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Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy (Kharkiv Metro)

Coordinates: 49°59′19.01″N 36°15′53.19″E / 49.9886139°N 36.2647750°E / 49.9886139; 36.2647750
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Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy
Kharkiv Metro Station
The Station Hall
General information
Coordinates49°59′19.01″N 36°15′53.19″E / 49.9886139°N 36.2647750°E / 49.9886139; 36.2647750
Owned byKharkiv Metro
Line(s) Oleksiivska Line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels1
History
Opened6 May 1995
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Kharkiv Metro Following station
Arkhitektora Beketova
towards Peremoha
Oleksiivska Line Metrobudivnykiv
Terminus

Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy (Ukrainian: Захисників України, ) (meaning: Defenders of Ukraine) is a station on the Kharkiv Metro's Oleksiivska Line. The station opened on 6 May 1995.

Prior to 17 May 2016, the station's name was Ploshcha Povstannia (Площа Повстання, 'Rebellion Square'). It was renamed conformed with the law banning Communist names in Ukraine.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Четыре района города изменили название" (in Russian). Корреспондент. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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