Global InformationKharkiv Metro information
| Kharkiv Metro | |||
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 Train (model 81-718.2) on 23 Serpnia station. | |||
| Overview | |||
| Native name | Харківський метрополітен Kharkivsky Metropoliten | ||
| Owner | City of Kharkiv | ||
| Locale | Kharkiv, Ukraine | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 3[1] | ||
| Number of stations | 30[1] | ||
| Daily ridership |  350,000 (2020 average) | ||
| Annual ridership | 128 million (2020)[2] | ||
| Chief executive | Andriy Harmash[3] | ||
| Headquarters | 29 Rizdvyana Str., Kharkiv[1] | ||
| Website | Kharkiv Metro (in Ukrainian) | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 22 August 1975 | ||
| Operator(s) | Municipal Enterprise Kharkivsky Metropoliten | ||
| Number of vehicles | 65 | ||
| Train length | 5 cars | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 38.1 km (23.7 mi)[1] | ||
| Track gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) | ||
| Electrification | Third rail, 825 V DC | ||
| Average speed | 35.6 km/h (22.1 mph)[4] | ||
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The Kharkiv Metro (Ukrainian: Харківське метро or Харківський метрополітен) is the rapid transit system that serves the city of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. The metro was the second in Ukraine (after Kyiv) and the sixth in the USSR when it opened on 22–23 August,[Note 1] 1975.[1][5] The metro consists of three lines that operate on 38.7 kilometres (24.0 mi) of the route and serve 30 stations.[1] The system transported 223 million passengers in 2018[2] (up from 212.85 million in 2017[6]).
- ^ a b c d e f Official Web Site Archived 12 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine (24 June 2019) (in Ukrainian)
- ^ a b АРХІВ. ПАСАЖИРСЬКІ ПЕРЕВЕЗЕННЯ [PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN KHARKIV REGION – ARCHIVE]. kh.ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Головне управління статистики у Харківській області [Head Department of Statistics for Kharkiv Region]. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Керівництво комунального підприємства «Харківський метрополітен»". www.metro.kharkov.ua. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Цікаві факти про метрополітен". Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Первая очередь (1968–1975) | Мир метро". Мир метро. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Пасажирські перевезення у 2017 році [Passenger Transportation in 2017]. kh.ukrstat.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Головне управління статистики у Харківській області [Head Department of Statistics for Kharkiv Region]. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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