Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy (Kharkiv Metro)

Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy (Ukrainian: Захисників України, ^ⓘ) (meaning: Defenders of Ukraine) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Oleksiivska Line. The station opened on 6 May 1995.

Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy
Kharkiv Metro Station
The Station Hall
General information
Coordinates	49°59′19.01″N 36°15′53.19″E
Owned by	Kharkiv Metro
Line(s)	Oleksiivska Line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Platform levels	1
History
Opened	6 May 1995
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Kharkiv Metro Following station Arkhitektora Beketova towards Peremoha Oleksiivska Line Metrobudivnykiv Terminus

Prior to 17 May 2016, the station's name was Ploshcha Povstannia (Площа Повстання, 'Rebellion Square'). It was renamed conformed with the law banning Communist names in Ukraine.^[1]

References

1. "Четыре района города изменили название" (in Russian). Корреспондент. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

External links

• Butkovsky, Andrey. "Metro. Stations and constructions. Station "Zakhysnykiv Ukrainy"". Gortransport Kharkov (in Russian).