(Ukraine )KHARKIV-ALEKSEJEV

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23 Serpnia stop	Arkhitektora Beketova stop	Botanichnyi Sad stop
Derzhprom stop Naukova stop Ploscha Povstannia stop

Kharkiv
The first plans for a metro system in Kharkiv have been considered since the beginning of XX century; however they couldn't be completely developed after 1934 (that time the capital moved from Kharkiv to Kiev) and they were furthermore delayed by the II world war and its heavy damages. Metro plans were recovered only during years '60s, when a remarkable demographic growt brought the old surface tram network near to the saturation. In 1975 Kholodnogorsko-Zavodskaya (now simply named Kholodnogorskaya) line opened, after 7 years of works; Kholodnogorskaya is currently 17.3 km long with 13 stops. In two decades, the first line was followed by other two (Saltovskaya: 1984, currently 10.3 km long; Alekseevskaya: 1995, 7.9 km long), bringing to the networct the current asset (3 lines, 38.3 km, 28 stops) with the typhical eastern Europe metro morphology (radial lines forming a ring around the city center.
In long term horizon (2025) some importand extensions are expected, for a possible total network length of 50 km.
Metro Kharkov (official site)

CHRONOLOGY
06-05-1995	Metrobudivnykiv-Naukova
21-12-2010	23 Serpnia-Oleksiivska

Country	Ukraine
Line	Aleksejevskaja
Inhabitants	City 1.465.000, District 1.675.000
Date opening	1995
Future development:	under construction: Oleksiivska-Prospekt Peremohy; possible extension: Metrobudivnykiv-Odeska
Length (km)	9.9
Track sections	totally underground
Stops	8, average distance 1400 m
Platforms	central
Platform doors	no
general characteristics	length 100 m, width --
n. of vehicles	(cars) 320
n. of cars per vehicle	4-5
Type	steel wheels
Vehicle dimensions (m)	(each car) length 18.8, width --
Vehicle capacity (pax)	(each car) 81-710, EM-508T: 264 (42 seated); 81-714, 81-714.5: 330 (44 seated); 81-717, 81-717.5: 308 (40 seated); 81-718, 81-719: --
Frequency	2'/4'
Current/Voltage	825 V DC from third rail
Guide/gauge	1524 mm gauge rails
Speed Km/h	Comm. 48, Max 80
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	--
System capacity	--
Ridership	300 millions pax/year
Total cost	--
Staff	--
System builder	VAGONMASH
Model	81-710, EM-508T; 81-714/717, 81-714.5/717.5; 81-718, 81-719
NOTE	Kholodnogorskaya, Saltovskaja, Aleksejevskaja lines share the same rolling stock ridership amount referred to the whole system (3 lines)