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title: "Kyiv Metro Red Line Service to Resume on Evening of October 19, Skipping Chernihivska Station"
description: "On the evening of October 19, Kyiv plans to restore metro traffic on the red line between Lisova and Akademmistechko. Chernihivska station will remain closed until repairs are completed."
date: 2026-10-19T15:13:15.922Z
lang: en
url: https://xab.info/en/posts/kyiv-metro-red-line-service-restored-october-19
tags: [kyiv-metro, red-line, chernihivska-station, vitali-klitschko, infrastructure-damage, public-transport]
author: "Andrey Kosynko, Roman V."
publisher: "XAB.info"
---

# Kyiv Metro Red Line Service to Resume on Evening of October 19, Skipping Chernihivska Station

![A group of workers in orange vests repairing railway tracks in Kyiv after an attack](https://xab.info/media/2026/10/19/kiev-metro-krasnaia-vetka-vozvraschenie-dvizheniya-19-oktiabria/kiev-metro-krasnaia-vetka-vozvraschenie-dvizheniya-19-oktiabria-1.webp)

## Key Points

- Metro traffic between Lisova and Akademmistechko is scheduled to resume on the evening of October 19.
- Chernihivska station will operate by bypassing it — trains will not stop there.
- More than 70 specialists were deployed to fix the attack aftermath; track and contact rail repairs are in the final stage.
- The number of buses on routes No. 1-M and No. 118 has been increased as compensation.

On Wednesday evening, October 19, Kyiv plans to fully restore train traffic on the red line of the metro system. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko announced this in his Telegram channel. According to him, normal train operations between Lisova and Akademmistechko stations are scheduled to resume this evening. Meanwhile, Chernihivska station, damaged as a result of the overnight attack, will not be operational—trains will pass through it without stopping until repairs are completed.

### What Was Damaged and Who Is Fixing the Consequences

More than 70 specialists were involved in eliminating the aftermath of the strike on Chernihivska station. According to the mayor, broken glass and construction debris have already been completely cleared at the station. Repair work on the damaged tracks and contact rail is in the final stages. Restoration of power supply and train control systems is ongoing—operations that Klitschko noted are the most complex and have been underway since nightfall.

### When Traffic Will Resume and What Happens to the Station

“We plan to restore normal train traffic between Lisova and Akademmistechko stations this evening. Trains will run without stopping at Chernihivska station until it is repaired,” the mayor emphasized. Acting Head of the Kyiv City Military Administration Andrii Tkachov, in turn, noted that it is currently impossible to predict the exact timeframe for restoring the operation of Chernihivska station itself.

### How the Disruption in District Connectivity Is Being Compensated

Due to the damage to the metro infrastructure, city authorities have increased the number of buses on routes No. 1-M and No. 118 to ensure connectivity between the districts served by the red line. This is a temporary measure designed to mitigate the consequences of the station's closure until repair work is completed.

### Context: Attacks on Kyiv's Infrastructure

As a reminder, on the night of October 19, ballistic missile strikes were carried out on Kyiv, specifically damaging the Chernihivska metro station. This is not the only damage to the capital's transport infrastructure recently; earlier, following strikes on bridges, the city temporarily changed the traffic scheme on the green metro line and along bus routes. Thus, the restoration of the red line is part of a broader process of eliminating the consequences of attacks on urban infrastructure facilities.

## Fact-Check & Sources

- [Когда в Киеве восстановят движение метро между "Лесной" и "Академгородком": ответ мэра](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/koli-kievi-vidnovlyat-ruh-metro-mizh-lisovoyu-1792422264.html) - Primary source: V. Klitschko's statement on traffic restoration on the evening of Oct 19, 70+ specialists, track and contact rail repairs, buses No. 1-M and No. 118, ballistic missile strike on the night of Oct 19, A. Tkachov's commentary on station repair timelines.
- [Когда пустят метро до станции "Лесная" и как курсируют автобусы — мэр Киева дал ответ](https://unn.ua/ru/news/kogda-pustyat-metro-do-stantsii-lesnaya-i-kak-kursiruyut-avtobusi-mer-kieva-otvetil) - Independent confirmation of the same facts: resumption of traffic between Akademmistechko and Lisova in the evening, bypassing Chernihivska, 70+ specialists, final stage of track and contact rail repairs, power supply restoration ongoing since night.
- [В Киеве из-за перекрытия Южного моста изменили движение метро и автобусов](https://korrespondent.net/city/kiev/4919258-v-kyeve-yz-za-perekrytyia-yuzhnoho-mosta-yzmenyly-dvyzhenye-metro-y-avtobusov) - Used for context only: earlier (Oct 12) the scheme on the green line was changed due to bridge strikes; not directly related to the red line and events of Oct 19.

## FAQ

### When will metro traffic on the red line resume?

According to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko, normal train operations between Lisova and Akademmistechko stations are planned to resume on the evening of October 19.

### Will Chernihivska station be operational?

No. Until the station is repaired, trains will run without stopping there. According to acting KCMA head Andrii Tkachov, exact timelines for restoring the station's operation cannot yet be predicted.

### What happened to Chernihivska station?

On the night of October 19, ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, damaging the Chernihivska metro station. Over 70 specialists worked at the site, broken glass and debris were cleared, and track and contact rail repairs are in the final stage.

### How is the station closure being compensated?

City authorities have increased the number of buses on routes No. 1-M and No. 118 to ensure transport links between the districts served by the red line.