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2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06
Kharkiv metro is the second largest in Ukraine. In terms of the number of stations and the length of the rails, it is inferior only to the Kyiv metro. It carries over 250 million passengers per year. To date, the Kharkov metro scheme consists of three lines, 29 stations are functioning and new ones are being built. The wagon fleet consists of more than 200 units.
History of Kharkiv Metro
Kharkiv Metro was launched on August 23, 1975. It was in honor of this date that one of the last stations built in the Alekseevka area was named. The need to build underground public transport was caused by a sharp increase in the population of the city, and, consequently, the growth of the city's districts. The first soil drilling began in 1968. Builders from Baku, Kyiv, as well as Donetsk miners were invited to carry out the work.
The exact date for the start of construction was chosen on July 15, 1968, when the first shaft was laid near the Kharkov railway station. And the construction of the first station - "Soviet" - began in August of the same year and was timed to coincide with the liberation of Kharkov from fascistinvaders. The first train run took place on July 30, 1975. On August 23, 1975, the Kharkov metro scheme consisted of 6 stations. In the first year, the passenger traffic was about 300 thousand passengers, with an average speed of 40 km/h. At the same time, the construction of the next subway line began. In 1977, the Kharkov metro scheme was replenished with the first station of the second branch called "Pushkinskaya".
The third line - Alekseevskaya - was opened for development in 1984, bringing underground transport to the northern microdistricts of the city. The ceremonial launch of the first station of this branch was made already in independent Ukraine by President Leonid Kravchuk in 1995. The Kharkiv metro scheme expanded by 5 stations due to the Alekseevskaya branch.
Modern subway
The modern Kharkiv metro is a complex scheme of engineering structures that provides transportation for up to 800 thousand passengers every day. In the 1990s, an automatic infrastructure maintenance system was put into operation, which increased the level of security and also reduced the cost of maintaining the system. All stations have video surveillance systems.
Metro, Kharkiv. Line diagram
In total, the Kharkiv metro serves passengers at 29 stations of three branches: Kholodnogorsko-Zavodskaya, S altovskaya and Alekseevskaya. Each of the branches provides communication between the center and the respective microdistricts. The branches are intertwined, creating a convenient opportunity fortransplants. Docking stations: "Derzhprom" - "Universitet", "Historical Museum" - "Sovetskaya", "Metrobuilders named after Vashchenko" - "Sportivnaya". Each station is decorated according to the name, in different styles and using different building materials. The fare after the last increase is 4 hryvnia, which roughly corresponds to 20 US cents or 10 Russian rubles. The Kharkiv metro is served by a municipal company. There are more than 200 wagons in the park. The wagon fleet is regularly updated. According to the metro expansion plan, the Kharkiv metro scheme will be replenished with 5 more stations and a car depot by 2026.
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