Petrivka (Kiev Metro)
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Petrivka is a 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...

. The station was opened on December 19, 1980 in the Petrivka
Petrivka
Petrivka may refer to:*Petrivka - the historical neighborhood in Ukrainian capital Kiev, as well as some notable objects located there, including:**Petrivka - Kiev Metro station**Petrivka Railway Station - railway station...

 neighbourhood of the Podilskyi Raion
Podil
The Podil or Podilskyi Raion is a historic neighbourhood and an administrative raion in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Kiev, the birthplace of the city's trade, commerce and industry...

 of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

 near Petrivka
Petrivka
Petrivka may refer to:*Petrivka - the historical neighborhood in Ukrainian capital Kiev, as well as some notable objects located there, including:**Petrivka - Kiev Metro station**Petrivka Railway Station - railway station...

 railway station. It was designed by I.L. Maslenkov, T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Krushynskyi, and F.M. Zaremba.

The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with columns. The walls along the tracks have been covered with yellow marble and decorated with two abstract reliefs. Hanging above one of the entrances into the station's hall is a colourful mosaic. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels; the northern one leading to a square, the southern one — to the Petrivka Railway Station (for which it is named).
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