Varshavska (Kyiv Metro)

Varshavska (Ukrainian: Варшавська), formerly known as Prospekt Pravdy (Ukrainian: Проспект Правди), is a station currently under construction on the Kyiv Metro's Syretsko–Pecherska Line. This station is a part of the extension to Vynohradar. It has been under construction since 2021.

Varshavska
Kyiv Metro Station
General information
Coordinates	50°30′14.5″N 30°25′45″E
Owned by	Kyiv Metro
Line(s)	Syretsko–Pecherska line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Depth	15
History
Opened	Under construction
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station Terminus Syretsko–Pecherska line Mostytska towards Chervonyi Khutir

History

In November 2018 Kyiv Metro signed a contract to build the Mostytska and Prospekt Pravdy subway stations and a branch line toward the Vynohradar station; the deadline for completion was set for 2021.^[1] In August 2020 Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko promised to complete construction of the two new metro stations by the end of 2021.^[2] On 1 February 2021 he stated that they will be opened by the summer of 2021.^[3] On 8 July 2021 Kyiv Metro stated that the construction of the new metro stations Mostytska and Prospekt Pravdy was on schedule would open by the end of 2021.^[4] It was added that the city and the subway required the contractor to meet construction deadlines and complete all planned works on time (as planned - by the end of 2021), unless the Chamber of Commerce agreed on the existence of force majeure that would slow down the works.^[4] Early September 2021 the Chamber of Commerce agreed there was such and the expiration of the contract with the Kyiv Metro was to be postponed from November 2021 to May 2023.^[5] On 18 May 2023 Mayor Klitschko stated that the construction of metro in Vynohradar was continuing, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine ongoing since 24 February 2022.^[6] On the same day the future metro station Prospekt Pravdy was, by the Kyiv City Council, renamed to Varshavska (as part of a derussification campaign following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine).^[7] In December 2023, Kyiv Metro terminated the contract with Kyivmetrobud due to failure to meet the deadline. Due to this, Kyivmetrobud had to return 4 billion hryvnias to the metro.^[8] On 17 June 2024, Autostrada became the only participant of the new tender for the construction.^[9] On 8 November 2024, the construction of the first phase of the metro to Vynohradar has resumed.^[10]

References

1. Kyiv Metro signs contract for subway line construction to Kyiv's Vynohradar district, UNIAN (23 November 2018)
2. (in Ukrainian) Klitschko voiced an "ambitious plan": he promises to bring Kyiv to the top 100 cities in the world, Ukrainska Pravda (28 August 2020)
3. (in Ukrainian) Klitschko said when to wait for the opening of the Podilsko-Voskresensky Bridge in Kyiv, Hromadske.TV (2 February 2021)
4. (in Ukrainian) The Kyiv metro assures that the branch to Vynohradar will be opened by the end of the year, Ekonomichna Pravda (8 July 2021)
5. (in Ukrainian) Metro to Vynohradar does not have time to be built before 2023, Ekonomichna Pravda (6 September 2021)
6. "When the Podilsko-vokresensky Bridge will be opened in Kyiv - Klitschko" (in Ukrainian). 5 Kanal. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
7. "Metro stations and a number of streets were renamed in Kyiv" (in Ukrainian). Historival Pravda. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
8. Ilchenko, Liia (2023-12-26). Метрополітен Києва розірвав договір на будівництво гілки метро на Виноградар [Kyiv Metro terminated the contract for construction of metro line to Vynohradar]. Ekonomichna Pravda. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
9. "Автострада" стала єдиним учасником тендеру на будівництво метро на Виноградар ["Autostrada" became the only participant in the tender for the construction of the metro to Vynohradar]. Ekonomichna Pravda. 2024-06-18.
10. Autostrada розпочала будівництво метро на столичний житловий масив Виноградар [Autostrada has begun the construction of metro to the capital's residential quarter Vynohradar]. Autostrada. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.