Raiduzhnyi (Kyiv Light Rail) Explained

Raiduzhnyi
Other Name:Troieshchyna-2
Symbol:T
Symbol Location:kiev
Style:Kyiv Light Rail
Style2:Livoberezhna
Line:Livoberezhna line
Platform:2 side platforms
Opened:October 25, 2012[1]
Owned:Kyivpastrans

Raiduzhnyi (Ukrainian: Райдужний; before 2024, Troieshchyna-2) is a station on the Livoberezhna Line of the Kyiv Light Rail system. It was opened on October 26, 2012.[1]

Raiduzhnyi is a terminus station located after the Romana Shukhevycha station. It is directly connected to the Kyiv Urban Electric Train's eponymous Troieschyna-2 railway stop,[2] with which it forms a combined transit complex.

9 March 2024 the station was renamed from Troieshchyna-2 to Raiduzhnyi.[3]

The former station's name comes from the neighborhood of Troieshchyna, current name comes from the neighborhood of Raiduzhnyi Masyv.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The tram will run towards Troieshchyna on Thursday. UNIAN. 22 April 2014. Ukrainian. 19 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Tram lines: Fast tram No. 2. City Electrotransport — United tram and trolleybus site. 22 April 2014. Russian.
  3. 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.