Kiltseva (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)

Kiltseva ( _uk. Кiльцева, _ru. Кольцевая, "Koltsevaya") is a station of the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram. It opened on May 2, 1989, as the last station of the second stage, and is thus the southern terminus of the system.

Constructively, the station is nothing more but a standard tram reversal ring stop which contains a series of pavilions and covered platforms. However, due to the left-hand operation of the final three stations, the dirction is clockwise, which means that passengers are let in and out onto the middle of the ring. The station located next to the intersection of the "Nikopol Highway" with the "Sergo Ordzhonikidze Street", and is served by a number of urban transport routes, including a standard city tram. All of the stops are linked by a series of subways, but between the Kiltseva platforms there is an underground vestibule situated inside the subway.

In addition, there is also a gate with the city tram network next to the station which is used for service needs. From the very start, the station was built as a temporary stop, and it is very likely that when another extension to the south primarily the railway station "Kryvyi Rih-Zakhidny" and then into the southwestern "Inguletsky Raion", but not before passing through the infamous Krivorozhstal plant. Actually part of the track from Prospekt Metalurhiv, after leaving the tunnel passes on a 300 metre causeway over the sediment bowl of the latter plant. In total, this would raise the length of the system by 6,5 kilometres and fully make it the most important transport artery.

External links

*ru icon [http://www.metrophoto.iatp.org.ua/kilc.php Skorostnoy Tramvay] - Description and photos
*ru icon [http://metroworld.ruz.net/others/krr_01_kiltseva.htm Mir Metro] - Description and photos
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Kiev&t=h&om=1&ie=UTF8&ll=47.888298,33.386732&spn=0.003043,0.010815 Google maps] - Satellite shot.