How the subway was built in Kyiv: interesting archival photos

Archive photos of the construction of the first stage of the Kyiv subway from 1958 to 1963 were shown online.

Relevant photos published in the “Old photos of Kyiv” community on Facebook.

Yes, the CDFFA of Ukraine named after H. S. Pshenychny showed how the capital's builders built the underground intermediate lobby of the “Arsenalna” station.

Construction of the underground intermediate lobby of the “Arsenalna” station, March 28, 1958

Also in archival photos you can see what the subway apparatuses and passers-by looked like.

Among the old photos, the tunnels in the vicinity of the Arsenalna station, as well as between the “Universityet” and “Khreshchatyk” stations are shown.

Builders are checking the tracks in the tunnel between “University ” and “Khreshchatyk”, October 31, 1959

The construction of the underground lobby of the Khreshchatyk metro station is also recorded in the photos.

In addition, photos with decorative works at the Khreshchatyk station, where you can see the ceramic panels of the artist Oksana Grudzynska, as well as on the platform of the Vokzalna station.

The footage also shows construction workers of the Kyiv Metro at the Arsenalna station, who congratulated train driver Oleksiy Simagin on his first test flight.

In addition, they showed how the metro line was built from the Dnipro station to the left bank.