Livoberezhna line (Kyiv Light Rail)

The Livoberezhna Line is the second line of the Kyiv Light Rail, located in the eastern part of Kyiv. Opened in 2000, the light rail corridor underwent several renovations in 2010 and reopened in 2012 for regular service. The Livoberezhna Line connects the Troieshchyna urban rail station with Vygurivshchyna and central Troieshchyna.[1] The 4 and 5 trams both run along the Livoberezhna Line.

Livoberezhna Line
4 5
The 4 and 5 trams run along the entirety of the Livoberezhna Line
Overview
LocaleKyiv, Ukraine
Termini
Stations7
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemKyiv Light Rail
Operator(s)Kyivpastrans
History
OpenedMay 26, 2000
Technical
Line length13.2 km (8.2 mi)
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft)
Route map
Myloslavska Street 28
4 Myloslavska
Khram Ikony 'Vsetsarytsia'
Maryny Tsvetaievoi
Litsey No 293
Serzha Lyfaria
Mikroraion No 20
Teodora Draizera
RPS
Kashtanova
Sotszabez
Romana Shukhevycha
Poliklinika
4 5 Troieschyna-2
Leonida Bykova
 Volodymyra Vysotskoho
 Serzha Lyfaria 5 33 35
 (Down arrow 28, 33, 35)

At one point, the Kyiv City Administration proposed extending the Kyiv Metro system to Troieschyna by creating the Livoberezhna Line, although this proposal was scrapped in 2014 in favor of keeping the light rail system.[2]

List of stations

The Livoberezhna Line consists of a total of seven full stations, served by routes No 4 and No 5. It contains a total of 13.2 kilometres (8.2 mi) of track. The line is serviced by the Darnytsia tram depot. Here is a full list of stations on the line:

StationTransfersNotes
Myloslavska 4 5
Oleksandry Ekster 4 5 From 2000 to 2008 the station was called Tsvetaievoi; from 2008 to 2022 the station was called Maryny Tsvetaievoi.
Serzha Lyfaria 4 5 From 2000 to 2008 the station was called Saburova; from 2008 to 2022 the station was called Oleksandra Saburova.
Teodora Draizera 4 5 From 2000 to 2008 the station was called Draizera.
Kashtanova 4 5
Romana Shukhevycha 4 5 From 2000 to 2008 the station was called Vatutina; from 2008 to 2022 the station was called Henerala Vatutina.
Troieschyna-2 4 5 Kyiv Urban Electric Train Opened on October 25, 2012.

References
  1. "The tram will run towards Troieschyna on Thursday". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). 19 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. "Kyiv authorities have decided not to build a metro to Troieschyna". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Russian). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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