Metro Systems In EASTERN EUROPE

CITIES COVERED ON THIS PAGE;

BELARUS x 1 - Minsk.

BULGARIA x 1 - Sofia.

CZECH REPUBLIC x 1 - Prague.

GREECE x 1 - Athens.

HUNGARY x 1 - Budapest.

POLAND x 1 - Warsaw.

ROMANIA x 1 - Bucharest.

UKRAINE x 4 - Dnipropetrovsk - Kiev - Kharkiv - Kryvyi Rih.

BELARUS

MINSK

The Belarussian capital Minsk has a 30.3 kilometer rapid transit network which came into operation in 1984. The system consists of two lines which are served by thirty stations.

Minsk is also served by eight tram lines, seventy trolleybus lines and one hundred bus services.

METRO

Line 1 - The Moscovskaya Line - 12.2 km - 14 stations - Uruchcha - Barysawsky Trakt - Voschod - Maskovskaya - Park Chaluskintsau - Akademiya Navuk - Ploshcha Yakuba Kolasa - Ploshcha Pebodi - Kastrychnitskaya - Ploshcha Lenina - Instytut Kultury - Hrushauka - Mikhalova - Piatroushchyna

Line 2 - The Avtozavodskaya Line - 18.1 km - 16 stations - Kamennaya Gorka - Kuntsevshchina - Sportivnaya - Pushkinskaya - Molodyozhnaya - Frunzenskaya - Nemiga - Kupalauskaya - Kastrychnitskaya - Pervomaiskaya - Proletarskaya - Traktornyi Zavod - Patizanskaya - Avtozavodskaya - Mogilevskaya.

The above two lines connect at the Kastrychnitskaya metro station.

AIR

Minsk is served by Minsk International Airport. The airport is served by regular buses with links into downtown Minsk, including Bus # 300 which leaves the airport, daily, every thirty minutes between 04.15 hours and 01.00 hours.

The bus journey takes around one hour and twenty minutes to reach the city's Centralny Bus Station or the Moskovski Bus Station.

RAIL & BUS

The city is served by the Minsk Passazhirsky / Мінск Пасажырскі / Railway Station located along the city's Station Square. The station provides local, regional, national and international rail services and is also served by it's own metro station, the Ploschad Lenina Station, located on the Moscovskaya Line.

The railway station is also annexed to the city's regional and long distance bus terminal.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.minsktrans.by

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BULGARIA

SOFIA

Bulgaria's capital city Sofia has a rapid transit system which began operation in 1998. The system consists of two lines which are served by twenty eight stations, with another two lines in the planning stages.

Sofia is also served by an extensive tram and trolley bus network.

METRO

Line M1 - 14 stations at Obelya (Обеля) - Slivnitsa (Сливница) - Lyulin (Люлин) - Zapaden Park (Западен парк) - Vardar (Вардар) - Konstantin Velichkov (Константин Величков) - Opalchenska (Опълченска) - Serdika (Сердика) - St. Kliment Ohridski Sofia University (СУ „Св. Климент Охридски“) - Vasil Levski Stadium (Стадион „Васил Левски“) - Joliot-Curie (Жолио Кюри) -G.M.Dimitrov (Г. М. Димитров) - Musagenitsa (Мусагеница) - Mladost 1 (Младост 1).

Northern Branch Line - 5 stations at - Mladost 3 (Младост 3) - Inter Expo Center Tsarigradsko Shose (Интер Експо Център - Цариградско шосе) - Druzhba (Дружба) - Iskarsko Shose (Искърско шосе) - Sofiyska Sveta Gora (Софийска Света гора) - Sofia Airport (Летище София).

Southern Branch Line - 4 stations at - Aleksandar Malinov (Александър Малинов) - Academy Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (Акад. Александър Теодоров-Балан) - Sofia Business Park (Бизнес Парк София) - Sofia Park (София парк) - Simeonovo (Симеоново).

Line M2 - 12 stations at Obelya (Обеля) - Lomsko shose (Ломско шосе) - Beli Dunav (Бели Дунав) - Nadezhda (Надежда) - Han Kubrat (Хан Кубрат) - Knyaginya Maria Luiza (Княгиня Мария Луиза) - Central Railway Station (Централна ж.п. гара) - Lavov Most (Лъвов мост) - Serdika II (Сердика II) - NDK (НДК ) - European Union (Европейски съюз) - James Bourchier (Джеймс Баучер) -

Planned From 2016 - 3 stations at Vitosha (Витоша) - Cherni vrah (Черни връх) - Dragalevtsi (Драгалевци).

TRAM

Sofia is also served by fifteen route tram network and a 257 kilometer trolley bus service. For more information about these transportation networks visit - www.elektrotransportsf.com.

AIR

Sofia is served by Sofia International Airport. The airport is served by several bus services which link the airport with downtown Sofia by way of several metro stations and the Northern Branch Line of the metro.

RAIL

Sophia Central Railway Station / Централна железопътна гара София / Tsentralna zhelezopatna gara Sofiya is located along the city's - бул Княгиня Мария Луиза / Knyaginya Maria Luiza Boulevard and is served by it's own metro station on Line M2.

SPORT

Bulgaria's international football games are played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium / Национален стадион Васил Левски located in the centre of Sofia. The stadium is served by it's own metro station on metro Line M1.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.metropolitan.bg/bg

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CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE / PRAHA

The Czech Republic's capital city Prague has a 59.4 kilometer underground, rapid transit system which became operational in 1974. The system consists of three lines which are served by fifty seven stations.

The Prague Metro has an open ticket system where tickets can be used in conjunction with the city's trains, buses, Petrin Hill Funicular and the chairlift at Prague Zoo. All tickets must be purchased before entry onto the platform and there are plain clothes inspectors on duty to enforce this.

The system operates daily between 04.45 hours and 00.00 hours.

The metro system's Namesti Miru station, located on Line A, is home to Europe's longest escalator at one hundred meters long.

Prague is also served by a 142 kilometer tram network.

METRO

Line A - 11 km - 16 stations at Nemocnice Motol - Petřiny - Nádraží Veleslavín - Bořislavka - Dejvická - Hradčanská - Malostranská - Staroměstská - Můstek - Muzeum - Náměstí Míru - Jiřího z Poděbrad Flora - Želivského - Strašnická - Skalka - Depo Hostivař.

Line B - 25.6 km - 24 stations at Černý Most - Rajská zahrada - Hloubětín - Kolbenova - Vysočanská - Českomoravská - Palmovka - Invalidovna - Křižíkova - Florenc - Náměstí Republiky - Můstek - Národní třída - Karlovo náměstí - Anděl - Smíchovské nádraží - Radlická - Jinonice - Nové Butovice - Hůrka - Lužiny - Luka - Stodůlky - Zličín.

Line C - 22.7 km - 20 stations at Letňany - Prosek - Střížkov - Ládví - Kobylisy - Nádraží Holešovice - Vltavská - Florenc - Hlavní nádraží - Muzeum - I. P. Pavlova - Vyšehrad - Pražského povstání - Pankrác - Budějovická - Kačerov - Roztyly - Chodov - Opatov - Háje.

TRAM

Prague is served by a 142 kilometer long tram network which is served by twenty one routes. To find out more about the city’s vast tram system visit it's website at - http://jrportal.dpp.cz.

AIR

Prague is served by the Vaclav Havel International Airport.

The airport is served by several bus routes into downtown Prague including the Airport Express (AE) which runs daily, every thirty minutes between 06.35 hours and 22.05 hours and terminates at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi / Prague Central Railway Station, in a journey time of around fifty minutes.

The Airport Express (AE) service calls at Vaclav Havel International Airport Terminal 2 - Vaclav Havel International Airport Terminal 1 - Namesti Republiky - Masaryk - Prague Central Railway Station / Praha hlavní nádraží.

International passengers can purchase a one way ticket from the driver for this service, you must show your flight boarding pass as proof of travel, but local users must present a CD ticket to the driver when boarding. CD tickets can only be purchased online and are not available at the airport or from the bus driver, nor are any of the usual Prague travel cards allowed on this service.

Between midnight and 04.45 hours local bus service # 510 leaves from outside the terminal buildings every thirty minutes for the IP Pavlova metro station located on Pavlov Square in the city's Vinohrady District. This vast station which is the busiest on the Prague Metro is served by the metro system's Line C.

RAIL

Prague Central Railway Station / Praha hlavní nádraží - is a large and iconic city landmark located along the city's Wilsonova. The station provides many regional, national and international rail services and is also served by it's own metro station on Line C and several of the city's tram lines.

BUS

Prague is served by the Florenc Bus Station located along the city's Krizikova. The station provides both national and international bus services and is located very near to the Florenc metro station located on metro Line B and metro Line C.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.dpp.cz/en

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GREECE

There is currently a metro system under construction in the city of Thessaloniki which is due to be opened in 2018.

ATHENS

The Greek capital city Athens is served by two rapid transit systems, the 25.6 kilometer Athens to the Port of Piraeus line, which consists of one line which is served by twenty four stations and became operational in 1869 and the 35 kilometer city metro, an underground commuter network which consists of two lines which are served by thirty three stations which became operational in 2000.

Athens is also served by three line, electric tram network, a twenty five line, electric trolleybus network and a six route commuter rail service.

ATHENS - PIRAEUS METRO

Line 1 - 25.6 km - 21 stations at Port of Piraeus - Faliron - Moschaton - Kallithea - Tavros - Petralona - Thissio - Monastiraki - Nikolaos - Kato Patissia - Eleftherios - Patissia - Perissos - Pefkakia - Nea Ionia - Neo Iraklio - Irini - Nerantziotissa - Marousi - KAT - Kifissia.

ATHENS METRO

Line 2 - 35 km - 20 stations at Agia Marina - Egaleo - Eleonas - Kerameikos - Monastiraki - Syntagma - Evangelismos - Megaro Moussikis - Ambelokipi - Panormou - Katehaki - Ethniki Amyna - Holargos - Nomismatokopio - Agia Paraskevi - Chalandri - Doukissis Plakentias - Pallini - Paiania Kantza - Koropi - Athens Eleftherios Venezelos International Airport Railway Station.

Line 3 - 11.6 km - 21 stations at Anthoupoli - Peristeri - Agios Antonios - Sepolia - Attiki - Athens Larissa Railway Station - Metaxourghio - Omonoia - Panepistimio - Syntagma - Akropoli - Syngrou Fix - Neos Kosmos - Agios Ioannis - Dafni - Agios Dimitrios - Ilioupoli - Alimos - Argyroupoli - Elliniko.

COMMUTER RAIL

Athens is also served by six commuter rail services known locally as the Proastiakos. These commuter routes are;

Route 1 - 24 stations between Piraeus and Chalcis.

Route 2 - 21 stations between Athens Airport and Kiato.

Route 3 - 5 stations between Athens Larissa Railway Station and Ano Liosia.

The Pieria Line - 12 stations between Athens Larissa Railway Station and Thessaloniki.

The Imatha - Pella Line - 22 stations between Thessaloniki and Florina.

Route A - 8 stations between Agios Andreas and Agios Vasileios.

TRAM

Athens is also served by three electric tram lines, their routes are;

Line 3 - 16.1 km - 31 stops between SEF (Tram Terminal) and Askippio Voulas.

Line 4 - 14.2 km - 28 stops between SEF (Tram Terminal) and Syntagma Square.

Line 5 - 18.2 km - 37 stops between Syntagma Square and Askippio Voulas.

ATHENS TOURIST SPOTS

Athen's Akropolis Complex/ Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, which is home to twenty one important ancient monuments, is accessed by way of two tree lined avenues which are flanked by several shops and cafes. These two avenue's are served by way of a short walk from either the Akropoli Station / Ακρόπολη located on metro Line 2 or the Thissio Station / Σταθμός Θησείου located on metro Line 1.

The city's Syntagma Square / Constitution Square, which is home to the country's Old Royal Palace / Hellenic Parliament Building, can be accessed from the Syntagma Station / Σύνταγμα located on lines 2 and 3 of the metro system and lines 4 and 5 of the city tram system.

Athen's main shopping centre is located along Ermou Street / Οδός Ερμού which is easily accessed from either the Syntagma Station / Σύνταγμα, which is located on lines 2 and 3 of the metro system and lines 4 and 5 of the city tram system, or the Monastiriki / Monastery Station / Μοναστηράκι, which is located on both the metro system's Line 1 and Line 3.

AIR

Athens is served by the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The airport, is served by it's own metro station at the terminus of Line 2. The airport station is accessed by way of a pedestrian bridge above the arrivals hall and trains run daily, every 30 minutes, between 05.30 hours and 00.15 hours.

The journey into downtown Athens takes around forty minutes and tickets can be purchased from the airport station kiosk.

PORT

Athen's cruise liner terminal is located at the Port of Piraeus / Πειραιάς - and is served by it's own metro station at the terminus of Line 1.

RAIL

Athen's central railway station, the Athens Larissa Railway Station / Σιδηροδρομικός Σταθμός Αθηνών is located along Domokou Avenue in the city's Kolonos - Κολωνός - District and is served by it's own metro station on Line 3.

BUS

Athen's is served by two inter-city bus terminals, neither of which are served by the city metro.

The Kifissos Bus Station located on the city's Kifisou Avenue.This bus station provides regional and national bus services.

The Liossion Bus Station is located along the city's Liossion Street. This bus station provides inter-city services within Greece.

You can access the Athens - Piraeus line website by visiting

www.isap.gr

You can access the Athens City Metro website, by visiting

www.oasa.gr

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HUNGARY

BUDAPEST

Hungary's capital city Budapest has a 32.1 kilometer rapid transit system which consists of four lines which are served by fifty two stations.

The system's original Line 1 is a 4.4 kilometer line from the city's Vorosmarty Square to City Park, which was opened in 1896, making it the second underground railway to be built in the world.

The railway line was designated as an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002, the only metro system in the world to have been awarded this distinction.

Budapest is also served by an extensive tram network, fifteen trolleybus lines and five commuter rail services.

METRO

Line 1 - 4.4 km - UNESCO World Heritage Site - 11 stations at Mexikói út - Széchenyi fürdő - Hősök ter - Bajza utca - Kodály körönd - Vörösmarty utca - Oktogon - Opera - Bajcsy Zsilinszky út - Deák Ferenc tér - Vörösmarty tér.

Line 2 - 10.3 km - 11 stations at Déli pályaudvar - Széll Kálmán tér - Batthyány tér - Danube - Kossuth Lajos tér - Deák Ferenc tér - Astoria - Blaha Lujza tér - Keleti pályaudvar - Puskás Ferenc Stadion - Pillangó utca - Örs vezér ter.

Line 3 - 17.4 km - 20 stations at Újpest Központ - Újpest-Városkapu - Gyöngyösi utca - Forgách utca - Árpád híd - Dózsa György út - Lehel tér - Nyugati pályaudvar - Arany János utca - Deák Ferenc tér - Ferenciek ter - Kálvin tér- Corvin negyed - Klinikák - Nagyvárad tér - Népliget - Ecseri út - Pöttyös utca - Határ út - Kőbánya Kispest.

Line 4 - 7.4 km - 10 stations at Keleti pályaudvar - II. János Pál pápa tér - Rákóczi tér - Kálvin tér - Fővám tér - Danube - Szent Gellért tér - Móricz Zsigmond körtér - Újbuda központ - Bikás park - Kelenföld vasútállomás.

TRAMS

www.bkv.hu

Budapest is also served by a 156.85 kilometer tram network which consists of thirty three lines which are served by 627 stops.

The city tram system also includes the popular tourist attraction known as the Cog Wheel Railway / Fogaskerekű Vasút, a 3.7 kilometer rack railway located between the city's Városmajor and Széchenyi hegy districts.

TOURIST RAIL

Széchenyi hegy is also the site of one of the termini of the 11.2 kilometer Gyermekvasút / Children's Steam Railway, a popular tourist railway which runs between here and Hűvösvölgy.

Budapest is also served by the 95 meter Castle Hill Funicular / Budavári Sikló railway located along the city's Castle Hill / Verhegy, which links the city's Adam Clark Square with the impressive Széchenyi Chain Bridge.

COMMUTER RAIL

Budapest is served by five commuter rail lines which are served by eighty one stations. These commuter lines are;

Line H5 - which runs between Batthyány tér M and Szentendre

Line H6 - which runs between Közvágóhíd and Ráckeve

Line H7 - which runs between Boráros tér and Csepel

Line H8 - which runs between Örs vezér tére M and Gödöllő

Line H9 - which runs between Örs vezér tére M and Csömör

AIR

Budapest is served by the Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The airport is served by it's own train station at Terminal 2, known as Ferihegy Station, on a regional train line which terminates at Nyugati Railway Station in downtown Budapest.

The airport trains run every thirty minutes and the journey time is around twenty five minutes.

Tickets can be purchased from a kiosk at the airport train station which is open daily between 06.00 hours and 18.00 hours.

RAIL

Budapest is served by four inter city railway stations, they are;

The Nyugati Railway Station which is located along the city's Terez Korut and is served by it's own metro station on metro Line 3.

The Deli Railway Station which is located along the city's Krisztina Korut and is served by it's own metro station on metro Line 2.

The Keleti Railway Station which is located along the city's Terez Barass Korut and is served by it's own metro station on metro Line 2 and metro Line 4.

The Kelenfold Railway Station which is located along the city's Etele Korut and is served by it's own metro station on metro Line 4.

BUS

Budapest's long distance, Nepliget Bus Terminal, is located along the city's Konyves Kalaman Korut and is served by it's own metro station on Line 3.

You can visit the metro website by visiting

www.bkv.hu

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POLAND

WARSAW

Most of Poland's cities are served by vast urban tram systems but it's capital city Warsaw also provides a 23.1 kilometer rapid transit system which consists of one line which is served by twenty one stations, which was opened in 1995.

Warsaw is also served by a cross city rail line, which links the city's bus and train stations, a thirty two kilometer commuter rail line and a one hundred and twenty kilometer tram network.

METRO

Blue Line - 23.1 kms - 21 stations at Mlociny - Wawrzysew - Stare Blelany - Slodowiec - Marymont - Plaz Wilsona - Gdanski - Ratusz Arsenal - Swietokrzyska - Centrum - Politechnika - Pole Mokotowskie - Raciawicka - Wierzbno - Wilanowska - Sluzew - Ursynow - Stoklosy - Imielin - Natolin - Kabaty.

TRAM

Warsaw is served by a 120 kilometer long tram network which is served by twenty four routes. For more information about Warsaw's vast tram system visit - www.tw.waw.pl.

CROSS CITY LINE

PKP - 7 km - 5 stations at Warszawa Wschodnia - Warszawa Centralna - Warszawa Śródmieście WKD - Warszawa Ochota - Warszawa Zachodnia.

COMMUTER RAIL

WKD - 32.61 km - 28 stations between Warszawa Śródmieście WKD and Podkowa Leśna Zachodnia or Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radońska.

AIR

Warsaw is served by two airports -

The Chopin International Airport which is served by it's own train station, the Warszawa Lotnisko Chopina Station, which can be accessed by a 300 meter walk across the bus park, situated outside the arrivals hall. There are two regional trains which serve the airport, the S2 Line which is used to access Warsaw Zachodnia Railway Station and the Warsaw National Football Stadium and the S3 line which is used to access Warsaw Centralna Railway Station. Both trains depart the airport station every 15 minutes and the journey time is around twenty five minutes.

Tickets for the trains can be purchased from ticket vending machines found either in the arrivals hall or on board the trains.

The Modlin International Airport which is served by a bus service with a timetable which is dependent upon flight arrival times.

Tickets can be purchased from the airport sales kiosk and the journey to downtown Warsaw takes around forty minutes and there are drop off points at both Mlociny metro station and Centrum metro station. The buses can be found right outside the terminal building.

RAIL

Warsaw's Central Railway Station / Warszawa Centralna railway station is located along the city's Aleji Jerozolimskie although it's main entrance is located on Śródmieście.

The station is flanked by two regional railway stations, the West Railway Station / Warszawa Śródmieście WKD, which is served by the city Commuter Rail, and the East Railway Station / Warszawa Śródmieście PKP, which is served by the Cross City Rail.

BUS

Warsaw's main inter-city bus terminal is located at the West Bus Station / Dworzec Autobusowy Warszawa Zachodnia - located along the city's Aleji Jerozolimskie.

The station is not served by the metro system but it is located just a short walk from the city's West Railway Station / Warszawa Śródmieście WKD, which is located next to the city's Central Railway Station, which is located next to the Warsaw East Railway Station / Warszawa Śródmieście PKP.

The railway stations are just a few meters away but they are located across a very busy main road, so it's probably better to take a taxi to the station entrance that you want.

SPORT

Poland's international football matches are played at the Stadion Narodowy which can be accessed by way of a short walk from the Wawrzysew metro station.

There is a metro station at the stadium which is presently under construction which is due to be opened sometime in 2015.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.metro.waw.pl

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ROMANIA

BUCHAREST

The Romanian capital, Bucharest, has a 69.25 kilometer third rail, underground system which became operational in 1979. The system presently consists of four lines which are served by fifty one stations with another two lines and eighteen stations presently under construction.

Bucharest is also served by an extensive bus service, a fifteen line trolleybus network and a 332 kilometer tram network.

METRO

Line M1 is served by 21 stations located at Piata Muncii - Iancului - Obor - Stefan cel Mare - Piata Victorei - Gara de Nord - Basarab - Crângasi - Petrache Poenaru - Grozăvesti - Eroilor - Izvor - Piata Uniri - Timpuri Noi - Mihai Bravu - Dristor - Nicolae Grigorescu - Titan - Costin Georgian - Republica - Pantelimon.

Line M2 is served by 14 stations located at Pipera - Aurel Vlaicu - Aviatorilor - Piaţa Victoriei - Piaţa Romană - Universitate - Piaţa Unirii - Tineretului - Eroii Revolutiei - Constantin Brâncoveanu - Piaţa Sudului - Apărătorii Patriei - Dimitrie Leonida - Berceni.

Line M3 is served by 15 stations located at Preciziei - Pacii - Gorjului - Lujerului - Politehnica - Eroilor - Izvor - Piaţa Unirii - Timpuri Noi - Mihai Bravu - Dristor - Nicolae Grigorescu - 1 Decembrie 1918 - Nicolae Teclu - Anghel Saligny.

Line M4 is served by 8 stations located at Străuleşti - Laminorului - Parc Bazilescu - Jiului - 1 Mai - Grivita - Basarab - Gara de Nord.

TRAM

http://ratb.ro

Bucharest is also served by an extensive bus service, a fifteen line trolleybus network and a 332 kilometer tram network which consists of twenty five lines. For more information about these services please visit the link provided above.

AIR

Bucharest is served by two airports, they are;

The Henri Coanda International Airport, sometimes listed as the Otopeni Airport. The airport is served by a railway station located some 900 meters from the airport terminal.The train station can be accessed by way of a shuttle bus from outside the arrivals hall which leaves several minutes before the train is due in the station. The train shuttle bus departs the arrivals hall at the following times -

05.05 - 07.31 - 08.18 - 09.03 - 12.01 - 12.19 - 14.17 - 15.04 - 16.17 - 17.23 - 20.26 - 21.07.

Tickets for the train can be purchased from the ticket office located in the arrivals hall or the ticket office located at the train station. The shuttle bus is free. The journey into downtown Bucharest takes around one hour and terminates at the city's Gara de Nord Railway Station, which is served by metro Line M1 and metro Line M4.

The airport is also served by local bus service #780 and the twenty four hour Airport Express / Bus # 783 service. The routes for these two services are shown below.

The Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, sometimes listed as Baneasa Airport. This airport is served by the city's Tram Line #5, the Airport Express / Bus #783 and local bus service #780 all of which link airport with Bucharest city centre. The routes for these services are shown below.

AIRPORT BUSES & TRAM

24 Hour Airport Express / Bus #783 - Henri Coanda International Airport - Soseaua Bucuresti Ploitesti - Aurel Vlaicu International Airport - Piata Presei Libere - Piata Victorei - Piata Romana - University - Piata Unirii.

Tram Line 5 operates daily between 05.00 hours and 22.30 hours and calls at Piata SF Gheorghe - BD Hristo Botev - BD Carol - Batistei - Maria Rosetti - Piata Gemeni - Teatrul Metropolis - Soseaua Stefan Cel mare - BD Lacul Tei - Rossini - Ceaikovski - Giuseppe Verdi - Muzuel Aviatiel - soseaua Pipera - Maguricea - Pasaj Baneasa - Apicola - Piata Baneasa.

Local bus service #780 also serves both of the city airports for transfers into the city centre. This bus runs daily between 05.15 hours and 23.05 hours and calls at- Gara Basarab - Gara de Nord - Clabucet - Piata Presei - Aurel Vlaicu International Airport - Aleea Privighetorilor - Amco - Primaria Otopeni - Henri Coanda International Airport - Henri Coanda International Airport Sosiri.

RAIL

Bucharest's Gara de Nord Railway Station is an iconic building located along the city's Calea Târgovitei. The station, which is the largest railway station in the country, provides many local, national and international rail services and is also served by it's own metro station on metro Line M1 and metro Line M4.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.metrorex.ro

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UKRAINE

DNIPROPETROVSK

KIEV

KIEV.

The Ukrainian capital city Kiev has a 65 kilometer rapid transit system which became operational in 1960. The system consists of three lines which are served by fifty stations.

Situated on the system's Line One is the Arsenalna - Арсенальна Metro Station, which is the deepest metro station in the world at 107 meters deep.

Kiev is also served by an extensive tram and trolleybus network and is planning a light rail, commuter service.

METRO

Line 1 (Sviatoshynsko Brovarska Line) - 22.64 km - 18 stations at Akademmistechko - Zhytomyrska - Sviatoshyn - Nyvky - Beresteiska - Shuliavska - Politekhnichnyi Instytut - Vokzalna - Universytet - Teatralna - Khreshchatyk - Arsenalna - Dnipro - Hidropark - Livoberezhna - Darnytsia - Chernihivska - Lisova.

Line 2 (Kurenivsko Chervonoarmiyska Line) 20.95 km - 18 stations at Heroiv Dnipra - Minska - Obolon - Petrivka - Tarasa Shevchenka - Kontraktova Ploshcha - Poshtova Ploshcha - Maidan Nezalezhnosti - Ploshcha Lva Tolstoho - Olimpiiska - Palats "Ukrayina" - Lybidska - Demiivska - Holosiivska - Vasylkivska - Vystavkovyi Tsentr - Ipodrom - Teremky.

Line 3 (Syretsko Pecherska Line) 23.86 km - 16 stations at Syrets - Dorohozhychi - Lukianivska - Lvivska Brama - Zoloti Vorota - Palats Sportu - Klovska - Pecherska - Druzhby Narodiv - Vydubychi - Telychka - Slavutych - Osokorky - Pozniaky - Kharkivska - Vyrlytsia - Boryspilska - Chervony Khutir.

PLANNED METRO LINES

Line 4 (Podilsko Vyhurivska Line) Under construction opens 2016.

Line 5 (Vyshhorodsko Darnytska Line) Under planning.

Line 5 (Livoberezhna Line) Planned light rail commuter service.

TRAM

Kiev is also served by a vast trolleybus and tram network, of which the tram network implements twenty one routes over 140 kilometers of track. For more information about Kiev's trams and trolleybuses visit - http://kpt.kiev.ua.

AIR

Kiev is served by two airports -

The Borysil International Airport which is served by a shuttle bus service which links passengers to the Boryspilska / Бориспiльська metro station situated on metro line 3.

Transfers from metro line 3 can then be made at Zoloti Vorota / Золотi ворота metro station for metro Line 1 or from the Palats Sportu / Палац Спорту metro station for metro Line 2.

Metro Line 3 also serves the city's Olimpiyskiy Football Stadium / Національний спортивний комплекс Олімпійський which is served by the Olimpska / Олімпійська metro station.

The Zhulyany Airport is served by tram route # 22 which links both airport terminals with the Vokzalna / Вокзальна metro station which is annexed to Kiev's Passzhyrski Central Railway Station / Київ Пасажирський on Line 1 of the metro.

Alternatively, situated just five hundred meters from Zhulyany Airport arrivals hall is the Volynsky Railway Station / Київ Пасажирський which provides a regional train service through to the city's Passzhyrski Central Railway Station / Київ Пасажирський.

RAIL

Kiev's central railway station - Київ Пасажирський - is located along the city's Vokzalna Ploshcha and is served by the Vokzalna / Вокзальна metro station located on Line 1.

BUS

Kiev is served by several bus stations the two largest of which are the city's central bus station and it's inter-city bus station.

The central bus station is served by the Demiivska / Демiïвська metro station and the inter-city bus station is served by the Ipodrom / Іподром metro station, both of which are served by the metro's Line 2.

SPORT

Ukraine's international football matches are played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium / Національний спортивний комплекс Олімпійський.

This vast multi-sports and events complex is located in the city's Cherepanov Hill / вулиця Червоноармійська area and can be accessed from several different metro stations but the nearest two are the Olimpska / Олімпійська or Palats Sportu / Палац Спорту metro stations both of which are served by the metro system's Line 2.

You can access the metro website by visiting

www.metro.kiev.ua

KHARKIV

KHARKIV, Kharkiv Oblast

The city of Kharkiv has a 39.6 kilometer rapid transit system which became operational in 1975. The system consists of three lines which are served by twenty nine stations.

To enter the metro you need to buy a token from one of the automated machines located at any of the station's entrances. One token is valid for one trip, however far you are traveling, which means you pay the same fare how ever long your journey is. The token then needs to be inserted into the turnstile on the station platform in order to board the train.

Kharkiv is also served by an extensive tram network.

METRO

Line 1 (Kholodnohirsko Zavodska Line) - 17.3 km - 13 stations at Kholodna Hora - Pivdennyi Vokzal - Tsentralnyi Rynok - Radianska - Prospekt Haharina - Sportyvna - Zavod Imeni Malysheva - Moskovskyi Prospekt - Marshala Zhukova - Radianskoi Armii - Imeni O.S. Maselskoho - Traktornyi Zavod - Proletarska.

Line 2 (Saltivska Line) - 10.2 km - 8 stations at Heroiv Pratsi - Studentska - Akademika Pavlova - Akademika Barabashova - Kyivska - Pushkinska - Istorychnyi Muzei - Universytet.

Line 3 (Oleksiivska Line) - 9.9 km - 8 stations at Oleksiivska - 23 Serpnia - Botanichyni Sad - Naukova - Derzhprom - Arkhitektora Beketova - Ploshcha Povstannia - Metrobudivnykiv.

TRAM

KRYVYI RIH

KRYVI RIH, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.

The city of Kryvyi Rih has an 18.7 kilometer light rail, metro tram, 6.8 kilometers of which is located underground, which came into operation in 2009. The system consists of three lines which are served by eighteen stations.

Kryvyi Rih is also served by a thirteen line, traditional tram network and a twenty three route, electric trolleybus system, both of which are owned and operated by the city council.

METRO

Line 1 - 8 stations at Kiltseva - Prospekt Metalurhiv - Budynok Rad - Dzerzhynska - Maidan Artema - Miska Likarnia - Imeni Hutovskoho.

Line 2 - 5 stations at Maidan Pratsi - Industrialna - Vovnopriadylna - Elektrozavodska - Zarichna.

Line 3 - 5 stations at KNEU - Druha Miska Likarnia - Tretia Dilnytsia - Kiltse - KMK.

AIR

Kriyvyi Rih is served by the Lozovatka International Airport. Taxi's are available from outside the terminal buildings for transfers into the city centre which generally have a journey time of around thirty minutes.

RAIL

Kriyvyi Rih's Krivoy Rog Central Railway Station is located along the city's Lenin Comosol Street / Ulytsia Leninskoho Komsomolu .The station is not served by the metrotram.

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