Kyiv Light Rail or Kyiv Express Tram (, translit.: ''Kyivs’kyi shvydkisnyi tramvai'') consists of two

light rail Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...

lines with rapid transit sections in the Ukrainian capital

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

. The system is largely

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and is only connected to Kyiv's regular tram system at Starovokzalna and Myloslavska. The two separate light rail lines are not connected. A third line has been announced. Both extant lines have intermodal stations providing links with the

Kyiv Metro The Kyiv Metro (, ) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv, Ukraine, owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivskyi Metropoliten''.'' It was initially opened on 6 November 1960, as a single line with five stations. I ...

, urban electric train, in addition to other modes of the city's public transport.

Lines

Pravoberezhna Line

The

Pravoberezhna line The Pravoberezhna Line or Borshchahivka Rapid Tram is the first line of the Kyiv Light Rail, located in the western part of Kyiv. Constructed from 1975 onwards, the rail corridor connects central Kyiv near Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station, Ky ...

() is the first tram line to be opened, and is located on the city's right-bank. It was closed for reconstruction in 2008 and opened again on 16 October 2010. The line is separated from other street traffic by fence for most of its length.

Livoberezhna Line

The Livoberezhna line () is the system's second light rail line that was built in 1993–2000 to serve the

Troieschyna The Troieshchyna, also known since 1997 as Vyhurivshchyna-Troieshchyna or Vygurivshchyna-Troieshchyna, is a large neighbourhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Troieshchyna is an outskirt located on the city's northern left bank and is administ ...

neighborhood. It was closed after low passenger traffic in 2009, although it was rebuilt to connect with the urban electric train in 2010–2012 and re-opened on 25 October 2012. The line is also entirely separated from other traffic with fence and bridges.

Gallery

File:Kyiv Express Tram 413 2019 G1.jpg, K3R-N tram locally built specifically for the Kyiv Light Rail. File:Saburova Fast Tram Station.jpg, The Serzha Lyfaria station is integrated into an overpass bridge. File:Tsvetaevoyi Fast Tram Station.jpg, Grade separation at the Oleksandry Ekster station. File:Kyiv-T2-3-Kiltseva-Doroha8.jpg,

Turnstile A turnstile (also called a gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce One-way traffic#One-way traffic of people, one-way ...

s at the Kiltseva Doroha station's vestibule. File:Kyiv Express Tram 780 2019 G1.jpg, A 71-414K Fokstrot on the route #3 File:Myloslavs`ka Fast Tram Station.jpg, Myloslavska tram stop

References

External links

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Light Rail Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from ...

Tram transport in Ukraine Railway lines opened in 1978 1978 establishments in Ukraine