Kholodnogorsko-Zavodskaya Line
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Most of the stations on the line were constructed shallow near the surface, with exception to the Pivdennyi Vokzal and Radianska stations which were constructed deep underground due to the different elevations and hydrogeological conditions in those areas. Six of the shallow stations consist of a central platform and vaulted ceiling supported by five columns; the other five shallow stations have a single vaulted ceiling with no columns (with exception to Tsentralnyi Rynok). The two deep stations both consist of pylon trivaults, which are separated by arcades leading to the station platforms.
, government planning agencies allowed for a maximum of five carriage trains that would fit on the 100 metres (328.1 ft) station platforms without any modification to the station structure. Specifically, 25 five-carriage trains are assigned to serve the Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line, serviced from the Depot-1 "Moskovske", located between the Moskovskyi Prospekt and Marshala Zhukova stations.
Interestingly, the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line was the first metro line in the Soviet Union
(and the Kharkiv Metro) to use a unified central time system , produced by the Khronotron factory in former city of Leningrad
in modern-day Russia
. Before the introduction of this system, all of the stations of the system used an analog clock system, where in the intervals in between train arrivals a full rotation of the clock hand amounted to five minutes.
. However, two future extensions to the line are planned: Zalutyno station westwards from the terminus at Kholodna Hora and Vostochna and Rohanska stations eastwards from the Proletarska station. These extensions are currently only perspective extensions and have been proposed continually since the late 1980s when those areas of the town were being populated.
Currently, the line serves its usefulness as the busiest line of the Kharkiv Metro system, connecting many industrial neighborhoods with the center of town. The Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line's expansion both westwards and eastwards would be in the long term perspective at least, considering that no official initiative to begin the construction at either ends was outlined in the "Oblast Program of Construction and the Expansion of the Kharkiv Metropoliten, 2007-2012."
Transfers
Traditional Soviet metro planning stipulated the creation of the first line (most always a system's Red Line), which would at some point in the future be expanded and crossed by future planned lines. The Kharkiv Metro is no exception to this traditional planning scheme; the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line was built with the future expansion in mind. Currently, the two transfer stations from the Saltivska Line (Blue Line) and the Oleksiivska Line (Green Line) are both terminus stations, although a perspective extension would add two subsequent stations to both line segments. Specifically, the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line has two transfer stations:| # | Transfer to | At | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istorychnyi Muzei Istorychnyi Muzei (Kharkiv Metro) The Istorychnyi Myzei or Istorichesky Muzei is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Saltivska Line. The station was opened on August 10, 1984 and is currently the southwestern-most terminus of the Saltivska Line... (Saltivska Line) |
Radianska | August 10, 1984 | |
| Metrobudivnykiv (Oleksiivska Line) | Sportyvna | May 6, 1995 |
Technical specifications
Just like with the Kiev MetroKiev 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...
, government planning agencies allowed for a maximum of five carriage trains that would fit on the 100 metres (328.1 ft) station platforms without any modification to the station structure. Specifically, 25 five-carriage trains are assigned to serve the Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line, serviced from the Depot-1 "Moskovske", located between the Moskovskyi Prospekt and Marshala Zhukova stations.
Interestingly, the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line was the first metro line in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(and the Kharkiv Metro) to use a unified central time system , produced by the Khronotron factory in former city of Leningrad
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in modern-day Russia
Russia
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. Before the introduction of this system, all of the stations of the system used an analog clock system, where in the intervals in between train arrivals a full rotation of the clock hand amounted to five minutes.
Future extension
New construction work on the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line has not been conducted since the latest five station extension eastwards from the Moskovskyi Prospekt station to the current terminus at ProletarskaProletarska (Kharkiv Metro)
Proletarska is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line....
. However, two future extensions to the line are planned: Zalutyno station westwards from the terminus at Kholodna Hora and Vostochna and Rohanska stations eastwards from the Proletarska station. These extensions are currently only perspective extensions and have been proposed continually since the late 1980s when those areas of the town were being populated.
Currently, the line serves its usefulness as the busiest line of the Kharkiv Metro system, connecting many industrial neighborhoods with the center of town. The Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line's expansion both westwards and eastwards would be in the long term perspective at least, considering that no official initiative to begin the construction at either ends was outlined in the "Oblast Program of Construction and the Expansion of the Kharkiv Metropoliten, 2007-2012."