D2 () or Kursko-Rizhsky Diameter () (Diameter 2; Pink Diameter)is the second of the

Moscow Central Diameters Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) () is a system of off-street Commuter rail, passenger rail transport lines in the Moscow metropolitan area, Moscow agglomeration, created at the turn of the Moscow Railway, Moscow railway. In the media and Advertisin ...

, a suburban network in Moscow which uses the existing infrastructure of

Moscow Railway Moscow Railway () is a subsidiary of Russian Railways that handles half of Russia's suburban railway operations and a quarter of the country's passenger traffic. As of 2009 the railway, which has its headquarters near Komsomolskaya Square in Mosc ...

and provides a regular connection between Moscow and surrounding cities. MCD-2 runs from Nakhabino via Krasnogorsk and Moscow to

Podolsk Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River). Population: History The first mentions of the vill ...

. The line was opened on 21 November 2019, at the same day as D1. It uses the tracks and the stations of the Rizhsky and the Kursky suburban railway line. The length of the line is , and the travel time between the termini is 116 minutes. These suburban railway lines have been connected earlier, and through suburban trains were running between them, therefore the initial investment to open the line was minimum. Modified Ivolga trains have been serving the line since its opening.

Stations

The stations between Volokolamskaya and Ostafyevo are in Moscow, others are in Moscow Oblast. Moskva Tovarnaya is set to close.

References

Moscow Railway Railway lines in Russia Railway lines opened in 2019 2019 establishments in Russia {{Moscow Metro lines