Obolon (Kyiv Metro)

Obolon (Ukrainian: Оболонь, ^ⓘ) is a station on Kyiv Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. The station was opened on 19 December 1980 in the southern part of the Obolon Raion (district) of Kyiv. It was designed by T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Krushynskyi, and A. Pratsiuk. The station was formerly known as Prospekt Korniichuka (Ukrainian: Проспект Корнійчука) until 1990.

Obolon
Kyiv Metro station
The Station Hall
General information
Location	Obolonskyi District Kyiv Ukraine
Coordinates	50°30′05″N 30°29′53″E
Owned by	Kyiv Metro
Line(s)	Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	212
History
Opened	19 December 1980
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station Minska towards Heroiv Dnipra Obolonsko–Teremkivska line Pochaina towards Teremky

The station is located shallow underground and consists of a central hall with columns. The walls along the tracks have been covered with yellow marble and decorated with two bronze works of art. Lights surround the columns, giving the station its light. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels; one leading to the Obolon Prospect, and the other — to Levko Lukianenko Street.

Gallery

• 
  One of the entrances to the station photographed in 2011
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  Platform of the station in February 2010
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  The station on 26 February 2022 converted into an air raid shelter after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

External links

• Media related to Obolon Metro Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Kyivsky Metropoliten — Station description and photographs (in Ukrainian)
• Metropoliten.kiev.ua — Station description and photographs (in Russian)