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Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line

Red Line 1 Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line
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Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Kharkiv Metro
Status Operational
Termini Kholodna Hora (western)
Industrialna (eastern)
Stations 13
Daily ridership 545,070 (daily)
Operation
Opened August 23, 1975
Operator(s) Kharkivskyi metropoliten
Rolling stock 81-717/714, Еж3, Ем508т
Technical
Line length 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi)
Track gauge 5 ft (1,524 mm)
Route diagram

The Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line (Ukrainian: Холодногірсько-Заводська лінія, Russian: Холодногорско-Заводская линия) is a line of the Kharkiv Metro, serving Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The line is the first segment of the Kharkiv Metro system, in operation since 1975. It is longest of the system's three metro lines at 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) and has the most number of stations (at 13), compared to the other two lines' eight station segments.

Geographically, the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line cuts Kharkiv on an east–west axis, providing subway access for the industrial districts lining the Moskovskyi Prospect with the city center. Since it is an important transport thoroughfare of both the metro and the city as a whole, the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line has the highest passenger traffic of the three lines, having a daily ridership of 545,070 passengers.

Construction of a metro system in Kharkiv became evident in 1967, when the Soviet Council of Ministers approved the construction of the system's first line, then referred to as the Sverdlovsko–Zavodska Line (Ukrainian: Свердловсько-Заводська лінія). Subsequently, construction on the line began on July 15, 1968 near where the Pivdennyi Vokzal station is located. On August 23, 1968, a date symbolic of the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kharkiv from Nazi German occupation, tunnel construction began near the Radianska station (now Maidan Konstytutsii station).

The first segment of the Kharkiv Metro system was built in relatively difficult hydrogeological situations. Specifically, engineers had to construct the line under two local rivers, the Kharkiv and the Lopan, and under two high traffic rail road stations, Kharkiv-Passenger and Kharkiv-Balashovskyi, respectively. Despite these difficulties, the first segment of the Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line was finished relatively quickly, and was ready for its grand opening on August 23, 1975. The Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska line would be extended just three years later to encompass a total of 13 stations and 17.3 kilometres (10.7 mi) of running track.


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