Kiltseva (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)

Kiltseva
Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
Kiltseva
General information
Coordinates	47°53′18″N 33°23′12″E / 47.8883°N 33.3867°E / 47.8883; 33.3867
Owned by	Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
History
Opened	2 May 1989
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Kryvyi Rih Metrotram Following station Terminus Route 1 Prospekt Metalurhiv towards Maidan Pratsi Route 2 Prospekt Metalurhiv towards Zarichna Druha Miska Likarnia towards Vulytsia Zbahachuvalna Route 3 transfer at KNEU Druha Miska Likarnia towards PivdHZK Route 4 transfer at KNEU

Kiltseva (Ukrainian: Кiльцева) is a station of the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram. It opened on 2 May 1989, as the last station of the second stage, and is the southern terminus of the system.

The station is a standard tram reversal ring which contains a series of pavilions and covered platforms. However, due to the left-hand operation of the final three stations, the direction is clockwise, which means that passengers are let in and out onto the middle of the ring. The station located next to the intersection of the Nikopol Highway with the Sviatoheorhiivska Street, and is served by a number of urban transport routes, including a standard city tram. All of the stops are linked by a series of underground passages, between the Kiltseva platforms there is an underground vestibule situated inside the subway.

From the very start, the station was built as a temporary stop, with plans for another extension to the south primarily to the railway station Kryvyi Rih-Zakhidny and then into the southern Inhuletskyi District, but not before passing through the famous Kryvorizhstal (now ArcelorMittal) plant. Actually part of the track from Prospekt Metalurhiv, after leaving the tunnel passes on a 300-meter bridge over the fire pond of the latter plant. In total, this would raise the length of the system by 6.5 kilometers and make it the most important transport artery. The station contained a gate with the city tram network next to the station which was used for service needs; since 2012 station serves as a transfer point to the Institute station of the metrotram's route 3M.

External links

• (in Russian) Mir Metro - Description and photos
• Google maps - Satellite shot.

This page was last edited on 22 February 2024, at 17:40