The Russian Route M7 (also known as the ''Volga Highway'') is a major

trunk road A trunk road is a major highway with a specific legal classification in some jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom, Sweden and formerly Ireland. Trunk roads are planned and managed at the national-level, distinguishing them from non-trunk ro ...

running from

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

through

Vladimir Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology ...

and

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...

Kazan Kazan; , IPA: Help:IPA/Tatar, ɑzanis the largest city and capital city, capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka (river), Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of , with a population of over 1. ...

Tatarstan Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...

, formerly continue to Ufa in

Bashkortostan Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...

. It generally follows the route of the historic

Vladimirka The Vladimir Highway (Russian: Влади́мирский тракт, ''Vladimirskiy trakt''), familiarly known as the ''Vladimirka'' (Влади́мирка), was a road leading east from Moscow to Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod ...

road and, to a large extent, forms part of the

European route E22 European route E22 is one of the longest European routes. It has a length of about . Many of the E-roads have been extended into Asia since the year 2000; the E22 was extended on 24 June 2002. Route United Kingdom Port of Holyhead () * ...

. The section from Yelabuga to Ufa is also part of European route E017. On 1 November 2023, Russian Federal Government announced to shorten the M7 highway to Kazan, by 31 December 2024. The cut section will be altered to parts of M12 from Shali, Kazan to Diltuli; R240 from Diltuli to Ufa; and R243 for the branch section to either

Izhevsk Izhevsk or Ijevsk (, ; , or ) is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia. It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 ...

Perm Perm or PERM may refer to: Places * Perm, Russia, a city in Russia **Permsky District, the district **Perm Krai, a federal subject of Russia since 2005 **Perm Oblast, a former federal subject of Russia 1938–2005 ** Perm Governorate, an administr ...

Major junctions

Route

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Moscow Ring Road The Moscow Automobile Ring Road (), or MKAD (), is a ring road running predominantly on the city border of Moscow with a length of 108.9 km (67.7 mi) and 35 exits (including ten interchanges). It was completed in 1962. The speed limi ...

: 35 km —

Elektrostal Elektrostal (, ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939). It was previously known as ''Zatishye'' (until 1928). Etymology The name ''Elektrostal ...

and

Noginsk Noginsk (), known as Bogorodsk () until 1930, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Noginsky District, Bogorodsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of the Moscow Ring Road on ...

: 65 km — Malaya Dubna near

Orekhovo-Zuyevo Orekhovo-Zuyevo (, ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow in a forested area on the Klyazma River (a tributary of the Oka). Orekhovo (), often pronounced only as ''Orekh'', is a Russian word which means "nut ...

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Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693. The UNESCO World Heritage L ...

'' : 81 km — Pokrov : 130 km —

Lakinsk Lakinsk () is a town in Sobinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Klyazma River, southwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It grew out of the village of Undol (), whic ...

: 158 km — Yuryevets : 162 km —

: 225 km — a branch to

Kovrov Kovrov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River, a tributary of the Oka River, Oka. Kovrov's population as of the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census was 132,4 ...

: 273 km —

Vyazniki Vyazniki () is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Vyazniki, Vladimir Oblast, a town in Vyaznikovsky District of Vladimir Oblast ;Rural localities *Vyazniki, Samara Oblast ...

: 313 km —

Gorokhovets Gorokhovets () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Gorokhovets, Vladimir Oblast, a town in Gorokhovetsky District of Vladimir Oblast ;Rural localities * Gorokhovets, Leningrad Oblast, a village in Glazhevskoye ...

: ''

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,119,115 as of the 2021 Ru ...

'' : 397 km — crossing the

Oka River The Oka (, ; ) is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, ...

(over the Myza Bridge) : 430 km —

Kstovo Kstovo () is a town and the administrative center of Kstovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, earlier Sowjetunion / since 1991 Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center ...

: 463 km — Rabotki : 491 km —

Lyskovo Lyskovo () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities * Lyskovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a town in Lyskovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Rural localities * Lyskovo, Chelyabinsk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Lyskovsky S ...

: 544 km —

Vorotynets Vorotynets () is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement), in Vorotynsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries an ...

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Chuvash Republic Chuvashia, officially known as Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic languages, Turkic ethnic group. Its capital city, capital i ...

'' : 634 km — crossing the

Vyatka Highway Russian route R176 or Vyatka Highway () is a Russian federal highway that runs from Cheboksary to Syktyvkar with a total length 872 km. The name comes from the Vyatka River The Vyatka is a river in Kirov Oblast and Tatarstan in Russia. It ...

Cheboksary Cheboksary is the capital city of Chuvashia, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River. Geography The city is located in the Volga Upland region and stands on the shore of the Cheboksary Reservoir. Its area is .Resolution #2083 The satellite city ...

: 679 km —

Tsivilsk Tsivilsk, also rendered Tzivilsk or Civilsk,; , is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, a ...

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'' : 761 km — crossing the

Volga River The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...

in Zelenodolsk : 809 km — Kazan : 969 km — crossing the

Vyatka River The Vyatka is a river in Kirov Oblast and Tatarstan in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Kama.Mamadysh Mamadysh (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Mamadyshsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Vyatka River (Kama's tributary), from the republic's capital of Kazan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was ...

: 1024 km —

Yelabuga Yelabuga (also spelled ''Elabuga''; ; ) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and east from Kazan. Population: The evolution of name The name of the city of Yelabuga comes from the T ...

: 1044 km — crossing the

Kama River The Kama ( , ; ; ), also known as the Chulman ( ; ), is a long«Река КАМА»
Russian St ...

Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny (, ; , ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoi ...

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'' : 1134 km —

Verkhneyarkeyevo Verkhneyarkeyevo (; , ''Ürge Yärkäy'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Ilishevsky District in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Eur ...

: 1230 km —

Kushnarenkovo Kushnarenkovo (, ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Kushnarenkovsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located on the Belaya River. Population: Since 1941 the International Lenin School The Int ...

: 1280 km — Ufa, M5

Gallery

М-7 «Волга», подъезд к Ижевску, 42 км, мост через реку Колтымак · 1.jpg, A bridge over in

Alnashsky District Alnashsky District (; , ''Alnaš joros'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Udmurt Republic and municipalLaw #64-RZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Udmurt Republic, twenty-five in the Udmurt Republic, Russia. It ...

of the Udmurt Republic. М-7 «Волга», 821 км, транспортная развязка · 5.jpg, М-7 «Волга», 777-й км, мост через Волгу в Татарстане (Займищенкий мост) · 2.jpg, The of the M7 highway in

. Путепровод на 807-м км трассы М-7 «Волга» (1).jpg, M7 highway in

(807th km) М-7 «Волга», участок с 698 по 705 км после реконструкции · 1.jpg, M7 highway in the area of the hamlet of in

Chuvashia Chuvashia, officially known as Chuvash Republic — Chuvashia, is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is the homeland of the Chuvash people, a Turkic languages, Turkic ethnic group. Its capital city, capital i ...

References

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