Owned by Kiev Metro Platform levels 1 Electrified Yes Opened 19 December 1980 Level 1 Tracks 2 | Structure type underground Station code 214 Address Kiev, Ukraine, 02000 Owner Kiev Metro Platforms in use 1 | |
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Line(s) Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line Similar Kontraktova Ploshcha, Poshtova Ploshcha, Petrivka, Minska, Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho | ||
Tarasa Shevchenka (Ukrainian: Тараса Шевченка) is a station on Kiev Metro's Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line. The station was opened on December 19, 1980 in the northern part of the historic Podil neighbourhood and is named after the famous Ukrainian poet, writer, and painter, Taras Shevchenko. It was designed by T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Krushynskyi, and A. Pratsiuk.
The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with rectangular marble pillars. The walls along the tracks have been finished with dark red marble and ceramic tiles with a plant motif. The lighting comes from large round lamps hanging from the ceiling. At the end of the hall is a white stone bust of Taras Shevchenko, surrounded through the same plant motif that is located on the station's walls. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels on the Mezhyhirska and the Olenivska Streets.