Syretsko-Pecherska Line
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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...
, first opened in 1989. It extends the metro system southeast along the right bank of the Dnieper River
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...
before crossing it on a covered bridge and then east from there. The northern section extends further northwestwards. The line is one of the newest and shows some post-independence decorative motifs. Technically, it is also a great development, with most of the platforms longer and wider than older sections and with some stations having provision for disabled access. This line is coloured green in the maps.
Timeline
| Segment | Date opened | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Zoloti Vorota Zoloti Vorota (Kiev Metro) Zoloti Vorota is one of the most famous stations on the Kiev Metro. Named after the Golden Gates historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.... — Klovska Klovska (Kiev Metro) Klovska — is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Originally the station was a temporary terminus of the line between its opening date December 31, 1989 and prior to the expansion of the line to Vydubichy in December 1991.... |
December 31, 1989 | 1.92 km |
| Klovska Klovska (Kiev Metro) Klovska — is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Originally the station was a temporary terminus of the line between its opening date December 31, 1989 and prior to the expansion of the line to Vydubichy in December 1991.... — Vydubychi Vydubychi (Kiev Metro) Vydubychi is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Druzhby Narodiv and Slavutych stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1991.Vydubychi station was designed by architects T. Tselikovska.... |
December 30, 1991 | 4.34 km |
| Vydubychi Vydubychi (Kiev Metro) Vydubychi is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Druzhby Narodiv and Slavutych stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1991.Vydubychi station was designed by architects T. Tselikovska.... — Osokorky Osokorky (Kiev Metro) Osokorky is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Slavutych and Pozniaky stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1992.The station was designed by architect Krushynskyi. Osokorky station has 2 entrances... |
December 30, 1992 | 4.20 km |
| Osokorky Osokorky (Kiev Metro) Osokorky is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Slavutych and Pozniaky stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1992.The station was designed by architect Krushynskyi. Osokorky station has 2 entrances... — Kharkivska Kharkivska (Kiev Metro) Kharkivska is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Pozniaky and Vyrlytsia stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1994.... |
December 30, 1994 | 2.61 km |
| Zoloti Vorota Zoloti Vorota (Kiev Metro) Zoloti Vorota is one of the most famous stations on the Kiev Metro. Named after the Golden Gates historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.... — Lukianivska Lukianivska (Kiev Metro) Lukianivska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened on December 30, 1996, as part of the first stage extension of the Syretsky radius.... |
December 30, 1996 | 3.11 km |
| Pecherska Pecherska (Kiev Metro) Pecherska — is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Originally planned to open along with the main section of the line which in late 1991, problems with the escalator tunnel meant that work was delayed, and the station finally opened only six years later on December 27, 1997.Designed... |
December 30, 1997 | N/A |
| Lukianivska Lukianivska (Kiev Metro) Lukianivska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened on December 30, 1996, as part of the first stage extension of the Syretsky radius.... — Dorohozhychi Dorohozhychi (Kiev Metro) Dorohozhychi is a Kiev Metro station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Opened on 30 March 2000, the station represents the second extension of the Syretsky radius to the northwest.... |
March 3, 2000 | 2.67 km |
| Dorohozhychi Dorohozhychi (Kiev Metro) Dorohozhychi is a Kiev Metro station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Opened on 30 March 2000, the station represents the second extension of the Syretsky radius to the northwest.... — Syrets Syrets (Kiev Metro) Syrets is a Kiev Metro station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Opened in 2004, it is the present northwestern terminus.Traditionally all of the Metro stations in Kiev were built in several stages including a few stations each... |
October 14, 2004 | 1.56 km |
| Kharkivska Kharkivska (Kiev Metro) Kharkivska is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Pozniaky and Vyrlytsia stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1994.... — Boryspilska Boryspilska (Kiev Metro) Boryspilska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line.Designed by architects V.Gnevyshev, T.Tselikovskaya and A.Yukhnovsky, the station is a shallow level single-vault . Although originally planned to open in the late 1990s, financial offsets put off the date to August 23, 2005, when it... |
August 23, 2005 | 2.36 km |
| Vyrlytsia Vyrlytsia (Kiev Metro) Vyrlytsia is a station on the Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It was opened on March 4, 2006 on the already functioning stretch, Kharkivska-Boryspilska.... |
March 4, 2006 | N/A |
| Boryspilska Boryspilska (Kiev Metro) Boryspilska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line.Designed by architects V.Gnevyshev, T.Tselikovskaya and A.Yukhnovsky, the station is a shallow level single-vault . Although originally planned to open in the late 1990s, financial offsets put off the date to August 23, 2005, when it... — Chervony Khutir Chervony Khutir (Kiev Metro) Chervony Khutir is the terminus station of the Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line, opened on May 23, 2008. The station's name arises from an old village "Red Khutor" that was subsequently absorbed into Kiev city limits and is now an industrial neighbourhood.... |
May 23, 2008 | 1.09 km |
| Total: | 16 stations | 23.86 km |
In addition, there is an unfinished station named Lvivska Brama
Lvivska Brama (Kiev Metro)
Lvivska Brama is a station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line of the Kiev Metro between the stations Lukianivska, that was built but never opened.- History :...
between Lukianivska
Lukianivska (Kiev Metro)
Lukianivska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened on December 30, 1996, as part of the first stage extension of the Syretsky radius....
and Dorohozhychi
Dorohozhychi (Kiev Metro)
Dorohozhychi is a Kiev Metro station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Opened on 30 March 2000, the station represents the second extension of the Syretsky radius to the northwest....
and a derelict Telychka station, located between Vydubychi
Vydubychi (Kiev Metro)
Vydubychi is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Druzhby Narodiv and Slavutych stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1991.Vydubychi station was designed by architects T. Tselikovska....
and Slavutych
Slavutych (Kiev Metro)
Slavutych is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Vydubychi and Osokorky stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1992....
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Name changes
| Station | Previous name(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Klovska Klovska (Kiev Metro) Klovska — is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Originally the station was a temporary terminus of the line between its opening date December 31, 1989 and prior to the expansion of the line to Vydubichy in December 1991.... |
Mechnikova | 1989-1992 |
Transfers
| # | Transfer to | At |
|---|---|---|
| Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line The Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line , is the first line of the Kiev Metro, dating back to 1960. It includes some of the system's more historically significant stations, like Arsenalna, which at 105.5 meters is the deepest in the world and the next station Dnipro, which although the tunnel follows a... |
Zoloti Vorota Zoloti Vorota (Kiev Metro) Zoloti Vorota is one of the most famous stations on the Kiev Metro. Named after the Golden Gates historical structure, the station is arguabely one of the most stunning achievements in late Soviet architecture.... |
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| 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... |
Palats Sportu Palats Sportu (Kiev Metro) Palats Sportu is a station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line of the Kiev Metro. Opened on December 31, 1989 as part of the first stage of the line, it formed third and last transfer point of the system.... |
Rolling stock
Initially the line shared the Obolon (№ 2) depot with the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska LineKurenivsko-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...
. On August 23, 2007, construction of the dedicated Kharkivska (№ 3) depot (tracks connection extended from its Chervony Khutir terminus) was complete, to which the Syretsko-Pecherska Line trains have been transferred. 27 five-carriage trains are assigned to this line.
Extensions
On the far end of the Pechersky radius, a project that has been approved and finalised exists to bring the line from its current terminus Chervony KhutirChervony Khutir (Kiev Metro)
Chervony Khutir is the terminus station of the Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line, opened on May 23, 2008. The station's name arises from an old village "Red Khutor" that was subsequently absorbed into Kiev city limits and is now an industrial neighbourhood....
to the Darnytsia
Darnytsia (Kiev Metro)
Darnytsia is a station on the Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on November 5, 1965 as part of the westwards eastwards expansion of the Brovary radius and is the second one to be fully on the left bank of the Dnieper River...
station of the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
The Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line , is the first line of the Kiev Metro, dating back to 1960. It includes some of the system's more historically significant stations, like Arsenalna, which at 105.5 meters is the deepest in the world and the next station Dnipro, which although the tunnel follows a...
with six stations and one depot. This extension will connect the new Darnytsia Railway Station
Darnytsia Railway Station
Ukrzaliznytsia's Darnytsia Railway Station is the largest railroad station of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, located in the Left-bank Darnytsia area....
and also create a major redevelopment into the eastern districts of Kiev. The stations include: Promyslova, Vulytsia Horbunova, Darnytsky Vokzal, Prazka, Leninhradska Ploscha and Darnytsia. At the present time, only the station Chervony Khutir and the urgently needed №3 depot Kharkivske are under construction. Both were originally planned to open in August 2007, but now the station has been delayed until 2010.
On the opposite end of the line, on the Syretsky radius, another extension with the stations Mostiska, Vynohradar and Synioozerna are to open by 2020, along with a new depot. This extension will bring the line to the city's northwestern borders and will connect the distant neighbourhood of Vynohradar
Vynohradar
Vynohradar is a historical neighbourhood in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Vynohradar is now located in the administrative Shevchenkivskyi Raion and Podilskyi Raion . Main roads in the area include the Prospekts Pravdy, Svobody and Gongadze....
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Ghost stations
One of the most notable facts that the line is known for is that stations for which the construction had begun were deliberately passed over for later openings. This happened often with the lack of financing, but the need for continuing to extend the system. One of these stations were PecherskaPecherska (Kiev Metro)
Pecherska — is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Originally planned to open along with the main section of the line which in late 1991, problems with the escalator tunnel meant that work was delayed, and the station finally opened only six years later on December 27, 1997.Designed...
which opened six years after the extension which carried it (Klovska-Vydubych). Vyrlytsia
Vyrlytsia (Kiev Metro)
Vyrlytsia is a station on the Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It was opened on March 4, 2006 on the already functioning stretch, Kharkivska-Boryspilska....
was opened approximately six months after Boryspilska. At present there are three stations that remain unfinished on the line, with various prospects of opening.
Lvivska Brama
Lvivska Brama (Kiev Metro)
Lvivska Brama is a station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line of the Kiev Metro between the stations Lukianivska, that was built but never opened.- History :...
is the first of such. Currently the station exists in a semi-completed state. For many years it appeared on the map as under-construction with little actual work taken place. However, recently it has emerged that the station will be finished by 2010, although building works are yet to begin.
Telychka is officially a derelict site that is sealed off completely, with no illumination and has remained such since the tunnels were built back in 1990. It was not opened because there was no need for it. The station is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...
, next to an abandoned industrial zone. However, there is a proposed re-development plan of the area and as the station is sub-surface and structurally complete, it will not be difficult to finish and open the station should a need arise.
Finally, between Lukianivska
Lukianivska (Kiev Metro)
Lukianivska is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened on December 30, 1996, as part of the first stage extension of the Syretsky radius....
and Dorohozhychi
Dorohozhychi (Kiev Metro)
Dorohozhychi is a Kiev Metro station on the Syretsko-Pecherska Line. Opened on 30 March 2000, the station represents the second extension of the Syretsky radius to the northwest....
, a provision exists for another station, the project name for which is Vulytsia Hertsena. Currently, there are no plans to complete the station at all, due to the difficulty in building a deep-level station on an existing stretch being very costly, as well as impractical, particularly in the light of more important projects such as Podilsko-Voskresenska and Livoberezhna Lines, which will not be completed until 2025 at the least.
Other projects
Other projects include a general upgrade of stations, but in particular the construction of a second entrance on the Druzhby NarodivDruzhby Narodiv (Kiev Metro)
Druzhby Narodiv or Friendship of Peoples is a station of Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. It is situated between Pecherska and Vydubychi stations. This station was opened on December 30, 1991....
and a complex repair of Lukianivska which suffers from hydroisolation problems.