Almaly (Almaty Metro)
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| Owned by | Almaty Metro | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Line 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Depth | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 2011 | ||||||||||
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Almaly (Kazakh: Алмалы, Almaly) is a station on Line 1 of the Almaty Metro. The station opened on December 1, 2011.[1]
On August 10, 2010, construction workers at Almaly station went on strike after the construction company had failed to pay the workers' wages for three months.[2]
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It is located near the intersection of Karasai Batyr and Panfilov streets.
Deep-laying station. Its depth is 30 m. It consists of three halls — the central one and two side ones, which form a common island platform with a width of 19.8 m and a length of 104 m. Descent-ascent to the station is carried out on 4 escalator belts with a lifting height of 29.0 m, a length of 58.0 m.
The walls of the station are lined with marble mosaics, the pattern of which forms a national ornament. At the end of the platform there is a stained glass panel that contains the idea of an ancient city and a blooming garden. The composition consists of three parts: the right part is a blooming garden with the outlines of the ancient city of Almaly. The left part is the ripening of fruits with the silhouette of a caravan. The central part is an apple tree with fruits as a symbol of fertility, the tree of life and prosperity. The arches of the aisles and baseboards are decorated with brown marble. The floors are lined with granite slabs.[3]
References
- ^ Schwandl, Robert. "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Kazakhstan > Almaty Metro". Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ "www.socialismkz.info". Retrieved Oct 13, 2022.
- ^ Russian: "Станция "Алмалы"". Retrieved 24 July 2023
External links
Media related to Almaly station (Almaty metro) at Wikimedia Commons
- Almaty Metro English Guide
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