The First Line ( kk, Бірінші бағыт, ''Birinshi baǵyt''; ) is the first line opened of the Almaty Metro in

Almaty Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

, 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 Alatau or Ala-Too ( kk, ; tr, Аladağ; ky, Ала-Тоо; russian: Алатау) is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia, characterized by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows. Notable mountain ...

, 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

and

Bauyrzhan Momyshuly Bauyrzhan Momyshuly, also spelled Baurjan Momish-UliWhile publications of the Kazakh government use the first version, all the English translations of Alexander Bek's books use the second. ( kk, Бауыржан Момышұлы, ''Bauyrjan Momy� ...

, was opened on 30 May 2022.

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Almaty Metro Railway lines opened in 2011 {{Asia-metro-stub