Universytet (Kyiv Metro)

Universytet
Kyiv Metro station
The central station hall in 2010 with niches featuring busts of Ukrainian and Russian writers and scientists. Shortly after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine the busts Russian writers/scientists have been covered with wooden boards.[1]
General information
Location	Shevchenkivskyi District Kyiv Ukraine
Coordinates	50°26′39″N 30°30′22″E / 50.44417°N 30.50611°E / 50.44417; 30.50611
Owned by	Kyiv Metro
Line(s)	Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	underground
Depth	87 m (285 ft)
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	118
History
Opened	6 November 1960
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2008	23,900[2]
Services
Preceding station Kyiv Metro Following station Vokzalna towards Akademmistechko Sviatoshynsko–Brovarska line Teatralna towards Lisova

Universytet (Ukrainian: Унiверситет, ^ⓘ) is a station on the Kyiv Metro's Sviatoshynsko-Brovarska Line. The station was opened on 6 November 1960 as part of the first stage of the metro's construction.^[3][2] It is named after the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, which is located in direct proximity to the station itself.