Kyiv Light Rail or Kyiv Express Tram ( uk, Київський швидкісний трамвай,
translit.: ''Kyivs’kyi shvydkisnyi tramvai'') is a
light rail rapid transit
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service that serves the
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
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capital
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.
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. The system is
grade-separated
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from
Kyiv's regular tram system.
There are two separate light rail lines which are not connected. A third line has been announced. Both extant lines have
intermodal stations providing links with the
Kyiv Metro,
urban electric train, in addition to other modes of the city's public transport.
Lines
Pravoberezhna Line
The
Pravoberezhna line ( uk, Правобережна лінія) is the first tram line to be opened, and is located on the city's right-bank. It was closed for reconstruction in 2008 and opened again on 16 October 2010. The line is separated from other street traffic by fence for most of its length.
Livoberezhna Line
The
Livoberezhna line ( uk, Лівобережна лінія) is the system's second light rail line that was built in 1993–2000 to serve the
Troieschyna
Troieshchyna (, uk, Троєщина, lit=Trinity, translit=Troyeshchyna) also known as Vyhurivschyna-Troieshchyna since 1997 (, uk, Вигурівщина-Троєщина) is a large neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Iris ...
neighborhood. It was closed after low passenger traffic in 2009, although it was rebuilt to connect with the urban electric train in 2010–2012 and re-opened on 25 October 2012. The line is also entirely separated from other traffic with fence and bridges.
Gallery
File:Kyiv Express Tram 413 2019 G1.jpg, K3R-N tram locally built specifically for the Kyiv Light Rail.
File:Saburova Fast Tram Station.jpg, The Serzha Lyfaria station is integrated into an overpass bridge
An overpass (called an overbridge or flyover in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries) is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. An ''overpass'' and '' underpass'' together ...
.
File:Tsvetaevoyi Fast Tram Station.jpg, Grade separation of the Second Line at the Maryny Tsvetaievoi station.
File:Kyiv-T2-3-Kiltseva-Doroha8.jpg, Turnstile
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 ...
s at the Kiltseva Doroha station's vestibule.
File:Kyiv Express Tram 780 2019 G1.jpg, A 71-414K Fokstrot on the route #3
References
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{{Rail transport in Ukraine
Light Rail
Tram transport in Ukraine
Railway lines opened in 1978
1978 establishments in Ukraine