Kharkiv Metro

Kharkiv Metro
Train (model 81-718.2) on 23 Serpnia station.
Train (model 81-718.2) on 23 Serpnia station.
Overview
Native nameХарківський метрополітен
Kharkivsky Metropoliten
OwnerCity of Kharkiv
LocaleKharkiv, Ukraine
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines3[1]
Number of stations30[1]
Daily ridershipDecrease 350,000 (2020 average)
Annual ridershipDecrease 128 million (2020)[2]
Chief executiveAndriy Harmash[3]
Headquarters29 Rizdvyana Str., Kharkiv[1]
WebsiteKharkiv Metro (in Ukrainian)
Operation
Began operation22 August 1975; 48 years ago (1975-08-22)
Operator(s)Municipal Enterprise Kharkivsky Metropoliten
Number of vehicles65
Train length5 cars
Technical
System length38.1 km (23.7 mi)[1]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in)
ElectrificationThird rail, 825 V DC
Average speed35.6 km/h (22.1 mph)[4]
System map
Map of the Kharkiv Metro
Timelapse of Kharkiv Metro construction (in Ukrainian)

The Kharkiv Metro (Ukrainian: Харківське метро or Харківський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened on 22–23 August,[Note 1] 1975.[1][5] The metro consists of three lines that operate on 38.7 kilometres (24.0 mi) of the route and serve 30 stations.[1] The system transported 223 million passengers in 2018[2] (up from 212.85 million in 2017[6]).

  1. ^ a b c d e f Official Web Site Archived 12 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine (24 June 2019) (in Ukrainian)
  2. ^ a b АРХІВ. ПАСАЖИРСЬКІ ПЕРЕВЕЗЕННЯ [PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN KHARKIV REGION – ARCHIVE]. kh.ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Головне управління статистики у Харківській області [Head Department of Statistics for Kharkiv Region]. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Керівництво комунального підприємства «Харківський метрополітен»". www.metro.kharkov.ua. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Цікаві факти про метрополітен". Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Первая очередь (1968–1975) | Мир метро". Мир метро. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ Пасажирські перевезення у 2017 році [Passenger Transportation in 2017]. kh.ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Головне управління статистики у Харківській області [Head Department of Statistics for Kharkiv Region]. Retrieved 24 June 2019.


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