Demiivska is the first station on Kiev Metro

Kiev Metro

The Kiev Metro is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kiev's public transport. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine and the third one built in the USSR . It now has three lines with a total length of 63.7 kilometres and 49 stations...

's Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line

Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line

The Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line , is the second line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1976, it extended northwards along the right bank of the Dnieper river and began deviating from the river towards the southwest. As the current stations were built in the 1970s and 80s, architecturally the...

's Holosiiv-Teremky extension opened on December 15, 2010. It is situated on the "40-richcha Zhovtnya (40th anniversary of October

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)" avenue. It serves the residential areas around, the major marketplace Demiivskyi Rynok, and the central intercity bus station, the Avtovokzal.

History

The station was due to open in late 2008. Later, Metro officials rescheduled the opening to March 2009. The opening was again postponed to Independence Day August 2009, but this date was also unmet. A trial run of a train took place on November 5, 2010. Finally the extension, including the station, opened on December 15, 2010.

Design

Designed by architect Valeriy Gnevishev, the station features a typical pillar trispan with a new "flower" design on the pillars dominated by the red and beige palette. The station is built by cut-and-cover and has three levels, an underground waiting area and two escalators leading to two mezzanine levels before reaching the platform. Entrances are on both sides of the avenue.