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Trukhaniv Ostriv (Kyiv Metro)

Trukhaniv Ostriv (Ukrainian: Труханів острів, lit.'Trukhaniv Island') is a station currently under construction on the Kyiv Metro's Podilsko–Vyhurivska line. The station is part of the first segment of the Podilsko-Vyhurivska Line, which is scheduled to be completed after 2022. Construction works at the station are suspended as of June 2020. An opening date of no earlier than 2025 has been set.

History

The station is located on the northern part of the Trukhaniv Ostriv (for which it is named), an island on the Dnipro River. It is being built concurrently with the Podilskyi Metro Bridge, under which it is located. It will be located in between the Sudnobudivna and Zatoka Desenka [uk] stations, all three of which will be built according to the same architectural principles.

The station will be enclosed with transparent glass on the outside, to protect passengers from the weathers elements. On the exterior, the station will have only one station vestibule, with a parking lot for the station's workers included. The stations entire length will be 132 m (433 ft), while its platform will have a width of 13.5 m (44 ft).

References

  1. ^ "Podilsko-Vyhurivska (planned construction)". Kyiv Metropoliten (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Tender documentation" (PDF). Kyiv Metropoliten. In Memory of Kyiv Trams. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
External images
image icon Projected view of the station platform
image icon Cutaway view of the Podilskyi Metro Bridge and station complex
image icon Another projected view of the station
Source: Archunion.com.ua Retrieved 22 March 2014
image icon Perspective map of the metro construction
Source: Kyiv Metropoliten. Retrieved 22 March 2014