Kiev Urban Electric Train
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Kiev Urban Electric Train (Ukrainian: Київська міська електричка, Kyivska miska elektrychka) is a pioneering intracity passenger railway service in Kiev, Ukraine, provided by the Ukrzaliznytsia national railway company but sponsored by the Kyivpastrans municipal organization. The project uses long-existing railroad ring in the city for peak hour circulation of electric multiple unit trains.
Opened in 2010, Kiev Urban Electric Train is the first instance of both a municipal railway service and an intracity passenger rail route in Ukraine, and arguably in the former Soviet Union as a whole.
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Name
The project intentionally uses the colloquial Ukrainian term electrychka ("electric train") as its official name. This reflects the essence of the service, which is provided with exactly the same rolling stock and railway personnel that are used for the conventional electrychka commuter rail since Soviet rule.
Other name, kiltseve metro (a Kiev "ring metro") was sometimes used, but never became official or widespread.
Infrastructure
All the railroad infrastructure the Kiev Urban Electric Train utilizes already existed in the city and is shared with other services of the Ukrzaliznytsia (both passenger and freight). However, not all of the Kiev's rail stations and halts are served by the project.
The trains depart from and arrive to the dedicated terminus platform at the Darnytsia Station, thus making a circle on the Kiev ring railroad through the Kiev Passenger Railway Station. However, not all of the trains commence full circle: some early and last runs start or terminate at the Kyiv-Volynskyi Station. Passengers are advised to consult with the schedule and pay attention to the on-platform audio announcements.
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Приміський вокзал Дарниця.jpg
Northern commuter/intracity passenger terminal at the Darnytsia Station.
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Платформа Левый Берег Киев 2011 01.JPG
Livyi Bereg Halt, used for the Kiev Urban Electric Train service, is one of the newest passenger terminals in the city.
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Північні платформи, ст. Київ-Товарний.jpg
Pivnichna (northern] platforms at the Central Passenger Station, used by the urban and suburban services.
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Караваевы Дачи.jpg
Modern on-bridge terminal building at the Karavayevi Dachi Halt (shared with suburban services).
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Northwest-bound passenger platforms at Kyiv-Volynskyi Station with urban service ticket box and turnstiless.
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Зупиночний пункт Рубежівський Київ 2011 08.JPG
Urban service route scheme at the Rubezhivskyi Halt.
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Платформа Вишгородська Київ 2011 02 панорама.jpg
Vyshgorodska Halt is built on a high embankment, offering a panoramic view on the Podil area.
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Trojeschyna Halt is one of the few halts purposely built for the new service.
Connections with other public transport
Kiev Urban Electric Train is designed as a mean of transporting passengers to- and from the Kiev Metro stations and major public transport routes. Thus, all stops for the moment are essentially multimodal transfer hubs.
Rolling stock
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Городская электричка ЭПЛ 9Т Киев.jpg
Urban service' Luhanskteplovoz EPL9 trainset in an old Ukrzaliznytsia livery.
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Інтер'єр вагона міської електрички.jpg
Interior view of an electrychka converted for use as a Kiev Urban Electric Train.
External links
- Semi-official web site (Ukrainian) - contains timetable, passenger information etc.
- Urban Electric Train schedule in English on the Southwestern Railways's official site.
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