Turboatom (Kharkiv Metro)

Turboatom (Ukrainian: Турбоатом, (listen)) is a station on Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. It was opened in 1975 as one of the first seven metro stations in Kharkiv.[1] The station was the southern terminus of the line before 1978. It is located under the Moskovskyi Avenue. Until October 2019, the station was named "Moskovskyi Prospekt" (Ukrainian: Московський проспект), on 16 October 2019, Kharkiv city council renamed the station to its current name.[1] Mayor Hennadiy Kernes claimed it was renamed "to show respect for the staff" of the Turboatom enterprise.[1]

Turboatom
Kharkiv Metro Station
Станція метро "Московський проспект".jpg
The Station Hall
General information
Coordinates49°58′20″N 36°18′07″E / 49.97222°N 36.30194°E / 49.97222; 36.30194
Owned byKharkiv Metro
Line(s) Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeunderground
Platform levels1
History
Opened23 August 1975
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMoskovskyi Prospekt
Services
Preceding station Kharkiv Metro Following station
Zavod Imeni Malysheva Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska Line Palats Sportu
towards Industrialna
Kharkiv Metro Kholodnirsko-Zavodska line plan displayed above the track for trains terminating at Kholodna Hora station in November 2017 (Turboatom station was named "Moskovskyi Prospekt" at that time)

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