Kharkiv Metro
The Kharkiv Metro () is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv Metro, Kyiv) and the sixth in the Soviet Union, USSR when it opened on 22–23 ...
operating since 1984, serving
Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.
, the second largest city in
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. The Saltivska Line is the shortest line segment of the system, at , with a total of eight stations. Unique to the Kharkiv Metro is the Saltivska line's metro bridge, which passes above the Kharkiv River between the Kyivska and Akademika Barabashova stations.
Geographically, the Saltivska line cuts Kharkiv on a northeast–southwest axis, and provides subway access to much of Saltivka (for which the line is named). It connects the city's largest residential neighborhood with the Constitution Square and Freedom Square in the city center. The Saltivska line is second behind the
Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line
The Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line (, ) is a line of the Kharkiv Metro, serving Kharkiv
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.Yaroslava Mudroho station becoming the deepest station of the system at underground. The rest of the stations on the line were built close to the surface, due to their proximity to the Kharkiv River. Construction on the line's second segment began in 1981, continuing on until the last three stations (all located within the confines of the Saltivka neighborhood) were opened on October 24, 1986.
Timeline
Name changes
Following the fall of the
Soviet Union
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in 1991 and the subsequent Ukrainian independence, some of the stations were renamed to more neutral equivalents, sometimes avoiding reference to significant Soviet institutions and their leaders. In addition, the station named after
Russian poet
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See also
* List of Russian architects
* Lis ...
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...
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* Dzerzhynska (1984–1993) → Universytet, named after the
University of Kharkiv
The V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (), also known as Kharkiv National University or Karazin University, is a public university in Kharkiv, Ukraine. It was founded in 1804 through the efforts of Vasily Karazin, becoming the second old ...
Grand Prince of Kiev
The Grand Prince of Kiev (sometimes also Grand Duke) was the title of the monarch of Kievan Rus', residing in Kiev (modern Kyiv) from the 10th to 13th centuries. In the 13th century, Kiev became an appanage principality first of the grand prin ...
Yaroslav the Wise
Yaroslav I Vladimirovich ( 978 – 20 February 1054), better known as Yaroslav the Wise, was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1019 until his death in 1054. He was also earlier Prince of Novgorod from 1010 to 1034 and Prince of Rostov from 987 to 1010, ...
* Heroiv Pratsi (1975–2024) → Saltivska, named after the Saltivka neighborhood
Stations
Transfers
Following the traditional Soviet metro planning, the second line (Saltivska line) is crossed by two other line segments at high traffic locations. Currently, the Saltivska line's two transfer stations with the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line (red line) and the
Oleksiivska line
The Oleksiivska line (, ) is the third and newest line of the Kharkiv Metro that was opened in 1995. The Oleksiivska line is the second longest in the system at and contains a total of nine stations, with Peremoha (Kharkiv Metro), Peremoha being ...
(green line) are located in the southwestern part of the line. Specifically, the Saltivska line has two transfer stations:
Technical specifications
Just like 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 ...
, government planning agencies allowed for a maximum of five carriage trains that would fit on the station platforms without any modification to the station structure. Specifically, 20 five-carriage trains are assigned to serve the Saltivska line. The Saltivska line is the first in the system to use the 81-714/717 wagon models that have become the most widespread in the former USSR and Eastern Europe. It is serviced by the Depot-2 "Saltivske", located immediately after the metro bridge.
Future extension
Since its latest extension in 1986, the Saltivska line is the third in the system in terms of length. It has a total of eight stations in operation, although a further four are in the early planning stages: the Druzhby Narodiv station is planned northwards from the line's current terminus Saltivska; eastwards from the Akademika Barabashova station, a three station segment is planned; as well as a southwestern extension at the other end of the Saltivska line at Ploshcha Urytskoho and Zhovtneva, respectively. However, these planned additions would be in the long-term perspective at least, considering that no official initiative to begin the construction at either ends was outlined in the "Oblast Program of Construction and the Expansion of the Kharkiv Metropoliten, 2007–2012."