Built in the nineteenth century, the Darnytsia railway hub has grown into a gigantic railway center, expanding for more than 10km along the main east–west route. Started in 2004, construction is under way at the new Darnytsia railway terminal complex. When finished, the station will serve long-distance passenger trains, house own station of the Kyiv metropolitan, a two-storey car parking, a tunnel for automobile and tram traffic. The complex is meant to become Kyiv's second long-distance terminal, easing the traffic tension in the main Kyiv Passenger railway station.[2]
Currently, most long-distance trains pass through Darnytsia non-stop; none of them originates or terminates at the station. However, the ticket boxes in the commuter terminals sell tickets for all long-distance routes in Ukraine.
Interconnections with city transport
In 2011, Darnytsia station became the terminus for the new intracity circle rail service called "Urban Electric Train". Trains for both circle directions arrive at Darnytsia and change heads.
Kyiv tram, buses and marshrutkas are connected to Darnytsia station, but they are not up to needs even for the existing commuter passenger flow.
The railway station is not yet interconnected with the city's rapid transit system, Kyiv Metro. The Darnytsia Metro station is situated well away, despite sharing precisely the same name.
Connection to other city transport is to be improved, including through the Kyiv Metro, which is planned to be linked via enlargement of the Syretsko–Pecherska line.
Railway hub
Besides the passenger terminal, Darnytsia train station also has its own locomotive and railcar depots. In addition to the east of Darnytsia railway hub is located Darnytsia Railcar Repair Factory (DVRZ) which is a major railcar repair factory of the Ukrzaliznytsia.
Darnytsia locomotive depot is specialized in maintaining and repair of ChME3 locomotives.
