Description and the scheme of the metro of Kharkov

The Kharkov metro is the second largest in Ukraine. Inferior to the number of stations and the length of the rails only the Kiev Metro. Over a year, it carries more than 250 million passengers. To date, the Kharkov metro scheme consists of three lines, 29 stations are functioning and new ones are being built. The fleet of wagons consists of more than 200 units.

History of the Kharkov Metro

The Kharkov underground was launched on August 23, 1975. It was in honor of this date that one of the last stations built in the Alekseevka district was named. The need to build underground public transport was caused by a sharp increase in the inhabitants of the city, and, consequently, the growth of the city's districts. The first soil drilling began in 1968. For the work were invited builders from Baku, Kiev, as well as the Donetsk miners.

The exact date of counting the beginning of construction was chosen on July 15, 1968, when the first trunk was laid in the vicinity of the Kharkov railway station. And the construction of the first station - "Soviet" - began in August of the same year and was timed for the liberation of Kharkov from the fascist invaders.

The first train run was conducted on July 30, 1975. August 23, 1975 metro scheme of Kharkov consisted of 6 stations. In the first year, passenger traffic was about 300 thousand passengers, with an average speed of 40 km / h. In parallel, the construction of the next metro line began. In 1977, the metro scheme of Kharkiv was replenished with the first station of the second branch called "Pushkinskaya".

The third line - Alekseevskaya - was opened for development in 1984, leading to underground transport and to the northern microdistricts of the city. The solemn launch of the first station of this branch was made already in independent Ukraine by President Leonid Kravchuk in 1995.

Scheme metro Kharkov at the expense of Alekseevskaya branch has expanded to 5 stations.

The modern underground

The modern Kharkov underground is a complex scheme of engineering structures, which provides transportation of up to 800,000 passengers every day. In the 90s, an automatic infrastructure maintenance system was put into operation, which increased the level of security, and also reduced the cost of maintaining the system. All stations have video surveillance systems.

The underground, Kharkov. Line layout

In total, the Kharkov metro serves passengers at 29 stations of three branches: Kholodnogorsk-Zavodskaya, Saltovskaya and Alekseevskaya. Each of the branches provides a communication between the center and the respective microdistricts. The branches are intertwined, creating a convenient opportunity for transplantation. Docking stations: Gosprom - University, Historical Museum - Sovetskaya, Metrostroiteley Vashchenko - Sportivnaya. Each station is designed in accordance with the name, in different styles and using different building materials. The fare after the last increase is 4 hryvnia, which roughly corresponds to 20 US cents or 10 Russian rubles. Serves the Kharkov metro municipal company. In the park there are more than 200 wagons. The fleet of wagons is regularly updated. According to the plan to expand the metro, the Kharkov metro scheme will be replenished by 5 more stations and a car depot by 2026.