en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Moscow Metro has launched a large-scale project to transition to domestic software, planning to migrate tens of thousands of passenger-facing devices to the Russian operating system Astra Linux over the next three years.

The migration will cover the metro's ticketing infrastructure, including ticket counters, automated ticket vending machines, information terminals, and turnstiles. Astra Linux Desktop, Server, and Embedded versions have been selected as the unified software platform.

According to Gruppa Astra, the first phase of the project has been completed. In 2025, the Moscow Metro obtained licenses for multiple versions of Astra Linux, including a dedicated Embedded version for embedded devices and self-service terminals.

Subsequent phases plan to migrate over 6,000 payment devices to this operating system and gradually introduce it to all turnstiles of the Moscow Metro. New equipment will run Astra Linux Embedded by default.

Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport and Industry, stated that migrating turnstiles and ticketing systems to a domestic operating system helps enhance the reliability and security of metro infrastructure.

The project aims to ensure the technological independence of transport infrastructure from foreign suppliers and strengthen the security of critical systems. Currently, the project only involves the Moscow Metro, but St. Petersburg has also initiated preparations to migrate turnstiles to Russian software, with a target completion date by the end of March 2027, and Astra Linux is one of the main candidate systems.

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