Poshtova Ploshcha (Kyiv Metro)
Kyiv Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Podilskyi District Kyiv Ukraine | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°27′33″N 30°31′30″E / 50.45917°N 30.52500°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kyiv Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Obolonsko–Teremkivska line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 216 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 17 December 1976 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Poshtova Ploshcha (Ukrainian: Поштова площа, ) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. The station was opened on 17 December 1976, and is named after Kyiv's Poshtova Square (Post Square) near the Dnieper's embankment in the historic Podil neighbourhood. It was designed by A.S. Krushynskyi, T.A. Tselykovska, I.L. Maslenkov, and V.S. Bohdanovskyi.
The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with columns. At the end of the station's hall, there is a stained glass decorative window. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels leading from the Volodymyrskyi Decent and the Poshtova Square. Near the station, the Kyiv Funicular is located, providing a main access to the station from the central part of Kyiv.
External links
[edit]Media related to Poshtova Ploscha Metro Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kyivsky Metropoliten — Station description and photographs (in Ukrainian)
- Metropoliten.kiev.ua — Station description and photographs (in Russian)