Kiyevskaya (Filyovskaya line)

Kiyevskaya (Russian: Киевская) is a station on the Filyovskaya line of the Moscow Metro (though it was originally part of the Arbatsko–Pokrovskaya line). It initially opened in 1937 and closed in 1953 when the new Kiyevskaya station, intended to replace it, was completed. Due to a change of plans, however, it reopened after only five years as part of the new Filyovskaya line. The original architect was Dmitry Chechulin.

Kiyevskaya Киевская
Moscow Metro station
General information
Location	Dorogomilovo District Western Administrative Okrug Moscow Russia
Coordinates	55.7436°N 37.5655°E / 55.7436; 37.5655
Owned by	Moskovsky Metropoliten
Line(s)	Filyovskaya line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Shallow column station, triple-span
Depth	8.7 metres (29 ft)
Platform levels	1
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	057
History
Opened	20 March 1937 (1937-03-20)
Closed	5 April 1953 (1953-04-05) to 7 November 1958 (1958-11-07)
Services
Preceding station Moscow Metro Following station Vystavochnaya towards Mezhdunarodnaya Filyovskaya line Smolenskaya towards Aleksandrovsky Sad Studencheskaya towards Kuntsevskaya Park Pobedy towards Pyatnitskoye Shosse Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line transfer at Kiyevskaya Smolenskaya towards Shchyolkovskaya Park Kultury anticlockwise / outer Koltsevaya line transfer at Kiyevskaya Krasnopresnenskaya clockwise / inner
Route map Kuntsevskaya Pionerskaya Filyovsky Park Bagrationovskaya Fili yard Fili Kutuzovskaya Studencheskaya Mezhdunarodnaya Vystavochnaya Moskva River Kiyevskaya Smolensky Bridge  Moskva River Smolenskaya Arbatskaya Aleksandrovsky Sad ()
Location
Kiyevskaya Location within Central Moscow

Kiyevskaya features tall, octagonal pillars topped with elaborate capitals. The pillars were originally faced with Armenian onyx, but this was replaced with yellowish Gazgan marble after ten years. The platform is intricately patterned with Ukrainian designs executed in red, white, and gray granite. The three rows of circular ceiling coffers originally housed incandescent light fixtures but these were abandoned in favor of the current three-bladed fluorescent lamps in the 1960s.

Between Kiyevskaya and Smolenskaya is the Smolensky Metro Bridge, which spans the Moskva River. The bridge was built in 1937 and was the first above-ground section of the Metro.

Station platform

Upper level