Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Kiev Metro)

Politekhnichnyi Instytut
Kiev Metro station
File:Politekhnichnyi instytut metro station Kiev 01.jpg The Station Hall
Coordinates
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 Shuliavska toward Akademmistechko Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line Vokzalna 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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External links

• (Ukrainian) Kyivsky Metropoliten - Station description and photographs
• (Russian) Metropoliten.kiev.ua - Station description and photographs
• (Russian) mirmetro.net More pictures and description.
• (Czech) Zarohem.cz- Photographs