The First Line ( kk, Бірінші бағыт, ''Birinshi baǵyt''; ) is the first line opened of the
Almaty Metro
Almaty Metro ( kk, Алматы метрополитені, ''Almaty Metropolitenı''; russian: Алматинский метрополитен) is a rapid transit/metro system in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The first line of the system was opened on 1 ...
in
Almaty
Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1936 as an autonomous republic as part of ...
, Kazakhstan. The first stretch with seven stations, between
Raiymbek batyr
Mu'izz id-Din Mūhammed Rahim-Bek Bahadur (, , romanized: ''Muizziddin Mūhammed Rahim-Bek Bahadür''),also spelled as Raiymbek Batyr, was a famous Kazakh warrior from the 18th century. The term '' Bahadur'' is an honorific term meaning "hero" ...
and
Alatau, and with a train yard at the Raiymbek batyr, was opened on 1 December 2011.
The first extension with two stations, between Alatau and
Moskva
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million r ...
, was opened on 18 April 2015.
The second extension with two stations, between
Moskva
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million r ...
and
Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, was opened on 30 May 2022.
References
Almaty Metro
Railway lines opened in 2011
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