The Kyiv Urban Electric Train ( uk, Київська міська електричка, translit=Kyivska miska elektrychka) is an
urban rail transit
Urban rail transit is an all-encompassing term for various types of local rail systems providing passenger service within and around urban or suburban areas. The set of urban rail systems can be roughly subdivided into the following categories ...
passenger service in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Kyi ...
, Ukraine. The service is operated by
Ukrainian Railways
Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. ...
and
Kyivpastrans
Kyivpastrans is a municipal company that operates public transport in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Its operations include electric trams, city buses and trolleybuses. It also operates the Kyiv Funicular and some urban rail lines.
Kyivpastrans wa ...
. The project uses a long-existing railroad ring in the city for
peak hour
A rush hour (American English, British English) or peak hour ( Australian English) is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice every weekday: ...
circulation of
electric multiple unit trains.
Working 2 since September 2009
Kyiv Urban Electric Train is the first instance of a combined municipal railway service and an intracity passenger rail route in Ukraine, and arguably in the
former Soviet Union
The post-Soviet states, also known as the former Soviet Union (FSU), the former Soviet Republics and in Russia as the near abroad (russian: links=no, ближнее зарубежье, blizhneye zarubezhye), are the 15 sovereign states that wer ...
as a whole.
The ring was fully completed on 4 October 2011, the full length of lines is 50.8 km with 15 stations.
Opening hours are from 5:48 until 21:37 with a time between trains of between 10 and 30 minutes.
12 trains operate on the line; the fastest time to complete a loop is 1 hour and 25 minutes.
A train ticket costs ₴8.
Name
The project intentionally uses the colloquial Ukrainian term
''electrychka'' ("electric train") as its official name. This reflects the essence of the service, which is provided with exactly the same
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can ...
and railway personnel that are used for the conventional ''electrychka''
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting Commuting, commuters to a Downtown, central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter r ...
since Soviet rule.
Another name, ''kiltseve metro'' (a Kyiv "ring metro") was sometimes used, but never became official or widespread.
Infrastructure
All the railroad infrastructure the Kyiv Urban Electric Train utilizes already existed in the city and is shared with other services of the
Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. I ...
(both passenger and freight). However, not all of the Kyiv's rail stations and halts are served by the project.
The trains depart from and arrive to the dedicated terminus platform at the
Darnytsia Station, thus making a circle on the Kyiv ring railroad through the
Kyiv Passenger Railway Station. However, not all of the trains commence full circle: some early and last runs start or terminate at the Kyiv-Volynskyi Station. Passengers are advised to consult with the schedule and pay attention to the on-platform audio announcements.
Приміський вокзал Дарниця.jpg, Northern platform at Darnytsia
Darnytskyi District ( uk, Дарницький район, ), is an urban district of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
It is the southeastern district of Kyiv located on the left bank of Dnipro river. It borders the Holosiivskyi District of the city t ...
.
Платформа Левый Берег Киев 2011 01.JPG, Livoberezhna is one of the newest passenger stations in the city
Північні платформи, ст. Київ-Товарний.jpg, Pivnichna is used by the suburban and urban trains
Караваевы Дачи.jpg, Modern on-bridge terminal building at Karavaevi Dachi
Київ-Волинський 005.JPG, Northwest-bound passenger platforms at Kyiv-Volynskyi with ticket box and turnstiles
A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a ...
Зупиночний пункт Рубежівський Київ 2011 08.JPG, Urban service route scheme at the Rubezhivskyi
Платформа Вишгородська Київ 2011 02 панорама.jpg, Vyshhorodska is built on a high embankment
Embankment may refer to:
Geology and geography
* A levee, an artificial bank raised above the immediately surrounding land to redirect or prevent flooding by a river, lake or sea
* Embankment (earthworks), a raised bank to carry a road, railwa ...
, offering a panoramic view of Podil
Podil ( uk, Поділ) or the Lower cityIvankin, H., Vortman, D. Podil (ПОДІЛ)'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. is a historic neighborhood in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. It is located on a floodplain terrace over the Dnieper betwe ...
.
Станция ГЭ Киева Троещина.jpg, Troieschyna is one of the few stations purposely built for new service
Connections with other public transport
Kyiv Urban Electric Train is designed as a mean of transporting passengers to- and from the
Kyiv Metro
The Kyiv Metro ( uk, Ки́ївський метрополіте́н, Kyivskyi metropoliten, ) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv that is owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivsky Metropoliten''.'' It was initi ...
stations and major public transport routes. Thus, all stops for the moment are essentially multimodal transfer hubs.
Rolling stock
ER9M-522.jpg, Urban service RVR ER9M-522 trainset in a new Kyiv Urban train livery.
Городская электричка ЭПЛ 9Т Киев.jpg, Urban service' Luhanskteplovoz
Luhanskteplovoz ( uk, Луганськтепловоз or Luhansk Locomotive Works), earlier known as Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works is a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine, manufacturing locomotives, multiple unit trains (both electr ...
EPL9T-007 trainset in an old Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. I ...
livery.
ЭПЛ9т-005.webm, thumbtime=29, Urban service' Luhanskteplovoz
Luhanskteplovoz ( uk, Луганськтепловоз or Luhansk Locomotive Works), earlier known as Voroshilovgrad Locomotive Works is a large industrial company in Luhansk, Ukraine, manufacturing locomotives, multiple unit trains (both electr ...
EPL9T-005 trainset in a new Ukrzaliznytsia
Ukrainian Railways ( uk, Укрзалізниця, Ukrzaliznytsia, abbreviated as UZ) is a state-owned joint-stock company of rail transport in Ukraine, a monopoly that controls the vast majority of the railroad transportation in the country. I ...
livery.
ER9M-539-08 interior.jpg, Interior view of an ER9M EMU converted for use as a Kyiv Urban Electric Train.
Similar railroads
*
Yamanote Line
The Yamanote Line ( ja, 山手線, Yamanote-sen) is a loop service in Tokyo, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). It is one of Tokyo's busiest and most important lines, connecting most of Tokyo's major stations and urban c ...
*
Osaka Loop Line
The is a railway loop line in Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It encircles central Osaka.
Part of a second, proposed outer loop line, the Osaka Higashi Line, from Hanaten to Kyuhoji was opened on March 15, 2008, an ...
*
Moscow Central Circle
The Moscow Central Circle or MCC (russian: Московское центральное кольцо, МЦК), designated Line 14 and marked in a strawberry red/white color is a orbital urban/metropolitan rail line that encircles historical M ...
*
Berlin Ringbahn
The Ringbahn (German for circle railway) is a long circle route around Berlin's inner city area, on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Its course is made up of a double-tracked S-Bahn ring and a parallel freight ring. The S-Bahn lines S41 and S42 prov ...
References
External links
*
Semi-official web site - contains timetable, passenger information etc.
Urban Electric Train schedule in Englishon the
Southwestern Railways
Southwestern Railways (PZZ), ( uk, Південно-Західна залізниця) headquartered in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, is a component part of the Ukrzaliznytsia company, its regional branch.
It is named "Southwestern" because it ...
's official site.
*
{{Transport in Kyiv
Urban Electric Train
Urban ring railways
2009 establishments in Ukraine