Imeni O.S. Maselskoho (Kharkiv Metro) Explained

Imeni O.S. Maselskoho
Type:Kharkiv Metro Station
Style:Kharkiv Metro
Style2:Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska
Coordinates:49.9581°N 36.3605°W
Structure:underground
Platform:1
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Opened:11 August 1978
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Kharkiv Metro
Former:Industrialna

Imeni O.S. Maselskoho (Ukrainian: Імені О.С. Масельського, pronounced as /audio link/; Russian: Имени А.С. Масельского) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. It opened on 11 August 1978.

Until 2004, the station was called "Industrialna" ("Індустріальна").[1] In 2016, the metro station "Proletarska", also located on the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line, was renamed to "Industrialna" to comply with laws banning Communist names in Ukraine.[2]

Notes and References

  1. In Kharkiv, five metro stations and fifty streets have been communicated, Korrespondent.net, 18 May 2016)
  2. News: http://korrespondent.net/city/kharkov/3684227-v-kharkove-dekommunyzyrovaly-piat-stantsyi-metro-y-polsotny-ulyts. ru:Четыре района города изменили название. 18 May 2016. Корреспондент. Russian. 19 May 2016.