Dnipro metro station to resume operation: date announced
7 March 17:49The Dnipro metro station of the Kyiv metro, which has been out of service since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, will resume operations on 8 March. This was announced by the Kyiv City State Administration, Kommersant Ukrainian reports
The station will be open from 05:41 to 22:36.
“Please note that the Dnipro metro station is a ground station, so it will be closed for passenger transportation during the air alert for security reasons,”
– the city administration said.
Dnipro metro station has not been open for passenger traffic since February 2022. It is located on the right bank of the capital between the Hydropark and Arsenalna metro stations, and previously, metro trains used to pass by it without stopping.
It should be noted that on 8 December last year, 6 metro stations of the Blue Line were closed in Kyiv due to their emergency condition: “Demiivska, Holosiivska, Vasylkivska, Vystavochny Tsentr, Hippodrome and Teremky. Cracks and flooding appeared in the tunnels, making it impossible to continue operating the stations without endangering passenger safety. The city authorities claim that the repair of the tunnels will take approximately six months.
Kyiv residents also report regular flooding of other stations on the blue line, including Kontraktova Ploshcha, Olimpiyska, and Obolon, but the metro claims that all these processes are within normal limits and that passengers are not in danger.