Kyiv Light Rail

Kyiv Light Rail
Tram arrives at Politekhnichna station
Tram arrives at Politekhnichna station
Overview
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Transit typeLight rail/Tram
Number of lines2 lines / 5 routes[1]
Number of stations19
Operation
Began operation1978
Operator(s)Kyivpastrans
Technical
System length21 km (13 mi)[citation needed]
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
ElectrificationOverhead lines

Kyiv Light Rail or Kyiv Express Tram (Ukrainian: Київський швидкісний трамвай, translit.: Kyivs’kyi shvydkisnyi tramvai) consists of two light rail lines with rapid transit sections in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The system is largely grade-separated and is only connected to Kyiv's regular tram system at Starovokzalna and Myloslavska.

The two separate light rail lines are not connected. A third line has been announced. Both extant lines have intermodal stations providing links with the Kyiv Metro, urban electric train, in addition to other modes of the city's public transport.

  1. ^ "Information about the transport authority KP "Kyivpastrans" in Kyiv". Easyway (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2014.