Almaty Metro

Almaty Metro
Overview
Native nameАлматы метрополитені
Almaty Metropolitenı
LocaleAlmaty, Kazakhstan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1[1]
Number of stations11
Daily ridership80,000 on weekdays and 60,000 weekends (average, Autumn 2022)
Annual ridership16.3 million (2019)[2][3]
WebsiteKGP Metro Almaty
Operation
Began operation1 December 2011[4][5]
Operator(s)Communal State Enterprise "Metropolyten"
Number of vehicles15
Technical
System length13.4 km (8.3 mi)[6]
Track gauge1,520 mm (4 ft 11+2732 in) Russian gauge
Electrification750 V DC[7]
Average speed34 km/h (21 mph)[1]
Top speed90 km/h (56 mph)[7]
System map

Almaty Metro Line A
Apple orchard
Planned ↑
MPD-1 «Raiymbek batyr»
Raiymbek batyr
Zhibek Joly  -  Dostyk
Almaly
Abay
Baikonur
Auezov Theater
Alatau  -  Alatau 2
Sayran
Moskva
Saryarqa
Bauyrjan Momyshuly
Opening ca. 2027 ↓
Qalqaman

Almaty Metro (Kazakh: Алматы метрополитені, Almaty Metropolitenı; Russian: Алматинский метрополитен) is a rapid transit/metro system in Almaty, the largest city and a former capital of Kazakhstan. The first line of the system was opened on 1 December 2011, after more than 23 years of construction.[4][5] A 2.9-kilometre (1.8 mi), two-station extension of the Metro to Moskva station opened on 18 April 2015,[6] followed by a 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi), two-station extension to Bauyrzhan Momyshuly on 30 May 2022.[8]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference asmetro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Алматинцы стали чаще пользоваться метро – рост за год 2 млн пассажиров". Metroalmaty. 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Метрополитен Алматы в 2019 году увеличил пассажиропоток на 10,1%". 16 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference zakon1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference RGI1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ a b Kava, Alexander (20 April 2015). "Presidential opening for Almaty metro extension". International Railway Journal. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b Hyundai Rotem: Project Record, Kazakhstan Almaty EMU.
  8. ^ "Two New Metro Stations Opened in Almaty". qazmonitor.com. 30 May 2022.