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Poshtova Ploshcha (Kiev Metro)

Poshtova Ploshcha
KyivMetroLogo.png Kiev Metro station
Poshtova Ploscha Metro Station Kiev 2011 01.JPG
The Station Hall
Coordinates 50°27′33″N 30°31′30″E / 50.45917°N 30.52500°E / 50.45917; 30.52500Coordinates: 50°27′33″N 30°31′30″E / 50.45917°N 30.52500°E / 50.45917; 30.52500
Owned by Kiev Metro
Line(s) Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line
Platforms 1
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type underground
Platform levels 1
Other information
Station code 216
History
Opened 17 December 1976 (1976-12-17)
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kiev Metro   Following station
Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line
toward Teremky

Poshtova Ploshcha (Ukrainian: Поштова площа) is a station on Kiev Metro's Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line. The station was opened on December 17, 1976, and is named after Kiev's Poshtova Square (Post Square) near the Dnieper's embankment in the historic Podil neighbourhood. It was designed by A.S. Krushynskyi, T.A. Tselykovska, I.L. Maslenkov, and V.S. Bohdanovskyi.

The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with columns. At the end of the station's hall, there is a stained glass decorative window. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels leading from the Volodymyrskyi Decent and the Poshtova Square. Near the station, the Kiev funicular is located, providing a main access to the station from the central part of Kiev.



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