Kiyevskaya named for the nearby Kiyevsky Rail Terminal, is a station on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line

Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line

The Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya Line is a line of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the second to open, now it connects with the district of Mitino and town of Krasnogorsk to the northwest of Moscow with the east of the Russian capital passing through the city centre...

 of the Moscow Metro

Moscow Metro

The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...

. Opened in 1953, it is lavishly decorated in the quasi-baroque style that predominated in the early 1950s. The square pylons are faced with white Ural

Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...

 marble

Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...

 and elaborately patterned ceramic tile and the plastered ceiling is decorated with a series of frescoes by various artists depicting life in Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

. A large mosaic at the end of the platform commemorates the 300th anniversary of the reunification of Russia and Ukraine

Treaty of Pereyaslav

The Treaty of Pereyaslav is known in history more as the Council of Pereiaslav.Council of Pereyalslav was a meeting between the representative of the Russian Tsar, Prince Vasili Baturlin who presented a royal decree, and Bohdan Khmelnytsky as the leader of Cossack Hetmanate. During the council...

. Light comes from a row of hexagonal chandeliers. The architects were L.V. Lile, V.A. Litvinov, M.F. Markovsky, and V.M. Dobrokovsky.

Kiyevskaya has no vestibule of its own. Instead, escalators at the end of the hall lead to Kiyevskaya-Koltsevaya and thence to that station's entrance, which is built into the Kiyevsky Rail Terminal.

For half a century Kiyevskaya was the terminus of the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, yet the 2003 extension to Park Pobedy

Park Pobedy

Park Pobedy , is a Moscow Metro station in the Dorogomilovo District, Western Administrative Okrug, Moscow. It is on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, between Slavyansky Bulvar and Kiyevskaya stations...

 prevented the record from being established further.

Transfers

From this station it is possible to transfer to Kiyevskaya on the Filyovskaya Line

Filyovskaya Line

Filyovskaya Line , or Line 4, is a line of the Moscow Metro. Chronologically the sixth to open, it connects the major eastern districts of Dorogomilovo and Fili along with the Moscow City with the city centre...

 and the Kiyevskaya-Koltsevaya on the Ring

Koltsevaya Line

The Koltsevaya Line , , is a railway line of the Moscow Metro. The line was built in 1950-1954 encircling the central Moscow, and became crucial to the transfer patterns of passengers....

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External links

• metro.ru
• mymetro.ru
• KartaMetro.info — Station location and exits on Moscow map (English/Russian)