| Kyiv Metro | |||||||
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 A type 81-540.2К train at Dnipro station | |||||||
| Overview | |||||||
| Native name | Київський метрополітен Kyivs'kyi metropoliten | ||||||
| Owner | Kyiv City Council | ||||||
| Locale | Kyiv | ||||||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||||||
| Number of lines | 3[1][2] | ||||||
| Number of stations | 52 (2 under construction) | ||||||
| Daily ridership |  1.32 million (2016)[2] | ||||||
| Annual ridership | 484.56 million (2016)[2] | ||||||
| Chief executive | Viktor Brahinskyi | ||||||
| Website | Kyiv Metro (in Ukrainian) | ||||||
| Operation | |||||||
| Began operation | 6 November 1960 | ||||||
| Operator(s) | Kyivs'kyi Metropoliten | ||||||
| Number of vehicles | 824 cars[2] (in 130 trains) | ||||||
| Technical | |||||||
| System length | 67.56 km (41.98 mi)[1][2] | ||||||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | ||||||
| Electrification | Third rail, 825 V DC | ||||||
| Average speed | 36.11 km/h (22.44 mph)[2] | ||||||
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The Kyiv Metro (Ukrainian: Київський метрополітен, romanized: Kyivskyi metropoliten, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯sʲkɪj ˌmɛtropol⁽ʲ⁾iˈtɛn]) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivskyi Metropoliten.[3][4] It was initially opened on November 6, 1960, as a single 5.24 km (3.26 mi) line with five stations. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine.
Today, the system consists of three lines and 52 stations, located throughout Kyiv's ten raion (districts), and operates 69.6 kilometers (43.2 mi) of routes, with 67.6 km (42.00 mi) used for revenue service and 2.048 km (1.27 mi) for non-revenue service.[1][2] At 105.5 m (346 ft 1.5 in) below ground level, Arsenalna station on the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line is the second deepest metro station in the world after Hongyancun station in Chongqing.[5]
In 2016, annual ridership for the metro was 484.56 million passengers, or about 1.32 million passengers daily.[1][2] The metro accounted for 46.7% of Kyiv's public transport load in 2014.[6]
- ^ a b c d Про метрополітен [About the subway] (in Ukrainian). Київський метрополітен Kyiv Metro. Archived from the original on 2021-07-19. Retrieved 2015-08-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Основные технико-эксплуатационные характеристики метрополитенов за 2016 год [Main technical and operational specifications for Subways for 2016.] (PDF). asmetro.ru (in Russian). Международная Ассоциация "Метро" International Association of Metros. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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:5was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ kievpress (2010-11-05). Київському метрополітену - 50! Як все починалося [Kyiv Metro is 50 years old! How everything started]. kievpress (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2017-07-04.
- ^ Арсенальна [Arsenalna] (in Ukrainian). Київський метрополітен Kyiv Metro. 24 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ^ Основные технико-эксплуатационные характеристики метрополитенов за 2014 год [The main technical and operational features of undergrounds. 2014] (PDF). asmetro.ru (in Russian). 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-07-06.