How the Kharkiv Metro was Built

State Enterprise "Ukrainian Television Film Studio "Ukrtelefilm", 1978.

The documentary film "The Road That Never Ends" is dedicated to the history of the construction of the metro in the city of Kharkiv.

On the video: the history of public transport in Kharkiv, the first trams in Kharkiv; landscapes of Kharkiv, the railway station, the bus station; Kharkiv residents talk about the importance of the metro for the city, the "Kharkiv-Metroproekt" building, preparation of projects for the construction of new stations, the "Zavodska" station, the history of the construction; construction work, the Saltivka district, the construction of the "Radyanska" station (now "Maidan Konstitutionsiy"), various plans for the Kharkiv Metro and the construction of the second line.

The film is dubbed in russian languages, contains elements of Soviet propaganda.

Reference: The Kharkiv Metro is a high-speed off-street transport system, the construction of which began 1968 after the decision in the mid-1960s on the need for underground transport to solve passenger transportation problems. On August 23, 1975, the first stage of the Kholodnohirsko-Zavodskaya line, almost 10 km long with eight stations from "Sverdlova Street" (now "Kholodna Hora") to "Moskovsky Prospekt" (now "Turboatom"), was put into operation. In 1976–1978, work continued on further extending the line in an easterly direction towards large industrial zones, which was to provide a more efficient connection of residential areas with the city's industrial enterprises.