Sviatoshyn (Kyiv Metro)

Sviatoshyn (Ukrainian: Святошин, pronunciation^ⓘ) is a station on the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line of the Kyiv Metro system that serves Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. The station was opened on 5 November 1971, and is named after Kyiv's Sviatoshyn neighborhood. It was designed by H.V. Holovko, N.S. Kolomiiets, and M.M. Syrkin. The station was formerly known as Sviatoshyno (Ukrainian: Святошино).

Sviatoshyn
Kyiv Metro station
The Station Hall
General information
Location	Sviatoshynskyi District Kyiv Ukraine
Coordinates	50°27′27″N 30°23′31″E
Owned by	Kyiv Metro
Line(s)	Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Depth	12 m (39 ft)
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	112
History
Opened	5 November 1971
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Sviatoshyno
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station Zhytomyrska towards Akademmistechko Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line Nyvky towards Lisova
Location

The station is shallow underground, along with the Beresteiska and the Nyvky stations, which are the first stations of the Kyiv Metro system that are not lain deep underground. The station consists of a central hall with rows of circular columns near the platforms. On the tiled walls along the tracks is an "abstract" motif. The entrance to the station is connected with passenger tunnels on both ends of the station, passing under the Peremohy Prospekt (Victory Avenue). The western exit is connected to the Sviatoshyn Railway Station.

External links

• Kyivsky Metropoliten – Station description and photographs (in Ukrainian)
• Metropoliten.kyiv.ua – Station description and photographs (in Russian)
• Mirmetro.net - Description and photos (in Russian)