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Kyiv Light Rail or Kyiv Express Tram (Київський швидкісний трамвай, translit.: Kyivs’kyi shvydkisnyi tramvai) is a light rail rapid transit service that serves the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.[1]

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  1. 25 relations: Grade separation, Intermodal passenger transport, Kiltseva Doroha (Kyiv Light Rail), Kyiv, Kyiv Metro, Kyiv Post, Kyiv Urban Electric Train, Kyivpastrans, Light rail, Livoberezhna line (Kyiv Light Rail), Oleksandry Ekster (Kyiv Light Rail), Overhead line, Overpass, Pesa Twist, Politekhnichna (Kyiv Light Rail), Pravoberezhna line, Rapid transit, Romanization of Ukrainian, Serzha Lyfaria (Kyiv Light Rail), Tram, Trams in Kyiv, Troieshchyna, Turnstile, Ukraine, Ukrainian Independent Information Agency.

  2. 1978 establishments in Ukraine
  3. Rail transport in Kyiv
  4. Railway lines opened in 1978
  5. Tram transport in Ukraine

Grade separation

In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other.

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Intermodal passenger transport

Intermodal passenger transport, also called mixed-mode commuting, involves using two or more modes of transportation in a journey.

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Kiltseva Doroha (Kyiv Light Rail)

Kiltseva Doroha (Кільцева дорога) is a station on the Kyiv Light Rail.

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Kyiv

Kyiv (also Kiev) is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine.

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Kyiv Metro

The Kyiv Metro (Kyivskyi metropoliten) is a rapid transit system in Kyiv owned by the Kyiv City Council and operated by the city-owned company Kyivskyi Metropoliten. Kyiv Light Rail and Kyiv Metro are rail transport in Kyiv.

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Kyiv Post

The Kyiv Post is the oldest English-language newspaper in Ukraine, founded in October 1995 by Jed Sunden.

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Kyiv Urban Electric Train

The Kyiv City Express (translit) is an urban rail transit passenger service in Kyiv, Ukraine. Kyiv Light Rail and Kyiv Urban Electric Train are rail transport in Kyiv.

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Kyivpastrans

Kyivpastrans is a municipal company that operates public transport in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

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Light rail

Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit using rolling stock derived from tram technology National Conference of the Transportation Research Board while also having some features from heavy rapid transit.

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Livoberezhna line (Kyiv Light Rail)

The Livoberezhna Line is the second line of the Kyiv Light Rail, located in the eastern part of Kyiv. Opened in 2000, the light rail corridor underwent several renovations in 2010 and reopened in 2012 for regular service. The Livoberezhna Line connects the Troieshchyna urban rail station with Vygurivshchyna and central Troieshchyna.

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Oleksandry Ekster (Kyiv Light Rail)

Oleksandry Ekster (Марини Цвєтаєвої; from 2000 to 2008, Tsvietaievoi; from 2008 to 2023, Maryny Tsvietaievoi) is a station on the Livoberezhna Line of the Kyiv Light Rail system.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is an electrical cable that is used to transmit electrical energy to electric locomotives, electric multiple units, trolleybuses or trams.

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Overpass

An overpass, called an overbridge or flyover (for a road only) in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth countries, is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that is over another road or railway.

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Pesa Twist

Pesa Twist is an articulated low floor tram produced in Bydgoszcz by Pesa SA.

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Politekhnichna (Kyiv Light Rail)

Politekhnichna (Політехнічна) is a station on the Kyiv Light Rail.

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Pravoberezhna line

The Pravoberezhna Line is the first line of the Kyiv Light Rail, located in the western part of Kyiv. Built in 1975, the light rail corridor connects central Kyiv near Kyiv Passenger Terminal with Shuliavka and Borshchahivka, before having its terminus at the Kyiv Kiltseva Road. The 1, 2, and 3 trams run along the Pravoberezhna Line.

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Rapid transit

Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas.

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Romanization of Ukrainian

The romanization of Ukrainian, or Latinization of Ukrainian, is the representation of the Ukrainian language in Latin letters.

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Serzha Lyfaria (Kyiv Light Rail)

Serzha Lyfaria (Сержа Лифаря; from 2000 to 2008, Saburova, from 2008 to 2019, Oleksandra Saburova) is a station on the Livoberezhna Line of the Kyiv Light Rail system.

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Tram

A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in the United States and Canada) is a type of urban rail transit consisting of either individual railcars or self-propelled multiple unit trains that run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.

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Trams in Kyiv

The Kyiv Tram is a tram network that serves the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Kyiv Light Rail and trams in Kyiv are rail transport in Kyiv and tram transport in Ukraine.

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Troieshchyna

Troieshchyna (lit), also known as Vyhurivshchyna-Troieshchyna or Vygurivshchyna-Troieshchyna since 1997 (Вигурівщина-Троєщина,; Виґурівщина-Троєщина), is a large neighbourhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

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Turnstile

A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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Ukrainian Independent Information Agency

The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News (translit) is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian news agency.

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See also

1978 establishments in Ukraine

Rail transport in Kyiv

Railway lines opened in 1978

Tram transport in Ukraine

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_Light_Rail

Also known as Kiev Fast Tram, Kiev Light Rail, Kiev Rapid Tram, Kyiv Fast Tram, Kyiv Rapid Tram.