Armiiska (Kharkiv Metro)

Armiiska (Ukrainian: Армійська, ) (former Radianskoi Armii) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. It opened on 11 August 1978.

Armiiska
Kharkiv Metro Station
General information
Coordinates49°57′41″N 36°20′37″E
Owned byKharkiv Metro
Line(s) Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels1
History
Opened11 August 1978
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesRadianskoi Armii
Services
Preceding station Kharkiv Metro Following station
Palats Sportu Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line Imeni O.S. Maselskoho
towards Industrialna

On 17 May 2016, the station was renamed conformed with the law banning Communist names in Ukraine.[1] In September 2023 Soviet red stars, until then still visible in the station's design, were replaced with images of a Ukrainian trident and the Coat of arms of Kharkiv.[2]

References

  1. "Четыре района города изменили название" (in Russian). Корреспондент. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Stars are being removed from the Armeiskaya metro station" (in Ukrainian). SQ. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.


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