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The Kyiv metro is cheap and easy to use.
There are three metro lines. http://www.metro.kiev.ua/node/101.
Each station has a number, if digits are your thing.
There are only three intersection stations.
You can download maps from the internet.
Most central stations also have free maps available in the ticket hall.
TIP: Platforms only have one sign with the name of the station, so you cannot rely on looking out of the carriage to see which station you are at. So count the number of stops before you get on the train, and listen out for the name of the next station over the tannoy.
The signs in central stations and maps are in English.
Announcements are also made over the tannoy in English inside the carriage.
Some carriages on some lines also have video screens that say the name of the next station.
In 2016 a single journey anywhere on the system is 4 Hryvna. That's about 11 Euro cents.
You can buy plastic coins from ticket offices in each station.
You can also buy a contactless top-up plastic travel card with a set number of trips. These can be bought at the ticket offices.
Or you can buy coins from machines in the ticket hall. The machines have instructions in various languages. The coins are inserted into the turnstiles, and when you hear a tweet you pass through on the lefthand side. You exit the station without needing to pass any barrier or check point.
One of the best ways to get to the Eurovision venue will be by metro. The station for the venue is called Livoberezhna.
TIP: You can use your mobile phone on both all the stations and in the train carriages. Photography is not always encouraged however, video photography is not allowed.
KYIV DESTINATION: The Metro
The Kyiv metro is cheap and easy to use.
There are three metro lines. http://www.metro.kiev.ua/node/101.
Each station has a number, if digits are your thing.
There are only three intersection stations.
You can download maps from the internet.
Most central stations also have free maps available in the ticket hall.
TIP: Platforms only have one sign with the name of the station, so you cannot rely on looking out of the carriage to see which station you are at. So count the number of stops before you get on the train, and listen out for the name of the next station over the tannoy.
The signs in central stations and maps are in English.
Announcements are also made over the tannoy in English inside the carriage.
Some carriages on some lines also have video screens that say the name of the next station.
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| Horizontal information on the direction of travel. Vertical information on how to reach stations on interconnecting lines |
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| A ticket office with ticket barrier to the left. |
You can buy plastic coins from ticket offices in each station.
You can also buy a contactless top-up plastic travel card with a set number of trips. These can be bought at the ticket offices.
Or you can buy coins from machines in the ticket hall. The machines have instructions in various languages. The coins are inserted into the turnstiles, and when you hear a tweet you pass through on the lefthand side. You exit the station without needing to pass any barrier or check point.
One of the best ways to get to the Eurovision venue will be by metro. The station for the venue is called Livoberezhna.
TIP: You can use your mobile phone on both all the stations and in the train carriages. Photography is not always encouraged however, video photography is not allowed.
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