Darnytsia railway station

Coordinates: 50°25′52″N 30°38′46″E / 50.43111°N 30.64611°E / 50.43111; 30.64611
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Darnytsia railway station

Дарниця
Commuter terminal
General information
Location3 Pryvokzalna St., Kyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°25′52″N 30°38′46″E / 50.43111°N 30.64611°E / 50.43111; 30.64611
Owned byUkrzaliznytsia
Platforms1 bay platform + 2 island platforms (+3 island platforms under construction)
Connectionstram, marshrutka, metro (planned)
Construction
Structure typeat-grade
Parkinglimited, under construction
Bicycle facilitiesallowed
History
Opened1899
Rebuilt1953, expansion continuing from 2003
Electrified1957

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 area.

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]

References[change | change source]

  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.