Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Kyiv Metro)

Politekhnichnyi Instytut (Ukrainian: Політехнічний інститут) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on 5 November 1963, and is named after Kyiv's Polytechnic Institute located near the station. It was designed by G.V. Golovko, B.V. Dzbanovsky, E.L. Ivanov, and M.M. Syrkin.

Politekhnichnyi Instytut
Kyiv Metro station
The Station Hall
Location	Solomianskyi District Kyiv Ukraine
Coordinates	50°27′03″N 30°27′59″E
Owned by	Kyiv Metro
Line(s)	Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Depth	55 m (180 ft)
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	116
History
Opened	5 November 1963
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kyiv Metro   Following station Shuliavska toward Akademmistechko Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line Vokzalna toward Lisova

The station has been laid deep underground and consists of a central hall with rows of columns near the platforms. It is connected to the street level by three escalators. The entrance to the station is located on the ground floor of the Kyiv Metro administration building, on the corner of Peremohy Prospekt (Victory Avenue) and Politekhnichna Street.

External links

• (in Ukrainian) Kyivsky Metropoliten - Station description and photographs
• (in Russian) Metropoliten.kiev.ua - Station description and photographs
• (in Russian) mirmetro.net More pictures and description.
• (in Czech) Zarohem.cz- Photographs