The passenger traffic of the Almaty metro will increase up to 86 thousand people a day with the commissioning of two new stations
Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev during a working detour, got acquainted with the progress of construction of facilities of the second start-up complex of the metro.
The route of the section of the third start-up complex, of the second stage of the first line of the metro, is located under the extension of Abay avenue under construction, in the western direction from Yassaui street to Ashimova street. It consists of running tunnels with a double-track length of 2.5 km, and a shallow Kalkaman station. The estimated passenger traffic will be about 93 thousand people daily.
The second launch complex consists of running tunnels and two stations "Saryarka" and "B. Momyshuly ”, where the finishing works are underway. The route of the section of the second start-up complex of the second stage of the first metro line is located under Abai Avenue, in the western direction from Altynsarin Avenue to Yassaui. The construction length in the double-track direction is 3.08 km.
The overall readiness of the second launch complex is 91%. To date, the construction of reinforced concrete structures has been completed, the driving of running tunnels, at the stage of completion of architectural and finishing works, the upper structure of the track. Residual work includes the laying of utilities and equipment commissioning.
Today, the average daily passenger traffic is 30 thousand people. As the calculations of specialists show, after the commissioning of the second launch complex, the average daily passenger traffic will consist of about 86 thousand people. This will significantly relieve traffic on Abai Avenue and increase the mobility of thousands of citizens and guests of the city.
Station "Saryarka" - deep, pylon type. Consists of a lobby, two entrance groups. Installed with 2 elevators, 8 escalators. It is located next to the Park "Family", in one of the most densely populated areas of the city, where microdistricts No. 3-8, 12 are located.
Station "B. Momyshuly "- shallow, columnar type. Consists of two underground lobbies, six entrance groups. There are 6 elevators, 15 escalators. It is located under the carriageway of Abay ave., To the west of Momyshuly street. The station will cover microdistricts Zhetysu, Zhetysu-2, Zhetysu-4, Mamyr, Mamyr-5, Mamyr-7.
Akim of the city B. Sagintayev, instructed to keep the pace of construction and finishing works in order to ensure the technical launch of the stations by the end of this year. He also assessed the progress of work on the construction of the third start-up complex.