One of the construction sites of the Donetsk Metro

Scheme of the planned metro system

The Donetsk Metro (Ukrainian: Донецьке метро, translit.: Donets'ke metro; Russian: Донецкое метро, translit.: Donetskoe metro) is an underground rapid transit system that is currentely under construction in Donetsk, the fourth-largest city of Ukraine. When it opens it will become the fourth metro in Ukraine (after the Kiev, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk metros). Current long-term development plan calls for 3 lines and 22 stations, with all lines crossing in the center of the city, and also two lines crossing in suburban areas. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Image File history File links 25_railtransportation_trans. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metro_Donezk. ... Image File history File links Metro_Donezk. ... Romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian denotes a system for representing the Ukrainian language in Latin letters. ... There exist many possible systems for transliterating the Cyrillic alphabet of the Russian language to English or the Latin alphabet. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway—usually in an urban area—with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... Map of Ukraine with Donetsk highlighted. ... Official Logo The Kiev Metro (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is a metro system that is the mainstay of Kievs public transport. ... Line scheme of the Kharkiv Metro system The Kharkiv Metro (Ukrainian: , translit. ... edit The Dnipropetrovsk Metro (Ukrainian: , Russian: ) is a single-line metro system that serves the city of Dnipropetrovsk, the third largest city in the Ukraine. ...

History

When the city of Donetsk reached the million inhabitants mark in the 1980s, it was entitled to build its own metro system, which was designed to follow the usual layout in the Soviet Union. In 1984, the first plans for a metro system in Donetsk were shown to the public, but construction did not immediately begin. Only after Ukraine gained independence, the Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree on 30 December 1991 to build the new underground metro system in Donetsk. The first investigation work began in 1992, and the construction commenced the same year, with its completion scheduled for 2002. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Cabinet of Ministers The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is the highest body in the system of bodies of executive power in Ukraine. ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1995, due to the poor financial situation of the Donetsk municipality, the completion date was shifted to 2005. On September 5, 1997, the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Valeriy Pustovoitenko, ordered that the first line of the system should be open to the public in 8 years (2005). In 2000, the first work on four of the six underground stations began. Regardless of that, the financial situation of Donetsk did not improve. In June 2003, the financial problems affected the metro workers - after seven months of work, no more wages could be disbursed. Up to that time, nearly 300 million Hryven (about 48 million Euros) had been spent on the project. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... The Prime Minister of Ukraine is appointed by the President and ratified by the Verkhovna Rada (parliament). ... Valeriy Pustovoytenko. ... ISO 4217 Code UAH User(s) Ukraine Inflation 11. ... “EUR” redirects here. ...

In 2004, the Ukrainian government assured further means for the completion of the metro until 2010. However by 2007 this seems to optimistic due to the slow pace of construction work over taken. However recently it was emerged that Donetsk will be one of the host cities for the Euro 2012 football championships. This raises high hopes for the Metro to be opened by that time, as the present local national budgets allocated are clearly insufficient. File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... File links The following pages link to this file: Park Street (MBTA station) Kenmore (MBTA station) South Station (Boston) Airport (MBTA station) Alewife (MBTA station) Harvard (MBTA station) Porter (MBTA station) Davis (MBTA station) Central (MBTA station) Kendall/MIT (MBTA station) Charles/MGH (MBTA station) JFK/UMass (MBTA station) North... Map of Ukraine with Donetsk highlighted. ... The 2012 European Football Championship is being contested for by five bids representing seven countries. ...

The first underground line of the system, which will carry the name Proletarsko-Kyivs'ka Line (Ukrainian: Пролетарсько-Київська, Russian: Пролетарско-Киевская), is to be 9.6 kilometres (6 miles) long and have six stations: Proletars'ka (Пролетарська), Chumakovs'ka (Чумаковська), Chervone Mistechko (Червоне мiстечко), Mushketovs'ka (Мушкетовська), Livoberezhna (Лiвобережна), and Politechnichnyi Institut (Полiтехнiчний iнститут). km redirects here. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ...

Future plans

The system's red line, Proletarsko-Kyivska, is planned to extend 21 km (13 mi) with 15 stations. Additionally, the blue line, Shakhtarsko-Makiyivs'ka Line (Ukrainian: Шахтарсько-Макiївська; Russian: Горняцко-Макеевская), is planned to extend 25 km (15.5 mi). Finally, the green line, Petrovs'ko-Chervonohvardiyska Line (Ukrainian: Петровсько-Червоногвардiйська; Russian: Петровско-Красногвардейская), is to have 14 stations. In its final stage, the Donetsk Metro is planned to be 70 km (43.5 mi) long, with a total of 46 stations.

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