Pravoberezhna line explained

Pravoberezhna Line
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Type:Semi-metro
System:Kyiv Light Rail
Locale:Kyiv, Ukraine
Start:Kiltseva Doroha
End:Starovokzalna
Stations:13 (11 active)
Open:February 1, 1975
Operator:Kyivpastrans
Linelength:9.5km (05.9miles)
Map State:collapsed

The Pravoberezhna Line or Borshchahivka Rapid Tram is the first line of the Kyiv Light Rail, located in the western part of Kyiv. Constructed from 1975 onwards, the rail corridor connects central Kyiv near Kyiv Passenger Terminal with Shuliavka and Borshchahivka, before having its terminus at the Kyiv Kiltseva Road. The 1, 2, and 3 trams run along the Pravoberezhna Line, together carrying 150,000 passengers daily.[1]

List of stations

The Pravoberezhna Line consists of a total of eleven full stations, served by routes No 1, No 2, and No 3. It contains a total of 9.5km (05.9miles) of track. The line is serviced by the Shevchenko tram depot. Here is a full list of stations on the line:[2] [3]

Station Transfers Notes
Prospekt Akademika Koroliova
Mykhailivska Borshchahivka
Vakhtanha KikabidzeBefore 2024 the station was called Bulgakova.
Hryhorovycha-BarskohoPermanently closed in 2022.
Oleksandra MakhovaBefore 2023 the station was called Zholudieva.[4]
Mykoly RudenkaBefore 2024 the station was called Bulvar Koltsova.
Vasylia DomanytskohoBefore 2023 the station was called Henerala Potapova.
Kiltseva DorohaClosed during reconstruction.[5]
Zhulia VernaBefore 2023 the station was called Romena Rollana.
Hnata Yury
Ivana DziubyBefore 2023 the station was called Simii Sosninykh.
Vatslava Havela
Akademika ShalimovaBefore 2024 the station was called Heroiv Sevastopolia.
National Aviation University
Industrialna
Oleksy TykhohoBefore 2020 the station was called Poliova.
Politekhnichna
PovitroflotskaPermanently closed.
Ploshcha HalytskaBefore 2023 the station was called Ploshcha Peremohy.
Starovokzalna

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Patella . Dominic Pasquale . Kyiv Urban Mobility Project - P170290 . 2019 . World Bank Group . Washington, D.C. . 7 . 1 October 2024.
  2. Web site: КМДА № 431.PDF - Портал Києва.
  3. Web site: Kyiv, Shevchenko tramway depot — Vehicle Statistics.
  4. Transport Infrastructure Department of Kyiv City State Administration. Letter № 053-1476 About Renaming Kyiv Light Rail Station . PDF . 23 February 2024 . https://dostup.org.ua/request/124017/response/397545/attach/4/1.pdf . 9 March 2024 . uk.
  5. https://kpt.kyiv.ua/news/details/7997-%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%94%D1%82%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8F-%D1%80%D1%83%D1%85-%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%B2-2-%D1%82%D0%B0-3/