At first, it was an April Fool's joke by a local named Danila Churov. According to legend, in 1972, the region had a record grain harvest and General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev ordered the construction of a subway there to encourage the hard workers. Barnaul residents liked the idea and the blog already has thousands of subscribers.
In 2003, the editorial staff of the portal about the city issued a guide to it in the form of a subway scheme. Now, Valday even has manholes and signs of "entrances" to these imaginary stations.
The author of the project is unknown. As it is written on the subway website, construction began in 1975 "due to the attraction of workers at KAMAZ". The diagram depicts 13 stations, three of which are "under construction".
Lipetsk’s “subway” was created in 2002. The scheme is similar to Moscow's – a ring line with radial lines crossing it.
This fake route network is represented by three lines with 18 stations in total. And, you can obtain a physical copy of the scheme absolutely free in any ticket office and in 12 languages, including Hindi. It’s also comforting to know that the fare will never rise in price: "One trip will cost, as before, one token!"
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