A resident of a small city, once in Moscow, St. Petersburg or another city where there is a subway, is faced with the problem of orientation in the subway. If the underground transport system is not well developed, this problem is quickly resolved; but what to do if you have to deal with Moscow or St. Petersburg?
Instruction manual
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Before you go underground and go on a journey along the metro branches, look on the Internet at which station the object you are looking for is located (not just the same way you will look for a metro station). Now there are many sites and programs in which you can even make a route route through the city, including various modes of transport. Armed with such a route, compiled for you by a computer program, you can safely go out into the city. But look at both: computer programs do not rule out errors.
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If for you computers and the Internet are a dark forest, or if you simply prefer more traditional means of navigation, the map is in your power. To do this, you need to arm yourself with a regular city map (or city map) and a metro map. Comparing these two sources, you will find at what station the building you are looking for is located. Often on metro schemes (especially those that are a priori published for tourists) they write what sights are located. Perhaps, among them will be the object you need?
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Now the hardest part is the transition from theory to practice. When traveling, for example, in the Moscow metro, the main thing is self-control and endurance. To withstand the pressure of the crowd and go where you need to, and not where the flow of people carries you, you need to think quickly. It is important to navigate in the transitions (so as not to drop into the wrong branch) and sit in the direction where you need to. Of course, once you go into the subway, you can ride on branches as much as you like, since the fee is charged only at the entrance, but who wants to drive an extra hour in overloaded wagons?
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Another way of orientation (probably the first thing that came to mind the most advanced users) is the navigator. It is unlikely that he will help you navigate the subway itself (although it would be very convenient, wouldn't it?), But you can collect your thoughts and outline an action plan with his help.
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If none of the methods described above helped you, perhaps resort to the most tested and common one: ask a pedestrian along the way. Of course, choose not those who themselves look around with cards in their hands (although you can team up and act together, especially if you are on the way), but some old-grandmothers or old-grandfathers. They will surely tell in all details how to get to the metro station that interests you.
