Tarasa Shevchenka (Kiev Metro)

Tarasa Shevchenka
Kiev Metro station
File:Tarasa Shevchenka metro station Kiev 01.jpg The Station Hall
Coordinates
Owned by	Kiev Metro
Line(s)	Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	214
History
Opened	1980-12-19
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kiev Metro   Following station Petrivka toward Heroiv Dnipra Kurenivsko-Chervonoarmiyska Line Kontraktova Ploshcha toward Teremky

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.

External links

• Kyivsky Metropoliten — Station description and photographs (Ukrainian)
• Metropoliten.kiev.ua — Station description and photographs (Russian)