Lukianivska (Kiev Metro)

Lukyanivska ( _uk. Лук'янiвська, _ru. Лукьяновская) is a station on Kiev Metro's Syretsko-Pecherska Line. The station was opened on December 30, 1996, as part of the first stage extension of the Syretsky radius.

Geographically the Syretsky radius was planned in the early 1980s when construction of the whole line began. Open opening of the line in 1989, the tunnel boring to the northwest continued, but in line of economic problems during the early 1990s, construction pace was very slow paced. Also the original first stage of the radius was supposed to open with two stations, this and Lvivska Brama. However due to geological projects with Lvivska Brama, works on the station were stopped in the early 1990s. Lukyanivska was opened in 1996 as the first deep level station following the independence of Ukraine with a new original design (stations opened along the Pechersky radius in 1991-1994 were all from architecture which dates to Soviet-time designs, when they were starting to be built).

In such a case Lukyanivska for the first time, after the turbulent early 1990s, demonstrated an insight into a future. The design, work of architects N. Alyoshkin, V. Gnevyshev and T.Tselikovskaya, incorporates a classic pylon tri-vault design with plastered ceilings and granite floor. Darker black marble is used for lower parts of the pylon, whilst white marble is used for the top and floor. One of the station's most featured details is lighting which consists of a metallic curved pipes with a standard filament light bulb, giving the appearance of a sprouting flower. The large quantity of these elements highlight the bright and cheerful design of the station.

However, when the station was built, due to the low quality of the engineering from the constant breaks in construction due to financial reasons, the hydroisolation of the station was not properly done. As a result what are meant to be bright white ceilings, are now stained with constant leakages from the soil water. This has a profound impact on the overall appearance of the station.

Geographically the station is situated in the middle of the Lukyanivska Square, where the large white-marble faced vestibule structure was built (effectively halving the square in process). The upper level of the vestibule is occupied by a store. The opening of the station, was long awaited, as it had a considerable impact on the passenger traffic on stations of the Sviatoshynsky radius, although four years later after the opening of the second stage of the radius with the station Dorohozhychi, and Lukyanivska ceasing to be the terminus, there was a notable drop. However most of the passenger traffic that is or was is insignificant to what it will be after the opening of the Hlubochitska station of the Podilsko-Voskresenska Line in 2015, and Lukyanivska becoming a transfer station. The connection will likely include a link to the far end of the central hall, which is presently occupied by a white marble wall.

External links

* [http://www.metro.kiev.ua/Ukr/LukyanovskayaUkr.html Kyivsky Metropoliten] - Station description and Photographs
* [http://www.metropoliten.kiev.ua/station.php?lang=0&station_id=33 Metropoliten.kiev.ua] - Station description and Photographs
* [http://metro.zarohem.cz/kyjev/02-sireskopecerska/02-lukjanivska/index.html Zarohem.cz] - Photographs