Akademmistechko (Kiev Metro)

Akademmistechko ( _uk. Академмiстечко, _ru. Акдемгородок, Akademgorodok) is a station on Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station is presently the western terminus of the line and was opened on May 24 2003 as part of the western extension of the Sviatoshynsky radius.

The station is a bi-level pillar-trispan, with two balconies on the top level. Named after the nearby laboratories (literally Academical town) of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, and test centres, the station's design (Architects V.Gnevyshev, T.Tselikovskaya, N.Aleshkin and S.Krushinsky) is based on scientific themes. The lighting for instance consists of several chandeliers, arranged in an organical element layout with the actual lamps acting as atoms. Overall the colour tone of the station is pale white from the marble used in coating with additional yellow tints on the hemispherical balconies and the staircases. Blue rails are used for the balcony details.

Unlike other stations on the radius, Akademmistechko does not follow the Peremohy avenue but instead takes a northwards turn and is located near the intersection of Palladin avenue and Vernadsky boulevard/Uborevich street. The area receives mostly local passengers, thus avoiding unnecessary congestion with non-Kievans that come from outside of the city via Zhytomyrska.

The station has two vestibules of which are interlinked with subways on both sides of the intersection. In addition there is also a third staircase to the balcony level from the centre of the platform. On the surface, the entrances protected from the elements by glazed pavilions. The segment Sviatoshyn-Akademmistechko completed the development plan of the Sviatoshynsky radius, presently no extensions are planned after this station.

External links

*ru icon [http://www.metropoliten.kiev.ua/station.php?lang=0&station_id=1 Metropoliten.kiev.ua] - Station description
*cs icon [http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/01-svjatosinobravarska/01-akademistecko/index.html metro.zarohem.cz] - Photo gallery