The first two routes, namely, the Belorussko-Savelovskoye Line (MCD-1) and the Kursko-Rizhskoye Line, are 132 kilometres long in total and have 57 stations. Passengers can change to metro lines, the Moscow Central Circle and radial railway lines at 19 of the stations.
Moscow Central Diameters is a joint project by the Russian Ministry of Transport, the Moscow City Government, the Moscow Region Government and Russian Railways.