Hnata Yury (Kyiv Light Rail) Explained

Hnata Yury (Ukrainian: Гната Юри) is a station on the Kyiv Light Rail. It was opened in 1977.

Hnata Yury
Symbol:T
Symbol Location:kiev
Style:Kyiv Light Rail
Style2:Pravoberezhna
Coordinates:50.4297°N 30.3867°W
Line:Pravoberezhna line
Opened:1977
Owned:Kyivpastrans

The station is under the roundabout at Lesya Kurbas, Gnata Yuri, and Volodymyr Pokotyl Street, but is not a full-fledged underground station because it is not fully covered. The station has two shore platforms with separate exits connected by a pedestrian bridge.

History

Closed for reconstruction as part of the route "Ivan Lepse"- "Hnata Yury" on June 13, 2009.[1] During the reconstruction, an arched ceiling was built over the platforms and tracks and the entrance pavilions were renovated, as well as a track connecting the branches from Gnata Yuri to the Kiltseva Doroga station and to Mykhailivska Borshchahivka. On October 16, 2010, the station of high-speed trams was opened after reconstruction, trams of routes № 1 and № 3 stop here.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://vechirnij.kiev.ua/ua/2918/art/1245095082.html Трамвай тимчасово зупинено
  2. http://www.kmv.gov.ua/print/news.asp?Id=222760 Швидкісний трамвай відновив свою роботу. Протягом тижня кияни зможуть їздити на трамваї безкоштовно (фото) — Офіційний сайт КМДА