Owned by Ukrzaliznytsia Bicycle facilities allowed Owner Ukrainian Railways | Structure type at-grade Opened 1899 Rebuilt 1953 | |
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Location 3 Pryvokzalna St., Kiev,
Ukraine Platforms 1 bay platform + 2 island platforms (+3 island platforms under construction) Parking limited, under construction Address Pryvokzalna St and Yuriia Paskhalina St, Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000 Connections Marshrutka, Kiev Metro (planned) Similar Darnytsia, Kiev Passazhirskiy, Livoberezhna, Chernihivska, Kharkivska | ||
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Darnytsia railway station (Ukrainian: Станція "Дарниця", Stancija Darnytsia) is the largest Ukrainian Railways station (and the main freight station) of the Ukrainian capital Kiev, located in the city's Left-bank Darnytsia area.
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- Infrastructure
- Commuter service
- Long distance service
- Interconnections with city transport
- Prospects of future expansion
- References
Built in the nineteenth century, the Darnytsia complex has grown into a gigantic hub, stretching for more than 10 km along the main east-west route. There is a major passenger terminal under construction on the Darnytsia station. It is meant to become Kiev's second long-distance terminal, easing the traffic tension in the main Kiev Passenger Railway Station; also a depot for country's almost launched high-speed trains.
Infrastructure
The Darnytsia hub comprises: several sorting yards, hump yard, commuter passenger terminal and two additional train stops, locomotive and railcar depots, DVRZ railcar repairing company, numerous industrial sidings.
Commuter service
On February 16, 2007, the renovated commuter train terminal (pair of mirroring opposite buildings) of the station was opened to the public.
Commuter and intra-city directions from Darnytsia: Hrebinka, Nizhyn, central terminal (intra-city), Petrivka Railway Station (Kiev) (intra-city).
Long-distance service
Currently most long-distance trains pass through Darnytsia non-stop; none of them originate or terminate at the station. However, the ticket boxes in the commuter terminals sell tickets for all long-distance routes in Ukraine.
Interconnections with city transport
The railway station is not yet interconnected with the city's rapid transit system. The Darnytsia Metro station is actually situated well away, despite sharing exactly the same name.
In 2011, Darnytsia station became the terminus for the new intracity circle rail service called "Urban Electric Train". Trains for both circle directions arrive at Darnytsia and change heads.
Kiev tram, buses and marshrutkas are connected to Darnytsia station, but they are not up to needs even for the existing commuter passenger flow.
Connection to other city transport is to be improved, including through the Kiev Metro, which is planned to be linked via enlargement of the Syretsko-Pecherska Line.
Prospects of future expansion
Since 2012, Ukrzaliznytsia gradually increases the number of long-distance passenger trains that stop for Darnytsia in order to relieve the Kiev Passenger Railway Station and prevent some of the passenger flow from crossing the overloaded city bridges
Darnytsia Station will also harbor a dedicated depot for Hyundai Rotem high-speed trains that are being launched by the Ukrzaliznytsia in 2012.