Minska
Kyiv Metro
Kyiv Metro station
The Station Hall
General information
LocationObolonskyi District
Kyiv
Ukraine
Coordinates50°30′44″N 30°29′55″E / 50.51222°N 30.49861°E / 50.51222; 30.49861
Owned byKyiv Metro
Line(s) Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels1
Other information
Station code211
History
Opened6 November 1982
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station
Heroiv Dnipra
Terminus
Obolonsko–Teremkivska line Obolon
towards Teremky

Minska (Ukrainian: Мінська, ) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. The station was opened on 6 November 1982 in the Obolonskyi Raion of Kyiv. It was designed by I.L. Maslenkov, T.A. Tselikovska, and F.M. Zaremba. The station takes its name from the Minskyi Raion (now Obolonskyi Raion) in which it is situated.

The station is located shallow underground and is the first Kyiv Metro station with a vaulted roof without column support. Along the tracks, on the ceiling, and above the entrance to the station's hall is a colorful motif, depicting flowers. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels; one leading to the Obolon'skyi Prospect, and the other — to Marshala Tymoshenko Street.

Voters chose to rename the station Varshavska[1] - after Warsaw; another choice was Vyshhorodska[2] - in a poll taken during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

References

  1. "Kyiv selects new names for Soviet-linked metro stations". BBC. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  2. Valentina Romanenko (2022-05-02). ""Борщ", "Реактивные гуси", "Имени Магистра Йоды": как киевляне предлагали переименовать станции метро" (in Russian). Ukrayinska Pravda. Retrieved 2022-05-10.


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