Kyiv will receive €100 mln to purchase trolleybuses and subway cars. In November, the European Investment Bank approved a loan for the City of Kyiv to purchase urban electric vehicles, including trolleybuses and subway cars. The project will be implemented by the Kyiv ... #KyivMetro #KyivMetroupgrade #MetrocarsforKyiv
Despite having the largest underground metro network in Ukraine, Kyiv Metro losses hit a record high of UAH 1.2 billion According to the results of the first half of 2021, the losses were UAH 1.18 billion. The main reason for the financial freefall is the COVID pandemic. The number of passengers taking the Kyiv Metro h... #KyivMetro #KyivMetroLosses2021
Passenger levels on the Kyiv Metro is slightly more than half the level of 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. During the first half of this year, the Metro carried 140 million passengers, compared to 244 million in 2019. Daily passenger numbers are now 775,000, compared to 1.4 mill... #KyivMetro #KyivMetroduringPandemic #KyivMetrorides
Ridership on the Kyiv Metro has dropped in half compared to 2019, prompting the municipal company to ask the city to save the transportation lifeblood for city offices and factories. Waving signs reading “Fair fares = safe travel,” Metro workers protested yesterday in front of City Hall, demanding at least $50 million in aid. Inside, subway administrators told the City Council tha... #KyivMetro #KyivMetroLossesRiders #MetroLosses
With electricity and wage costs doubling, the Metro is putting 3,000 workers on 4-day workweeks and threatening service cuts. In 2019, the system carried 495 million passengers. Last year, this number fell to 279 million. If this year’s level of ridership holds up, 2021 could end with 255 million rides. #KyivMetro #KyivmetroLosses
Kyiv’s Metro subway system is decreasing the frequency of trains during the lockdown. The city has issued 500,000 passes for use on public transport, including the subways. Subway ridership is now about 200,000 on a weekday. In March, prior to the lockdown, it was 1 million. Prior to t... #Covid19Locdown #KyivMetro #LockdownKyiv
