Tarasa Shevchenka (Kyiv Metro)

Tarasa Shevchenka
Kyiv Metro
Kyiv Metro station
The Station Hall
General information
LocationPodilskyi District
Kyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°28′23″N 30°30′19″E / 50.47306°N 30.50528°E / 50.47306; 30.50528
Owned byKyiv Metro
Line(s) Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code214
History
Opened19 December 1980
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station
Pochaina Obolonsko–Teremkivska line Kontraktova Ploshcha
towards Teremky

Tarasa Shevchenka (Ukrainian: Тараса Шевченка, ) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. The station was opened on 19 December 1980 in the northern part of the historic Podil neighbourhood and is named after the famous Ukrainian poet, writer, and painter, Taras Shevchenko. It was designed by T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Krushynskyi, and A. Pratsiuk.

The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with rectangular marble pillars. The walls along the tracks have been finished with dark red marble and ceramic tiles with a plant motif. The lighting comes from large round lamps hanging from the ceiling. At the end of the hall is a white stone bust of Taras Shevchenko, surrounded through the same plant motif that is located on the station's walls. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels on the Mezhyhirska and Olenivska Streets.

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