Olimpiiska (Kiev Metro)

Olimpiiska (Ukrainian: Олімпійська) is a station on the Kiev Metro's Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line. It was opened on December 19, 1981, and was originally named after Kiev's Republican Stadium as Respublikansky Stadion (Ukrainian: Республіканський Стадіон; Russian: Республиканский стадион). It was designed by A.S. Krushynskyi, T.A. Tselikovska, A.S. Andriienko, and Y.M. Sharanevych.

Olimpiiska
Kiev Metro station
The Station Hall
Location	Pecherskyi District Kiev Ukraine
Coordinates	50°25′56″N 30°30′58″E
Owned by	Kiev Metro
Line(s)	Obolonsko–Teremkivska line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	219
History
Opened	19 December 1981
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Respublikansky Stadion
Services
Preceding station   Kiev Metro   Following station Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho toward Heroiv Dnipra Obolonsko–Teremkivska Line Palats "Ukrayina" toward Teremky

The station is built deep underground and consists of a central hall with arcades leading toward the station platforms. The walls have been covered with grey marble and the lighting comes from chandeliers. On a wall at the end of the central hall, are the Olympic rings, commemorating the 1980 Summer Olympics. The station is accessible by passenger tunnels on the Velyka Vasylkivska and another street.

External links

• Kyivsky Metropoliten — Station description and photographs (in Ukrainian)
• Metropoliten.kiev.ua — Station description and photographs (in Russian)