Prospekt Metalurhiv (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)
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Prospekt Metalurhiv is a station on the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
. Opened on May 2, 1989 as part of the second segment of the second stage, it, like its neighbour Budynok Rad
, are the only two stations that are built to the full Metro standard.
The construction is the same standard Kharkov technology
single vault layout, with a provision for the platform to be raised. Decoratively, a large monolithic concrete vault with a series of niches with suspended luminescent chandeliers. Red brickwork and grey marble is used on walls whilst Red and grey granite cover the floor.
As both of these single-vault stations are built to the Metro standard, the track between them is a full bored tunnel rather than the open method used elsewhere. The system also reaches its deepest point, 22 metres between the two stations.
Geographically, the station is situated on the intersection between the Metallurgov avenue and Stanislav Kosior
street near the Metalurh Stadium
, home ground to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
. The station has two underground vestibules, interconnected with subways.
Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
The Kryvyi Rih Metrotram is a partially underground rapid tram system that serves the city of Kryvyi Rih, the eighth largest city in Ukraine...
. Opened on May 2, 1989 as part of the second segment of the second stage, it, like its neighbour Budynok Rad
Budynok Rad (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)
Budynok Rad is a station on the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram. It opened on February 23, 1988 as part of the first segment of the second stage.The station sits right in the centre of the city next to the city council building...
, are the only two stations that are built to the full Metro standard.
The construction is the same standard Kharkov technology
Kharkiv Metro
The Kharkiv Metro is the metro system that serves the city of Kharkiv , the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine and the sixth in the USSR when it opened in 1975.-Lines and Stations:...
single vault layout, with a provision for the platform to be raised. Decoratively, a large monolithic concrete vault with a series of niches with suspended luminescent chandeliers. Red brickwork and grey marble is used on walls whilst Red and grey granite cover the floor.
As both of these single-vault stations are built to the Metro standard, the track between them is a full bored tunnel rather than the open method used elsewhere. The system also reaches its deepest point, 22 metres between the two stations.
Geographically, the station is situated on the intersection between the Metallurgov avenue and Stanislav Kosior
Stanislav Kosior
Stanislav Vikentyevich Kosior, sometimes spelled Kossior was one of three Kosior brothers, Polish-born Soviet politicians. He was General Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party, deputy prime minister of the USSR, and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union...
street near the Metalurh Stadium
Metalurh Stadium
Stadion Metalurh is a multi-purpose stadium in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and is the home of FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. The stadium holds 29,734 people....
, home ground to FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Kryvyi Rih. The club currently plays in Ukrainian Premier League and is based in the Metalurh Stadium, which seats 29,734....
. The station has two underground vestibules, interconnected with subways.