Kyivpastrans

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Kyivpastrans
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PredecessorKP "Kyivelektrotrans"
Kyiv City Territorial-Production Union of Automobile Transport
FormationOctober 2, 2001;20 years ago (2001-10-02)
Founder Kyiv City Council
TypeMunicipal organization, Other non-liability limited [1]
Headquarters Kyiv, Ukraine
General Director
Mykola Lambutskyi [2]
Affiliations15
Staff
~9,500
Website kpt.kyiv.ua

Kyivpastrans is a municipal company that operates public transport in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Its operations include electric trams, city buses and trolleybuses. It also operates the Kyiv Funicular and some urban rail lines.

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Kyivpastrans was established on October 2, 2001, by the Kyiv City Council to replace KP "Kyivelektrotrans" and the Kyiv City Territorial-Production Union of Automobile Transport. [3]

Rolling stock and depots

Kyivpastrans has four bus depots and operates 650 buses that drive 107 routes.

Rapid trams in Kyiv operates routes #1 and 3 Kyiv Express Tram 781 2019 G1.jpg
Rapid trams in Kyiv operates routes #1 and 3

The company also has three tram depots: one on the left bank of the Dnieper (in Darnytsia) and two on the right bank. The system serves 21 tram routes in total. LRT routes #1 and 3 are operated by new air-conditioned trams from a dedicated right-bank depot. The most popular tram model used in the system is a modified Tatra T3.

There are three trolleybus depots located on the right bank. In total, the system operates 45 regular trolleybus routes and 4 night routes.

The average lifetime of buses and trolleybuses is 7–18 years.

Trolleybus in Kyiv 17-07-02-Maidan Nezalezhnosti RR74409.jpg
Trolleybus in Kyiv
BusesTramsTrolleybuses
650335385Quantity
7 years18 years15 yearsAverage lifetime

Fares

There are no timed tickets in the system. Each ride can be purchased aboard the vehicle or via Kyivsmartcard (e-ticket) or a QR code purchased online and scanned on board.

In municipal buses, trams and trolleybuses operated by Kyivpastrans one ride cost from ₴6.50 to ₴8.00. These prices are the same in the metro.

Passengers can pay for riding in municipal transport by Kyivsmartcard. Kyivsmartcard.jpg
Passengers can pay for riding in municipal transport by Kyivsmartcard.

1 ride - 8 hrn. (qr-code or Kyivsmartcard)

10 rides - 7.70 hrn (by Kyivsmartcard)

50 rides - 6.50 hrn (by Kyivsmartcard)

The penalty for riding without a valid ticket is ₴160.

One Kyivsmartcard costs ₴50 and must be activated before use.

On each ride, passengers must validate their QR code or cards on orange validator machines inside the vehicle. Passengers can use any door to enter.

Routes

Passengers can get from Zhuliany (Kyiv Airport) by trolleybus #9 to Central Railway Station and Palats Sportu (center of the city).

One of the most popular and useful routes for a tourist is bus #24 (24A at weekends and holidays) from Central Railway Station - Khreshchatyk Street - European Square - to Kyiv Pechersk Lavra. This route operates by air-conditioning buses.

Passengers can see online where their transport is on the official Kyivpastrans site.

The most popular routes operated by Kyivpastrans:
Bus№Trolleybus№Tram№
99301
114183
695015

Kyiv also has night routes. All these routes are operated by Kyivpastrans only.

137N (bus) - Central Railway Station - Kharkivska Metro Street.

91N (trolleybus) - Central Railway Station - Myloslavska Street.

92N (trolleybus) - Zhuliany Airport - Central Railway Station - Svobody Avenue.

93N (trolleybus) - Lva Tolstoho Square Metro Station - Chornobylska Street.

94N (trolleybus) - Lva Tolstoho Square Metro Station - Lesya Kurbasa Avenue.

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References

  1. "Kyivpastrans (Київпастранс)". Internet Securities, Inc. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  2. "Lambutskyi Mykola Mykhailovych". Kyiv City Council (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. Bramskyy, KA. "Коротка історія розвитку в Києві міського наземного транспорту" [Brief history of Kyiv urban land transport] (in Ukrainian). Kyivpastrans. Retrieved 20 May 2017.