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Budynok Rad (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)
Budynok Rad (; '' uk, Будинок Рад'') is a station on the Kryvyi Rih Metro. It opened on 23 February 1988 as part of the first segment of the second stage. The station sits right in the center of the city next to the city council building. When the station was opened, there were delays with the construction of two other stations, so to justify the system, a temporary shuttle service was organized with two three-car trams ferrying passengers between the city center and the reversal ring on the Mudryona station. On 2 May 1989, after the completion of the remaining two stations on the second stage, standard transit was possible and the shuttle service was discontinued. The station also lacks an external vestibule; instead, two vestibules are located underground on both ends of the platform. One of the biggest problems that arose with the construction of a Metro-type station was that unidirectional trams, common in the Soviet Union, only have doors on the right side, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kryvyi Rih Metro
The Kryvyi Rih Metrotram or the Kryvyi Rih Metro ''( uk, Криворізьке метро)'' is a partially underground rapid transit metro system that serves the city of Kryvyi Rih, the seventh-largest city in Ukraine. Despite its designation as a "metro tram" and its use of tram cars as rolling stock, the Kryvyi Rih Metro is fully grade-separated both from roads and from the city's conventional tram lines, with enclosed stations and tracks. History The design of the Metrotram seen in Kryvyi Rih has its roots in the socialist urban planning guidelines that were formulated in the 1960s, based on models of the emergence of new urban centers and the transport arrangements that would suit them, in particular, how a small settlement would grow into a full-sized city, and at which point a rapid transit system would need to be built. Kryvyi Rih and Volgograd were both chosen to test whether the construction of a full-scale metro system could be avoided by adopting a light rail desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mudryona (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)
Mudryona ( uk, Мудрьона, formerly ''Dzerzhynska'') is a station of the Kryvyi Rih Metro. The station was originally opened on 26 December 1986 as a reversing loop at the end of the first 8 km long segment of the metrotram. The present structure was opened in 1988, however as the second stage, due to technical problems, could not open at once, two three-car shuttles were in use on each track between the ring and Budynok Rad station. In 1989, after the opening of the second stage and the ring at Kiltseva, the shuttle service was discontinued, and the use of the ring with its platform at this station was discontinued, although both were retained for emergency use. The station is located in a rather exotic location: the closest street opened to regular traffic is about 15-minute walk through a housing sector. Moreover, the station only 200 meters away from a slime settling reservoir (the track of the tram pass along its dam). Nearby is a railroad station Mudryona, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Types Of Trams
Trams have been used since the 19th century, and since then, there have been various uses and designs for trams around the world. This article covers the many design types, most notably the articulated, double-decker, drop-centre, low-floor, single ended, double-ended, rubber -tired, and tram-train; and the various uses of trams, both historical and current, most notably cargo trams, a dog car, hearse tram, maintenance trams, a mobile library service, a nursery tram, a restaurant tram, a tourist tram, and as mobile offices. Types of Tram Designs Articulated Articulated trams, invented and first used by the Boston Elevated Railway in 1912–13 at a total length of about twelve meters long (40 ft) for each pioneering example of twin-section articulated tram car, have two or more body sections, connected by flexible joints and a round platform at their pivoting midsection(s). Like articulated buses, they have increased passenger capacity. In practice, these trams can be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Platform
An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on twin-track routes due to pragmatic and cost reasons. They are also useful within larger stations where local and express services for the same direction of travel can be provided from opposite sides of the same platform thereby simplifying transfers between the two tracks. An alternative arrangement is to position side platforms on either side of the tracks. The historical use of island platforms depends greatly upon the location. In the United Kingdom the use of island platforms is relatively common when the railway line is in a cutting or raised on an embankment, as this makes it easier to provide access to the platform without walking across the tracks. Advantages and tradeoffs Island platforms are necessary for any station with many th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharkiv Metro
The Kharkiv Metro ( uk, Харківське метро or Харківський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened on August 22–23,The official opening ceremony was held on August 22, with the Metro system being opened to the general public on August 23. 1975.Official Web Site (24 June 2019) The metro consists of three lines that operate on of the route and serve 30 stations. The system transported 223 million passengers in 2018 (up from 212.85 million in 2017). History Initial plans for a rapid transit system in Kharkiv were made ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
