Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line


The Obolonsko–Teremkivska line, is the second line of the Kiev Metro, first opened in 1976, it extended northwards along the right bank of the Dnieper river and began deviating from the river towards the southwest. As the current stations were built in the 1970s and 1980s, architecturally the line shows some of the best examples of late-Soviet architectural features. It is generally coloured blue on the maps.

Stations

  1. Heroiv Dnipra
  2. Minska
  3. Obolon
  4. Pochaina
  5. Tarasa Shevchenka
  6. Kontraktova Ploshcha
  7. Poshtova Ploshcha
  8. Maidan Nezalezhnosti → Khreshchatyk
  9. Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho → Palats Sportu
  10. Olimpiiska
  11. Palats "Ukrayina"
  12. Lybidska
  13. Demiivska
  14. Holosiivska
  15. Vasylkivska
  16. Vystavkovyi Tsentr
  17. Ipodrom
  18. Teremky

    Timeline

SegmentDate openedLength
Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Poshtova Ploshcha, Kontraktova Ploshcha17 December 19762.32 km
Tarasa Shevchenka, Pochaina, Obolon19 December 19804.40 km
Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho, Olimpiiska19 December 19811.70 km
Minska, Heroiv Dnipra6 November 19822.35 km
Palats "Ukrayina", Lybidska30 December 19842.43 km
Demiivska, Holosiivska, Vasylkivska15 December 20103.80 km
Vystavkovyi Tsentr27 December 20111.48 km
Ipodrom25 October 20120.92 km
Teremky6 November 20131.50 km
Total:18 stations20.95 km

Name changes

Until February 2018 the metro line was named Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska.

Transfers

Rolling stock

The line is served by the Obolon' depot. Presently 32 five-carriage trains are assigned to it. Most of them are of type 81-717/714 and 81-717.5/714.5 built during the late 1970's and the 1980's.
In 2007 new type 81-540.2K/541.2K, which is an advancement of type 81-717/714, went into service on the line. In 2002 a train of type 81-553.1/554.1/555.1, which is a variant of the
81-71M in Prague metro, went into service on the line and it's the only train in the entire Kiev metro.

Recent developments and future plans

A major extension of the line to the southwestern regions of Holosiiv and Teremky has long been planned since the 1980s, however due to the difficult conditions under the Lybid River and financial shortages, all work was frozen in the early 1990s and the completed sections were flooded.
Resumed in 2002, the project will conclude of seven stations and should be finished by 2020. Demiyivska, Holosiivska and Vasylkivska were opened 15 December 2010; after a delay of two years because of lack of funds. Vystakovyi Tsentr was opened 27 December 2011. The second stage included the stations Ipodrom and Teremky which brought the line along the Akademika Glushkova avenue past the Kiev Ring Road. Initially planned opening for these two was foreseen for 2012; but Ipodrom was opened on 25 October 2012 and Teremky was opened on 6 November 2013.
The final stage may finish with the station Odeska and a new depot nearby. A considered option is a two station branch after Ipodrom northwards to two further stations: Avtovokzal Teremky and Vulytsia Kreisera Avrory.