Kyiv Metro
| Kyiv Metro | |||||||
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A type 81-540.2К train at Dnipro station | |||||||
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| Owner | Kyiv City Council | ||||||
| Locale | Kyiv | ||||||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||||||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||||||
| Number of stations | 52 (2 under construction) | ||||||
| Daily ridership | 1.32 million (2016) | ||||||
| Annual ridership | 484.56 million (2016) | ||||||
| Website | Kyiv Metro (in Ukrainian) | ||||||
| Operation | |||||||
| Began operation | 6 November 1960 | ||||||
| Operator(s) | Kyivs'kyi Metropoliten | ||||||
| Number of vehicles | 824 cars (in 130 trains) | ||||||
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| System length | 67.56 km (41.98 mi) | ||||||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | ||||||
| Electrification | Third rail, 825 V DC | ||||||
| Average speed | 36.11 km/h (22.44 mph) | ||||||
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The Kyiv Metro (Ukrainian: Київський метрополітен, romanized: Kyivskyi metropoliten, IPA: [ˈkɪjiu̯sʲkɪj ˌmɛtropol⁽ʲ⁾iˈtɛn]) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv, Ukraine, owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivskyi Metropoliten. It was initially opened on 6 November 1960, as a single 5.24 km (3.26 mi) line with five stations. It was the first rapid transit system in Ukraine, and the third in the former Soviet Union, after the Moscow Metro and Leningrad Metro.
Today, the system consists of three lines and 52 stations, located throughout Kyiv's ten raion (districts), and operates 69.6 kilometers (43.2 mi) of routes, with 67.6 km (42.00 mi) used for revenue service and 2.048 km (1.27 mi) for non-revenue service. At 105.5 m (346 ft 1.5 in) below ground level, Arsenalna station on the Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line is the second deepest metro station in the world after Hongyancun station in Chongqing, China.
In 2016, annual ridership for the metro was 484.56 million passengers, or about 1.32 million passengers daily. The metro accounted for 46.7% of Kyiv's public transport load in 2014.