Dnipro Metro
| Dnipropetrovsk Metro Дніпропетровський метрополітен | |
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| Overview | |
| Owner | Ministry of Transport |
| Locale | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 6 |
| Daily ridership | 37,500[1] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | December 29, 1995 |
| Operator(s) | Dnipropetrovskyi metropoliten |
| Number of vehicles | 45 (as 2004)[2] |
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| System length | 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) |
| Track gauge | 60 |
The Dnipropetrovsk Metro (Ukrainian: Дніпропетровський метрополітен; Russian: Днепропетровский метрополитен) is a single-line metro system that serves the city of Dnipropetrovsk, the third largest city in Ukraine by population.[3] The metro was the third system constructed in Ukraine (after the Kiev and Kharkiv metro systems) when it opened on December 29, 1995.
The Dnipropetrovsk Metro currently consists of a total of 6 stations and 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) of running track. Current expansion plans will increase the number of stations to 11 by 2012.
History
In 1979, the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union affirmed the Central Committee of the Communist Party's action to allow the Gosplan (government planning agency) and the communication and transportation construction ministries to conduct research on construction a metropolitan system in Dnipropetrovsk.[4]
The construction itself was started on March 15, 1982 following a decree by the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.[5] These plans were realised when the system's first line segment opened to the public on December 29, 1995.
Facts and numbers
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Today, the metro system consists of a total of 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) of track and six stations. The line starts at the Vokzalna station (Central Railway Station) in the east and ends at the Komunarivska station in the western part of the city. The system is open from 5:30 in the morning till 23:00 at night,[6] serving a daily passenger traffic of about 37,500 passengers.[1]
Currently the metro has only one line, Tsentralno-Zavodska with a total length of 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi). The stations of the Dnipropetrovsk Metro system were built and constructed following the typical Soviet metro palace style. However, being built during the economic recession of early 1990s, the decoration of the Metro stations lack the excessive vividness found in the Soviet time build metro.
Out of the six stations, five are located deep underground and one is placed near the surface. Four of the deep stations are single vaults built on Leningrad Technology and one is a Pylon. The only shallow station is a pillar trispan. Initially, the metro trains carried 5 train cars each, but as the passenger ridership declined, the number of cars was reduced to three.[7]
Expansion plans
Currently, three stations are under construction (beginning at the Vokzalna station moving towards the city centre): the Teatralna station (near the Theatre of Opera and Ballet), the Tsentralna station, and the Istorychny Muzei station. All three are expected to be completed by early 2015 at the latest, with Tsentralna opening as early as 2013.[8]
After the first additions to the line segment, the total length of system's only line is expected to be 11.82 km (7.34 mi), with 9 stations.[6] A second line is planned to cross the Dnieper River. A long-term perspective plan of the Dnipropetrovsk Metro system is to have 80 km (50 mi) of track on three lines.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Dnipropetrovsk Metropoliten is asking for a raise in the ticket price". Ukrainian News (in Russian). June 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Kostyuk, Artyom. "Rolling track". dpmetro.narod.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "About number and composition population of UKRAINE by All-Ukrainian Population Census'2001 data". All-Ukrainian population census 2001. State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Platonov, Vladimir (December 30-January 5, 1996). "Metro as a secret object and symbol of the highest patronage". Zerkalo Nedeli (in Russian). Retrieved 2008-06-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Dnipropetrovskyi metropoliten". Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2008-06-21. [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Information about the metro system". Dnipropetrovsk City Central Internet Portal. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ "Dnipropetrovsk Metro". urbanrail.net. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Dnipropetrovsk renews metro construction (Russian)
- "Dnepropetrovsk Metro". subways.net.