Line 3 (Kharkiv Metro) Explained

Oleksiivska line
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Type:Rapid transit
System:Kharkiv Metro
Status:Operational
Locale:Kharkiv, Ukraine
Start:Peremoha
End:Metrobudivnykiv
Stations:9
Daily Ridership:141,150 (daily)[1]
Operator:Kharkivskyi metropoliten
Stock:81-717/714, 81-718/719
Linelength:11.1km (06.9miles)[2]
Map Name:Route diagram
Map State:uncollapsed

The Oleksiivska line (Ukrainian: Олексіївська лінія, Russian: Алексеевская линия) 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 9.9km (06.2miles)[2] and contains a total of nine stations, with the Peremoha being the last one opened on 19 August 2016.[3]

The line cuts the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, on a northeast–southwest axis. The Oleksiivska line is third behind the Saltivska line with a daily ridership of 141,150 passengers.[1] Work to expand the Oleksiivska line past its southern terminus, at Metrobudivnykiv, started late 2015 and is expected to be completed in the early 2020s.

History

Timeline

SegmentDate openedStationsLength
MetrobudivnykivNaukovaMay 6, 199555.2 km
Botanichnyi Sad23 SerpniaAugust 21, 200422.5 km
Oleksiivska stationDecember 21, 201012.4 km
Peremoha stationAugust 19, 201611.2 km
Total:11.1 km

Name changes

There has been only one name change on the Oleksiivska line after the station was opened: Metrobudivelnyky (1995 - 2000) → Metrobudivnykiv imeni H.I. Vashchenka (2000 - 2016) → Metrobudivnykiv The Peremoha station project was originally named Prospekt Peremohy during the early planning stages until the name was decided upon the current one.

Stations

Six of the Oleksiivska line stations were built close to the surface, with only the Derzhprom and Arkhitektora Beketova stations constructed deep underground. Five of the shallow stations consist of a central platform and vaulted ceiling supported by columns, with another one being a single-vault station, having a vaulted roof with no ceiling support. The two deep stations are both pylon stations, in which the central hall is separated by arcades leading to the station platforms.

Transfers

Following the traditional Soviet metro planning, the third line (Oleksiivska line) is crossed by two other line segments at high traffic locations. Currently, the Oleksiivska line has two transfer stations with the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line (red line) and the Saltivska line (blue line):

Transfer toAtOpened
Sportyvna (Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line)MetrobudivnykivMay 6, 1995
Universytet (Saltivska line)DerzhpromMay 6, 1995

Technical specifications

Just like with the Kyiv Metro, government planning agencies allowed for a maximum of five carriage trains that would fit on the 100m (300feet) station platforms without any modification to the station structure.[4] Specifically, 12 five-carriage trains are assigned to serve the Oleksiivska line, served by the Depot-1 "Moskovske" from the Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska line. Oleksiivkska line connects to Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska line with a service link between Metrobudivnykiv and Levada stations. A new depot will be constructed specifically for the Oleksiivska line, located immediately north of the Peremoha station.

Currently, trains model 81-717/714 and 81-718/719 are operating Oleksiivska line.

Future extension

Since the 2010 opening of the Oleksiivska station, the Oleksiivska line became the second longest line segment of the system. To follow the Peremoha station, the planned depot (Depot-3) "Oleksiivske" was set to be completed in 2018.[5]

A perspective extension towards the Kharkiv International Airport to the south would add the Derzhavinska, Odeska, Motel Druzhba, and Aeroport stations.[6] However, only two of the stations, Derzhavinska and Odeska, respectively, were outlined in the "Oblast Program of Construction and the Expansion of the Kharkiv Metropoliten, 2007–2012."[7] Construction work on the two planned stations began late 2015; they were originally planned to be completed in 2019, but will not open until sometime in the 2020s owing to construction delays.[8] This part of the line will be 3.47 km long at a building cost of 2.66 billion hryvnia.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alekseevskaya liniya. Commercial holding "Megapolis". 6 June 2011. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506135020/http://megapolisplus.com.ua/page/115/Alekseevskaya-liniya/. 6 May 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Butkovsky. Andrey. Metro. Alekseevskaya Line. Kharkiv transportny. 7 June 2011. 2010. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20111017075419/http://gortransport.kharkov.ua/subway/stations/line.php?subway_line_page=3. 17 October 2011. dead.
  3. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/364779.html Poroshenko opens new subway station in Kharkiv
  4. Web site: Schwandl. Robert. KHARKIV Metro (Kharkiv). UrbanRail.Net. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170930015708/http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ua/kha/kharkov.htm. 30 September 2017. dead.
  5. Cabinet approved the allocation of 700 million in the depot "Alekseevskoe", SQ (19 November 2015)
  6. Web site: News. Kernes promises 4 metro stations in the airport's direction. MOST-Kharkiv. Kharkiv transportny. 6 June 2011. Russian. August 25, 2010.
  7. Web site: Program of the construction of the metro. Official site of the KP "Kharkivskyi metropoliten". metro.kharkov.ua. 2 June 2011. Ukrainian.
  8. Metro wants to build the Odeska until 2019, SQ (17 November 2015)