Universytet (Kyiv Metro)

Universytet
Kyiv Metro
Kyiv Metro station
The central station hall in 2010 with niches featuring busts of Ukrainian and Russian writers and scientists. Shortly after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the busts Russian writers/scientists have been covered with wooden boards.[1]
General information
LocationShevchenkivskyi District
Kyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°26′39″N 30°30′22″E / 50.44417°N 30.50611°E / 50.44417; 30.50611
Owned byKyiv Metro
Line(s) Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Depth87 m (285 ft)
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code118
History
Opened6 November 1960
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
200823,900[2]
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station
Vokzalna Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line Teatralna
towards Lisova

Universytet (Ukrainian: Унiверситет, ) is a station on the Kyiv Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on 6 November 1960 as part of the first stage of the metro's construction.[3][2] It is named after the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, which is located in direct proximity to the station itself.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UniversitetNewBusts162666 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Universytet". Kyiv Metropoliten Official Website (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ Kyiv Metro Subway celebrates 58th anniversary on Nov 6, UNIAN (6 November 2018)