New Metro Security Measures May Include Phone Checks

We explain what passengers can expect when entering metro stations, as new regulations may allow inspections of electronic devices.

Apr 20, 2026

MSK1.RU investigated how new security orders might allow for the inspection of electronic devices in the metro.
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Artem Ustyuzhanin / MSK1.RU

In addition to existing security measures, metro authorities may also inspect phones. MSK1.RU was informed of this by the press service of the Moscow Metro.

These measures are outlined in Order No. 34 of the Russian Ministry of Transport, adopted back in February 2025, as noted by the capital«s underground system.

«They may be applied in addition to already existing security measures if necessary,» MSK1.RU was told by the metro press service.

MSK1.RU reviewed the document, which states that for an inspection, it is sufficient to show a turned-on and functioning phone.

«Inspection of radio and television equipment, photo, video, and cinema equipment, audio and video technology, mobile phones, personal computers, in addition to the use of inspection tools, is conducted by turning them on and checking their functionality,» is stated in the order.

The press service of the capital«s metro, in turn, noted that passenger safety is the top priority. Currently, passengers undergo inspection using metal detector frames.

Read MSK1.RU«s material on how police work in the capital»s underground. Recently, an interesting fantasy map of the Moscow Metro in 2100 appeared online. You can also look not at a fantasy, but at a real map of the Moscow Metro in 2035, which is based on confirmed plans of the city authorities.