Syretsko-Pecherska Line

The Syretsko-Pecherska Line ( _uk. Сирецько-Печерська лінія, "Syret’ko-Pechers’ka liniia"; _ru. Сырецко-Печерская линия, "Syretsko-Pecherskaya linia") is a line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1989. It extends the metro system southeast along the right bank of the Dnieper River before crossing it on a covered bridge, and then east from there. The northern section extends further northwestwards. The line is one of the newest and shows some post-independence decorative motifs. Technically, it is also a great development, with most of the platforms longer and wider than older sections, and with some stations having provision for disabled access.

Timeline

Rolling stock

The Line shares the Obolon (№ 2) depot with the Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line. Presently, 27 five-carriage trains are assigned to it, although a dedicated depot is set to open at Kharkivska, to which the Syretsko-Pecherska Line trains will be transferred.

Recent developments and future plans

Extensions

On the far end of the Pechersky radius, a project that has been approved and finalised exists to bring the Line from its current terminus Chervony Khutir to the Darnytsia station of the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line with six stations and one depot. This extension will connect the new Darnytsia Railway Station and also create a major redevelopment into the eastern districts of Kiev. The stations include: Promyslova, Vulytsia Horbunova, Darnytsky Vokzal, Prazka, Leninhradska Ploscha and Darnytsia. At the present time, only the station Chervony Khutir and the urgently needed №3 depot "Kharkivske" are under construction both originally planned to open in August 2007, but now the station has been delayed until 2010.

On the opposite end of the line, on the Syretsky radius, another extension with the stations Mostiska, Vynohradar and Synioozerna are to open by 2020, along with a new depot. This extension will bring the line to the city's northwestern borders and will connect the distant neighbourhood of Vynohradar.

Ghost stations

One of the most notable facts that the line is known for is that, often with the lack of financing, but the need for continuing to extend the system, stations construction of which began, were deliberately missed for latter openings. This happened first with Pecherska which opened six years after the extension which carried it (Klovska-Vydubych), Vyrlytsia was too opened approximately six months after Boryspilska. At present there are three stations that remain embedded in the line, with various prospect of opening.

Lvivska Brama is the first of such, and presently the station exists in a semi-completed state, for many years it appeared on the map as under-construction with little actual work taken place. However recently it has emerged that the station will be finished by 2010, although building works are yet to begin.

Telychka is a station that exists and does not. Officially, it is a derelict site that is sealed off completely, with no illumination and has remained such since the tunnels were built back in 1990. It was not opened because there was no need for it, and the station is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River, next to an abandoned industrial zone. There is however a proposed re-development plan of the area and as the station is sub-surface, and structurally complete, it will not be difficult to finish and open the station should a need arise.

Finally, between Lukianivska and Dorohozhychi a provision exists for another station, the project name for which is Vulytsia Hertsena. Presently there are no plans to complete the station at all, due to the difficulty in building a deep level station on an existing stretch being very costly, as well as impractical, particularly in the light of more important projects such as Podilsko-Voskresenska and Livoberezhna Lines, which will not be completed until 2025 at the least.

Other projects

Other projects include general upgrade of stations, but in particular the construction of a second entrance on the Druzhby Narodiv and a complex repair of Lukianivska which suffers from hydroisolation problems.

ee also

* List of Kiev Metro stations