Klovska (Kyiv Metro)
Kyiv Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Pecherskyi District Kyiv Ukraine | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°26′13″N 30°31′54″E / 50.43694°N 30.53167°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Kyiv Metro | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Syretsko–Pecherska line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | 316 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 31 December 1989 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Previous names | Mechnikova | ||||||||||
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Klovska (
Designed by architects A. Krushinskiy, L. Kachalova, O. Cherevko and M. Solyanyk the station is a standard pylon trivault, but with aesthetics resembling the metallic Prague Metro stations, rather than the traditional marble-clad Soviet ones. The emphasis was to give the station monumentalism, which is achieved by giving a bright high contrast gleam to the appearance. The vault ceilings are covered by set of green aluminium planes. Highly contrasting with this are the black niches which hold a line of powerful fluorescent lighting elements. White marble is used for the walls.
It is only speculation that the marble artwork at the end of the station and the plant cell shaped pylons have any connation to
Behind the station is a turnback which was used for reversal during its terminus days, but the tunnel continues all the way to the same arrangement behind the
Just like all metro stations in Kyiv, Klovska station was closed on 24 February 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] It was reopened on 16 May 2022.[2]
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References
- ^ Tsvetkova, Maria (2022-02-24). "Kyiv residents defiant as curfew imposed after Russian invasion". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- UNIAN(in Ukrainian). May 16, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
External links
- (in Ukrainian) Kyivsky Metropoliten - Station description and Photographs
- (in Russian) Metropoliten.kiev.ua - Station description and Photographs
- (in Czech) Zarohem.cz - Photographs