Metrovagonmash

Metro-cars of type 81-740/741 and Ем/Еж in Moscow, metro station Alexandrovsky Sad

Metrowagonmash (Russian: ОАО "Метровагонмаш") is an engineering company in Russia.

The company is located in Mytishchi, near Moscow and until 1992 it was known as Mitishi Machine-building factory (Мытищинский машиностроительный завод).

The plant was founded in 1897 (in village Big Mitishi) to manufacture railcars, first for the Russian North Railway. Tramways and snowplows for Moscow have been produced since 1903, electric passenger trains since 1929 and metro-cars since 1934.

During World War II self-propelled guns, military tractors, tracked vehicles and other military material were produced. The plant was partially evacuated to Ural in October 1941, in 1942 the equipment had back. In 1947 production of dump trucks has started.

The company has later concentrated on production of subway cars, dump trucks and armored tracked vehicles (e. g. GM chassises). A number of models of Metrovagonmash subway cars have been deployed in nearly every subway (Metro) system of the former Soviet Union, as well as in Budapest, Prague, Sofia and Warsaw.

Recently (1999) the plant started manufacturing rail buses as well.

External links

• Company website (en, ru)