Kyiv Urban Rail

The Kyiv Urban Electric Train ( uk, Київська міська електричка, translit=Kyivska miska elektrychka) is an urban rail transit passenger service in Kyiv, Ukraine. The service is operated by Ukrainian Railways and Kyivpastrans. The project uses a long-existing railroad ring in the city for peak hour 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 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 and railway personnel that are used for the conventional ''electrychka'' commuter rail 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 (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.
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
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, offering a panoramic view of Podil.
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 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 EPL9T-007 trainset in an old Ukrzaliznytsia livery.
ЭПЛ9т-005.webm, thumbtime=29, Urban service' Luhanskteplovoz EPL9T-005 trainset in a new Ukrzaliznytsia 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
* Osaka Loop Line
* Moscow Central Circle
* Berlin Ringbahn

References

External links

*
Semi-official web site
- contains timetable, passenger information etc.
Urban Electric Train schedule in English
on the Southwestern Railways's official site.
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{{Transport in Kyiv

Urban Electric Train
Urban ring railways
2009 establishments in Ukraine