Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Kyiv Metro) Explained

Politekhnichnyi Instytut
Style:Kyiv Metro
Style2:Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska
Symbol:m
Symbol Location:Kyiv
Type:Kyiv Metro station
Address:Solomianskyi District
Borough:Kyiv
Country:Ukraine
Coordinates:50.4508°N 30.4664°W
Structure:underground
Platform:1
Depth:550NaN0
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Opened:5 November 1963
Electrified:Yes
Code:116
Owned:Kyiv Metro

Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Ukrainian: Політехнічний інститут, pronounced as /audio link/) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on 5 November 1963, and is named after Kyiv's Polytechnic Institute located near the station. It was designed by G.V. Golovko, B.V. Dzbanovsky, E.L. Ivanov, and M.M. Syrkin.

The station has been laid deep underground and consists of a central hall with rows of columns near the platforms. It is connected to the street level by three escalators. The entrance to the station is located on the ground floor of the Kyiv Metro administration building, on the corner of Peremohy Prospekt (Victory Avenue) and Politekhnichna Street.

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