Budynok Rad (Kryvyi Rih Metrotram)

Budynok Rad
Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
Coordinates	47°54′31″N 33°23′48″E / 47.9086°N 33.3967°E / 47.9086; 33.3967Coordinates: 47°54′31″N 33°23′48″E / 47.9086°N 33.3967°E / 47.9086; 33.3967
Owned by	Kryvyi Rih Metrotram
History
Opened	23 February 1988
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Kryvyi Rih Metrotram   Following station Prospekt Metalurhiv towards Kiltseva Route 1 Mudryona towards Maidan Pratsi Prospekt Metalurhiv towards Kiltseva Route 2 Mudryona towards Zarichna Mudryona towards Zarichna Route 3 Prospekt Metalurhiv towards Kiltse KMK

Budynok Rad (Ukrainian: Будинок Рад; Russian: Дом Советов, Dom Sovetov; literally: House of Soviets) is a station on the Kryvyi Rih Metrotram. It opened on 23 February 1988 as part of the first segment of the second stage.

The station sits right in the center of the city next to the city council building. When the station was opened, there were delays with the construction of two other stations, so to justify the system, a temporary shuttle service was organized with two three-car trams ferrying passengers between the city center and the reversal ring on the Mudryona station. On 2 May 1989, after the completion of the remaining two stations on the second stage, standard transit was possible and the shuttle service was discontinued.

The station also lacks an external vestibule; instead, two vestibules are located underground on both ends of the platform with exits to the Horkoho Square. One of the biggest problems that arose with the construction of a Metro-type station was that Soviet Union design places doors only on the left side, meaning that the direction had to alternate prior to arriving at the station (given the right-hand rail operation used in the USSR). As a result, the tunnels cross before reaching the station and continue on the same side until Prospekt Metalurhiv where they cross back to the standard right-hand arrangement

The station is a typical single vault of (Kharkov design). The two stations are also most extravagant, which is another trademark of ex-Soviet Metro systems. Whereas other stations make use of the architecture of the surface structure and arrange the interior to be aesthetic, this station is exactly the opposite. Red marble is used for the walls and floor; the ceiling of the vault consists of a hexagonal honeycomb arrangement. Three mosaics with a Soviet theme are present on both walls. Lighting comes from a series of light bulbs installed in the center of each hexagon on the apexal rows of the vault. However, for financial reasons, it is rare that they are all turned on at once.

External links[]

• (in Russian) Mir Metro - Description and photos
• Google maps - Satellite shot.