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Evgeny Alekseev
A man peers at the display in a train car with the lights off.
Evgeny Alekseev
People cross a bridge over the railroad tracks. The tracks are mostly surrounded by industrial buildings.
Evgeny Alekseev
Residents of the Moscow region return home after work.
Evgeny Alekseev
More than 7 million people live in 77 towns and settlements around Moscow.
Evgeny Alekseev
Since most jobs are concentrated inside the Moscow Ring Road (MKAD), the majority of people have no option but to travel to Moscow every day by train.
Evgeny Alekseev
More than half a million people use suburban trains to make the daily journey, which takes on average three hours, about half of which time is spent on board the train. When totaled up, it turns out that the typical resident of Moscow region spends an average of 30 days, i.e. one month a year, on public transport. Hence, suburban trains are an important part of everyday life for many people around the capital.
Evgeny Alekseev
A musician plays on board a train. During a 30-minute train ride, you can expect to see more than a dozen different sellers, buskers, spoken-word poets, singers, and beggars.
Evgeny Alekseev
A woman behind the glass door of an electric train. In rush hour the train cars are full to capacity, and many passengers have to stand. Due to the cramped conditions and lack of air inside the compartments, the gangways between cars are also crammed full. About 30 people squeeze into the vestibules in rush hour.
Evgeny Alekseev
An itinerant salesman shows off his wares.
Evgeny Alekseev
A girl sleeps in a train car. The usual five-day working week is, in fact, an exhausting task. The daily grind of traveling on public transport saps the energy.
Evgeny Alekseev
Demobilized soldiers on their way home. Soldiers returning home from service clearly stand out from the crowd.
Evgeny Alekseev
A farebeater sneaks through the barrier at a rail station. Some suburban rail stations have been turned into outposts with spiked fences wrapped in barbwire and smeared with something that leaves a stain. But even that does not deter some passengers, so the fences are sometimes guarded by Russian Railways security staff, who are always ready to drive off would-be deadheads.
