Palats Sportu (Kharkiv Metro) Explained

Palats Sportu
Type:Kharkiv Metro Station
Style:Kharkiv Metro
Style2:Kholodnohirsko-Zavodska
Coordinates:49.9661°N 36.3212°W
Structure:underground
Platform:1
Levels:1
Tracks:2
Opened:11 August 1978
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Kharkiv Metro
Former:Marshala Zhukova

Palats Sportu (uk|Палац Спорту, pronounced as /audio link/), formerly known as Marshala Zhukova, is a station on the Kharkiv Metro's Kholodnohirsko–Zavodska Line. It was opened on 11 August 1978.

On 17 May 2016, the station was renamed according to the law banning Communist names in Ukraine.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Четыре района города изменили название. 18 May 2016. Корреспондент. Russian. 19 May 2016.