Romana Shukhevycha (Kyiv Light Rail)

Romana Shukhevycha (Ukrainian: Романа Шухевича; from 2000 to 2008, Vatutina; from 2008 to 2022, Henerala Vatutina) is a station on the Livoberezhna Line of the Kyiv Light Rail system. It was opened on May 26, 2000[1] and reopened after a significant modernization of the line on October 26, 2012.[2]

Romana Shukhevycha
Light Rail
General information
Coordinates50°29′45″N 30°34′28″E
Owned byKyivpastrans
Line(s)Livoberezhna line
Platforms2 side platforms
History
OpenedMay 26, 2000[1]
RebuiltOctober 25, 2012[2]
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Light Rail Following station
Troieschyna-2
Terminus
 Line 4 Kashtanova
towards Myloslavska
Line 5 Kashtanova
towards Serzha Lyfaria Street

Romana Shukhevycha is located in between the Kashtanova and Troieschyna-2 stations. It was previously named in honor of General Nikolai Vatutin, a Soviet military commander during World War II. On January 4, 2022, it was renamed in honor of Roman Shukhevych, a military leader of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Nazi collaborator.[3][4]

At one point the Kyiv City authorities proposed creating the "Prospekt Vatutina" station of the Kyiv Metro's Livoberezhna Line, although that entire project was scrapped in favor of expanding the existing light rail system.[5]

References
  1. "Tram lines: Fast tram No. 2". City Electrotransport — United tram and trolleybus site (in Russian). Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. "The tram will run towards Troieschyna on Thursday". UNIAN (in Ukrainian). 19 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. "У Києві з'явилася станція імені Романа Шухевича". glavcom.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  4. Rudling, Anders (2016). "The Cult of Roman Shukhevych in Ukraine: Myth Making with Complications" (PDF). Fascism: Journal of Comparative Fascist Studies. 5 (1): 26–65. doi:10.1163/22116257-00501003. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  5. "Kyiv authorities have decided not to build a metro to Troieschyna". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Russian). 7 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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