Darnytsia railway station

This article is about the railway station. For the Kyiv Metro station, see Darnytsia (Kyiv Metro).

Darnytsia (Ukrainian: Дарниця) is the largest Ukrainian Railways station (and the main freight station^[1]) of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, located in the city's Left-bank Darnytsia neighborhood.

Darnytsia railway station Дарниця
Commuter terminal
General information
Location	3 Pryvokzalna St., Kyiv Ukraine
Coordinates	50°25′52″N 30°38′46″E
Owned by	Ukrzaliznytsia
Platforms	1 bay platform + 2 island platforms (+3 island platforms under construction)
Connections	tram, marshrutka, metro (planned)
Construction
Structure type	at-grade
Parking	limited, under construction
Bicycle facilities	allowed
History
Opened	1899
Rebuilt	1953, expansion continuing from 2003
Electrified	1957
Services
Preceding station   Ukrzaliznytsia   Following station Berezniaky   Southwestern Railways   Kyiv-Lisky     Darnytsia-Depot     Farmatsevtychna Vydubychi   Kyiv Boryspil Express   Boryspil Airport Preceding station   Kyivpastrans   Following station Rusanivka   Kyiv Urban Rail   Terminus Berezniaky
Location

Built in the nineteenth century, the Darnytsia railway hub has grown into a gigantic railway center, expanding for more than 10 km along the main east–west route. Started in 2004, construction is under way at the new Darnytsia railway terminal complex. When finished, the station will serve long-distance passenger trains, house own station of the Kyiv metropolitan, a two-storey car parking, a tunnel for automobile and tram traffic. The complex is meant to become Kyiv's second long-distance terminal, easing the traffic tension in the main Kyiv Passenger railway station.^[2]

Infrastructure

The Darnytsia hub comprises: several sorting yards, hump yard, commuter passenger terminal and two additional train stops, locomotive and railcar depots, Darnytsia Railcar Repair Factory railcar repair company, numerous industrial sidings.

Passenger service

Commuter service

Interior of the existing passenger terminal (the southern one) at Darnytsia.

On 16 February 2007, the renovated commuter train terminal (pair of mirroring opposite buildings) of the station opened to the public.^[3]

Commuter and intra-city directions from Darnytsia: Hrebinka, Nizhyn, central terminal (intra-city), Petrivka Railway Station (Kyiv) (intra-city).

On 30 November 2018, the Kyiv Boryspil Express high-speed train service linking Boryspil International Airport and Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi was launched, which stops at Darnitsa station.

Long-distance service

Currently, most long-distance trains pass through Darnytsia non-stop; none of them originates or terminates at the station. However, the ticket boxes in the commuter terminals sell tickets for all long-distance routes in Ukraine.

Interconnections with city transport

In 2011, Darnytsia station became the terminus for the new intracity circle rail service called "Urban Electric Train". Trains for both circle directions arrive at Darnytsia and change heads.

Kyiv tram, buses and marshrutkas are connected to Darnytsia station, but they are not up to needs even for the existing commuter passenger flow.

The railway station is not yet interconnected with the city's rapid transit system, Kyiv Metro. The Darnytsia Metro station is situated well away, despite sharing precisely the same name.

Connection to other city transport is to be improved, including through the Kyiv Metro, which is planned to be linked via enlargement of the Syretsko–Pecherska line.

Railway hub

Besides the passenger terminal, Darnytsia train station also has its own locomotive and railcar depots. In addition to the east of Darnytsia railway hub is located Darnytsia Railcar Repair Factory (DVRZ) which is a major railcar repair factory of the Ukrzaliznytsia.

Darnytsia locomotive depot is specialized in maintaining and repair of ChME3 locomotives.

Prospects of future expansion

Since 2012, Ukrzaliznytsia gradually increases the number of long-distance passenger trains that stop for Darnytsia in order to relieve the Kyiv Passenger railway station and prevent some of the passenger flow from crossing the overloaded city bridges^[4]

Steam locomotives at the Darnytsia locomotive depot

Darnytsia Station will also harbor a dedicated depot for Hyundai Rotem high-speed trains that are being launched by the Ukrzaliznytsia in 2012.^[5]

See also

• Ukrzaliznytsia - the national railways company of Ukraine
• Darnytsia Railcar Repairing Plant

References

1. Kyiv Passenger railway station is Kyiv's main passenger station that serves vast majority of long-distance trains.
2. "Darnytsia Railway Station is planned to be finished by 2008". uaPortal (in Ukrainian). November 5, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
3. "The local commuter train terminal is opened within the capital". NTN (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
4. Для мешканців лівого берега столиці введена зупинка поїзда Київ - Донецьк на ст. Дарниця Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
5. "Trainer for drivers of Hyundai Rotem electric trains installed at Darnytsia Station". Archived from the original on 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-05-05.

External links

• Google maps - Satellite view of the Darnytsia passenger railway terminal
• Wikimapia Larger satellite view of the whole Darnytsia railway hub
• "The first passenger tunnel of the railway complex opens". 5 Kanal (in Ukrainian). August 1, 2006.^{[permanent dead link]}