Almaty metro rolling stock

[Volvictof]

I’m currently travelling and have found myself in Almaty, Kazakhstan. They have a fairly recently opened metro system (about a decade ago) which had 11 stops. The stations are fairly ornate but I cant work out how the trains are powered. There are no diesel fumes or engine noises, there only seems to be two running rails (that I can see) and there is no overhead wires. I’ve done Google search but can’t find anything. Does anyone here know? My only guess is that the running rails are directly electrified. But I guess the view is limited from the platform and there could indeed be a third rail, unfortunately, whilst photography is allowed, if you get too close to the edge, the guard attacks your ears with his whistle.

 

[DanNCL]

The third rail is on the platform side of the track so hidden out of sight. Virtually unheard of in the UK but surprisingly common in the former USSR countries.

 

[dazzler]

According to the english language Wikipedia page, the line is electrified at 750V DC. At that voltage, I would assume third rail, possibly on the platform side of the line in stations?

Indeed, this photo shows that it is third rail, bottom contact:

(Photo shows Almaty metro station with a train and the bottom contact third rail.)

Edit: X-post with DanNCL

 

[Volvictof]

Brill, so simple in the end. I hadn’t visited all the stations so diddnt see this and must have been on a different wiki page