Olimpiiska (Kyiv Metro)
Olimpiiska (Ukrainian: Олімпійська) is a station on the Kyiv Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. It was opened on 19 December 1981, and was originally named after Kyiv's Republican Stadium as Respublikansky Stadion (Ukrainian: Республіканський Стадіон; Russian: Республиканский стадион). It was designed by A.S. Krushynskyi, T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Andriienko, and Y.M. Sharanevych.
Olimpiiska | |||||||||||
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 Kyiv Metro station | |||||||||||
 The Station Hall | |||||||||||
| Location | Pecherskyi District Kyiv Ukraine | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°25′56″N 30°30′58″E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Kyiv Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Obolonsko–Teremkivska line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | underground | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | 219 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 19 December 1981 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Respublikansky Stadion | ||||||||||
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The station is built deep underground and consists of a central hall with arcades leading toward the station platforms. The walls have been covered with grey marble and the lighting comes from chandeliers. On a wall at the end of the central hall, are the Olympic rings, commemorating the 1980 Summer Olympics. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels on the Velyka Vasylkivska and another street.
External links
- Kyivsky Metropoliten — Station description and photographs (in Ukrainian)
- Metropoliten.kiev.ua — Station description and photographs (in Russian)
