Dnipro Metro

This article is about the metro system in Dnipro. For the metro station in Kyiv, see Dnipro (Kyiv Metro).
Dnipro Metro
Overview
Native nameДніпровський метрополітен
Dniprovskyi metropoliten
OwnerCity of Dnipro, Department of Transport and Transport Infrastructure
LocaleDnipro, Ukraine
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1[1]
Number of stations6[1]
Daily ridership20.4 thousand (2016) [2]
Annual ridership7.45 million (2016)[3]
Websitemetro.dp.ua
Operation
Began operationDecember 29, 1995
Operator(s)Dniprovskyi metropoliten
Number of vehicles45 (2013)[4]
Headway7–17 minutes[5]
Technical
System length7.8 km (4.8 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
System map
A map of the Dnipro Metro

The Dnipro Metro (Ukrainian: Дніпровський метрополітен) is a single-line rapid transit system that serves the city of Dnipro, the fourth largest city in Ukraine by population.[6] The metro was the third system constructed in Ukraine, after the Kyiv and Kharkiv metro systems, respectively, when it opened on December 29, 1995. The metro was the fourteenth built in the former Soviet Union region, and the first to open after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

The Dnipro Metro consists of one 7.8-kilometer (4.8 mi) line and just 6 stations, making it one of the smallest metro systems in the world.[1] The line starts at Vokzalna station, near the city's central railway station in the east and ends at Pokrovska station in the western part of the city. The system is open from 05:30 to 23:00.[5] Ridership on the metro has steadily declined since its opening in 1995.[2] In 2013, the metro carried 7.51 million passengers[7] compared to 18.2 million in 1995.[2] Initially, the metro trains carried five train cars each, but as the passenger ridership declined, the number of cars was reduced to three.[8][1] The price for a single ride is currently ₴8; either plastic tokens or transit cards are used at the entrance gates.

Prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, expansion plans aimed to increase the number of stations to nine by 2024, extending the line by 4 km (2.5 mi) to a total of 11.8 km (7.3 miles).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Будівництво трьох нових станцій метро у Дніпрі продовжили до 2024 року [Construction of three new metro stations in the Dnieper continued until 2024]. Ukrainska Pravda (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  2. ^ a b c Відправлення (перевезення) пасажирів за видами транспорту загального користування [Departure (transport) of passengers by public transport] (in Ukrainian). Головне управління статистики у Дніпропетровській області [Department of Statistics in the Dnipropetrovsk region]. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. ^ "Пасажирські перевезення за 2016 рік" (PDF). Головне управління статистики у Дніпропетровській області. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
  4. ^ Kostyuk, Artyom. "Rolling track". dpmetro.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  5. ^ a b "Information about the metro system". gorod.dp.ua. Dnipropetrovsk City Central Internet Portal. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  6. ^ "About number and composition population of UKRAINE by All-Ukrainian Population Census'2001 data". All-Ukrainian population census 2001. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2006-01-09. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  7. ^ ОСНОВНЫЕ ТЕХНИКО-ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИОННЫЕ ХАРАКТЕРИСТИКИ МЕТРОПОЛИТЕНОВ ЗА 2013 ГОД. [Main technical and operational specifications for Subways for Year 2013.] (PDF). asmetro.ru (in Russian). Международная Ассоциация "Метро" [International Association of Metros]. 2013. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
  8. ^ "Dnipropetrovsk Metro". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2008-06-21.