Opening of "Alexis" in Kharkov

Continuing the theme of the new station in Kiev.
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December 21 in Kharkov commissioned a new subway station - "Alekseevskaya." A new section of a length of 2, 5 km away is the continuation of Alexis subway lines.

The station is located in the northern part of the city at the intersection of Prospect Street and Ludwig Svoboda Akhsarova. The site of the station "August 23" station "Alekseevskaya" will connect the city center with Alekseevskii housing estates as a whole will improve transport services for the population of the city.

Estimated cost - 431, 4 mln. UAH. The actual book value of injected site is 384, 6 mln. UAH.

Construction entered the site was conducted and quarrying operations.





Built station "Alekseevskaya" is a fundamentally new solution - in a constructive and space-planning scheme of the construction of the station is made of reinforced concrete. The large volume and the height of the platform section (7, 5 m) allowing to apply a variety of architectural details: three-dimensional elements, mirrored surfaces and artistic inserts on the track wall. Decorative and monumental art insert designed Honored Artist of Ukraine (by the way, a husband and wife), Igor Morgunov and Olga Erofeeva.

For floors and walls of the station used Ukrainian granite deposits. As the lining of columns used Greek white marble. At the bottom of the column around the perimeter air benches. Much attention is paid to the non-standard products of stainless steel: rails, railings and barriers.

Today, all the difficulties behind. The first passengers who set foot on the new platform, steel Kharkov officials and the Deputy Prime Minister Boris Kolesnikov.

The first train with passengers at the station Metro "Alekseevskaya" enters to the sound of the orchestra and applause. From cars go top officials of the city and the region. Cuts the ribbon was Deputy Prime Minister, Infrastructure Minister Borys Kolesnikov.

Open a new platform planned for the City Day in the 2006th, and then the opening date was transferred several times. Construction proceeded slowly. In 2008th the noise of cars on the "Alexis" and all was quiet - run out of money. Work has begun to boil again at the end of 2009. Part of the money found in the city budget, a part of the state has given.

Twenty-ninth New metro station - very bright. Columns are covered with light marble, the walls mirror inserts and storks. Initially, the interior would make richer, but had to save.

Anatoly Kravchuk, deputy. director of the city Department of Capital Construction:
- Undo balcony structure on both sides of the platform, completely changed interior decoration - everything, everything changed.

The station will be on duty around fifty people. All worked in the underground for years. But the opening of the new cars are not bought. But the government promises to help.

Boris Kolesnikov, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine:
- 50 to 50 with the region or city, we are ready to buy new subway cars. How to select an area and the city - as the national government will provide for the purchase of new subway cars.

Although due to the lack of new cars in traffic delays will not promise the subway. The schedule will remain the same. A "Alekseevskaya" will be one of the most popular stations.

Lyudmila Danilenko, head of the metro station "Alekseevskaya»:
- I think we expect to 30-40 thousand per day. For comparison: the station "August 23" luck somewhere 22 thousand, "Cold Mountain" lucky 60 thousand.

For Kharkiv station opened today after two o'clock. Residents Alexeevka remembered as rush hour was hard to get away from here by bus or trolley.

The next subway station - "Prospect of Victory" - officials want to open in May of 2012.

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FAQ: The total length of subway lines Kharkov with the commissioning of the new section is 38, 1 km, with 29 stations and includes three lines: Holodnogorsko-Factory, Alekseevskaya Saltovsky. The total length of subway lines Alexis - 11, 17 km.

Today, the subway daily carries 730 0 thous. Passengers, share of traffic to the total volume is 51% urban. Planners predict an increase in passenger traffic in the 45 th. Passengers a day.

Projects under construction are included in the Metro State target program on preparation and holding in Ukraine finals of the 2012 European Cup. The cost of 1 km of track - about 245 mln. UAH.

The landing platform

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Detail design track wall

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Tunnel Portal

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Central Hall

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The first train

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Video report

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