Metro Krivoy Rog: scheme, photo, description
In Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, there is a public transport system that combines some of the features and capabilities of both tram and metro. The length of its routes is about 19 km, and the number of stations is fifteen, of which only four are located underground. Kryvyi Rih high-speed tram carries up to 45 thousand passengers per day.
The first route of the Krivoy Rog metro runs from Koltsevaya station to Truda Square. It is marked in blue on metro maps. Its length is just over 12 km, it has eight operating stations.
The second one stretched for 17.7 km and connected Koltsevaya with Zarechnaya. There are ten stations on this section of the high-speed tram. The color of drawing route number two on the schemes is red.
The third route of the Krivoy Rog metro runs from Zarechnaya to the AMKR Ring. Its length is almost 19 km, thirteen stations for entry and exit of passengers on the route are open. The third light rail route is marked in green on the map..
The cars that are used in the Kryvyi Rih high-speed tram system were purchased from the Czech Republic, and the other part of them was brought from Zaporozhye. In connection with the economic crisis of the 90s of the last century, the cars were used second-hand, but underwent major repairs at factories in the Czech Republic..
The project of a high-speed tram was first proposed in 1972 by employees of the Kharkov Research Institute, and it was taken as a basis in 1974 at the beginning of construction. The first stage of the new urban public transport opened in 1986. The branch stretched from the Mining Equipment Plant to the Mudrenaya station.
The second stage was delayed due to problems with groundwater, but in 1989 the tunnellers coped with their task brilliantly. The third stage of the light rail continued the line towards the north. The last modernization of the Krivoy Rog metro took place in 2012 and made it possible to get to remote urban areas without a change.
Opening hours of the Krivoy Rog metro station
Metro Krivoy Rog opens at 6.00 and runs until 23.00.
Tickets for the Kryvyi Rih metro
Tokens for paying for the Kryvyi Rih high-speed tram can be purchased at the ticket offices at the stations. In addition, at the station Prospect Metallurgov, a conductor enters the tram, from whom you can pay for the fare on the further "new" section of the Krivoy Rog metro station..
