Why is Ukraine metro so deep?

The depth is attributed to the geography of Kyiv, whose high bank of the Dnieper River rises above the rest of the city. Also unusual is the station's design, which lacks a central concourse and thus is similar in layout to stations of the London Underground.



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Completed in the 1960s when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, it includes stations built deep underground, designed to double as bomb shelters in the event of an enemy attack. Kyiv's Arsenalna station is considered to be the deepest in the world, located 346 ft (105.5 m) below ground.

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Arsenalna Metro Station is technically still higher than the river, but lies nearly 350 feet (105.5 meters) beneath the city, making it the deepest station in the world.

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THE world's deepest metro, underground station is the Arsenalna Station on the Kiev Metro in Ukraine, at 107 meters deep.

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The depth is attributed to the geography of Kyiv, whose high bank of the Dnieper River rises above the rest of the city.

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Built at the height of the Cold War, most Kyiv Metro stations double as bomb shelters. The Arsenalna station, reached via an escalator ride that takes five minutes, was constructed at depths of up to 346 feet (105 meters) — the deepest subway platform in the world.

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