Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Kiev Metro)

Politekhnichnyi Instytut
Kiev Metro station

The Station Hall
Coordinates 50°27′03″N 30°27′59″E / 50.45083°N 30.46639°E / 50.45083; 30.46639Coordinates: 50°27′03″N 30°27′59″E / 50.45083°N 30.46639°E / 50.45083; 30.46639
Owned by Kiev Metro
Line(s) Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type underground
Depth 55 m (180 ft)
Platform levels 1
Other information
Station code 116
History
Opened 5 November 1963
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kiev Metro   Following station
Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
toward Lisova

Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Ukrainian: Політехнічний інститут) is a station on Kiev Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on November 5, 1963, and is named after Kiev's Polytechnic Institute located near the station. It was designed by G.V. Golovko, B.V. Dzbanovsky, E.L. Ivanov, and M.M. Syrkin.

The station has been laid deep underground and consists of a central hall with rows of columns near the platforms. It is connected to the street level by three escalators. The entrance to the station is located on the ground floor of the Kiev Metro administration building, on the corner of the Peremohy Prospekt (Victory Avenue) and the Politekhnichna Street.


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