Obolonsko–Teremkivska line

The Obolonsko–Teremkivska line (Ukrainian: Оболонсько-Теремківська лінія, Obolons'ko-Teremkivs'ka liniia), is the second line of the Kyiv 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 1980s, architecturally the line shows some of the best examples of late-Soviet architectural features. It is generally coloured blue on the maps.

Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Overview
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Termini
Stations18
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKyiv Metro
Operator(s)Kyivskyi Metropoliten
History
Opened17 December 1976 (17 December 1976)
Technical
Line length20.95 km (13.02 mi)
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)
Electrification825 V DC (third rail)
Route map

 Obolon Depot-2
 Heroiv Dnipra
 Minska
 Obolon
 Pochaina
Ukrainian Railways •
Kyiv-Petrivka
Railway Station
 Tarasa Shevchenka
 Kontraktova Ploshcha
 Poshtova Ploshcha
Funicular River Port
 Maidan Nezalezhnosti
at Khreshchatyk
 Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv
at Palats Sportu
 Olimpiiska
 Palats Ukraina
 Lybidska
 Demiivska
Central Intercity
Bus Station
 Holosiivska
 Vasylkivska
 Vystavkovyi Tsentr
 Ipodrom
South Intercity
Bus Station
Teremky
 Odeska
 Teremky Depot
 Avtovokzal Teremky
 Vulytsia Dmytra Lutsenka
The map of the Kyiv Metro system.
Red line 1 Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line
Red line 2 Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Red line 3 Syretsko–Pecherska line
Red line 4 Podilsko–Vyhurivska line
Red line 5 Livoberezhna line

Stations
  1. Heroiv Dnipra
  2. Minska
  3. Obolon
  4. Pochaina
  5. Tarasa Shevchenka
  6. Kontraktova Ploshcha
  7. Poshtova Ploshcha
  8. Maidan Nezalezhnosti → Khreshchatyk Line 1
  9. Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv → Palats Sportu Line 3
  10. Olimpiiska
  11. Palats "Ukrayina"
  12. Lybidska
  13. Demiivska
  14. Holosiivska
  15. Vasylkivska
  16. Vystavkovyi Tsentr
  17. Ipodrom
  18. Teremky

Timeline
SegmentDate openedLength
Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Poshtova Ploshcha, Kontraktova Ploshcha 17 December 1976 2.32 km
Tarasa Shevchenka, Pochaina, Obolon 19 December 1980 4.40 km
Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho, Olimpiiska 19 December 1981 1.70 km
Minska, Heroiv Dnipra 6 November 1982 2.35 km
Palats "Ukrayina", Lybidska 30 December 1984 2.43 km
Demiivska, Holosiivska, Vasylkivska 15 December 2010 3.80 km
Vystavkovyi Tsentr 27 December 2011 1.48 km
Ipodrom 25 October 2012 0.92 km
Teremky 6 November 2013 1.50 km
Total: 18 stations 20.95 km

Name changes
StationPrevious name(s)Years
Maidan Nezalezhnosti Ploshcha Kalinina 1976–1977
Ploshcha Zhovtnevoi Revolutsii 1977–1991
Kontraktova Ploshcha Chervona Ploshcha 1976–1990
Obolon Prospekt Korniychuka 1980–1990
Palats "Ukrayina" Chervonoarmiyska 1984–1993
Lybidska Dzerzhynska 1984–1993
Olimpiiska Respublikansky Stadion 1981–2011
Pochaina Petrivka 1980–2018
Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho 1981–2023

Until February 2018 the metro line was named Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska.[1]

Transfers
#Transfer toAt
Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Syretsko–Pecherska line Ploshcha Ukrainskykh Heroiv

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Obolon' (#2) depot. Presently 32 five-carriage trains are assigned to it. Most of them are of type 81-717/714 and 81-717.5/714.5 built during the late 1970s and the 1980s. In 2007 new type 81-540.2K/541.2K, which is an advancement of type 81-717/714, went into service on the line. In 2002 a train of type 81-553.1/554.1/555.1 (Slavutich), which is a variant of the 81-71M in Prague metro, went into service on the line and it's the only train in the entire Kyiv metro.

Recent developments and future plans

A major extension of the line to the southwestern regions of Holosiiv and Teremky has long been planned since the 1980s, however due to the difficult conditions under the Lybid River and financial shortages, all work was frozen in the early 1990s and the completed sections were flooded.

Resumed in 2002, the project[2] will conclude of seven stations and were finished by 2020. Demiyivska, Holosiivska and Vasylkivska were opened 15 December 2010; after a delay of two years because of lack of funds.[3][4] Vystakovyi Tsentr was opened 27 December 2011.[5] The second stage included the stations Ipodrom and Teremky which brought the line along the Akademika Glushkova avenue past the Kyiv Ring Road. Initially planned opening for these two was foreseen for 2012;[6] but Ipodrom was opened on 25 October 2012[7] and Teremky was opened on 6 November 2013.[8]

The final stage may finish with the station Odeska and a new depot nearby. A considered option is a two station branch after Ipodrom northwards to two further stations: Avtovokzal Teremky and Vulytsia Kreisera Avrory.

Holosiivska station

References
  1. Kyiv's Petrivka subway station renamed Pochaina, UNIAN (12 February 2018)
  2. schematic of the line
  3. Kyiv Metropolitan to open stations on Teremky line by the end of 2010, Kyiv Post (12 May 2010)
  4. How long should we wait metro aside Teremki? Archived 15 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, www.drugasmuga.com (23 March 2009)
  5. (in Ukrainian) Азарову сподобалася нова станція столичного метро "Виставковий центр", Interfax-Ukraine (27 December 2011)
  6. Ukrainian premier confirms plans to open two more subway stations in Kyiv next year, Interfax-Ukraine (27 December 2011)
  7. Ipodrom metro station opens in Kyiv, Kyiv Post (26 October 2012)
  8. Kyiv to raise UAH 500 m from Ukreximbank to complete building Teremky metro station, says Popov, Interfax-Ukraine (4 November 2013)
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