passenger traffic in Russia.

1941: Freight trolleybuses

Cargo trolleybus loaded with wood on Gorky Street, Moscow, 1941

Seeing a freight trolley is a rarity, and a freight trolley with a trailer is an even rarity.]]

1939: Trolleybuses YaTB-3

Trolleybus YaTB-3 on Pushkinskaya Square, 1939

1938

Trolleybus on Arbat. 1936-1938 Author: Nikolai Kubeev

1933: Launch of the first trolleybus

November 15, 1933, trolleybus traffic began in Moscow. The first route went from the Belorussky railway station a little further than the modern building of the Hydroproekt Institute. But after a couple of months, the route was extended to Revolution Square.

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