Tehran Metro

Tehran Metro
Top: Outside view of Imam Khomeini station Bottom: A train at the Ghoddoosi Metro Station
Top: Outside view of Imam Khomeini station
Bottom: A train at the Ghoddoosi Metro Station
Overview
Native nameمترو تهران
LocaleTehran, Iran
Transit typeRapid transit/metro (Lines 1-4, 6-7)
Commuter rail (Line 5)
Number of lines7 active lines
Number of stations159 (total)[1] [2]
Daily ridership2.5 million[3]
Annual ridership820 million (2018)[4]
Websitemetro.tehran.ir
Operation
Began operation7 March 1999; 25 years ago (1999-03-07)
Operator(s)Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC)
Number of vehicles1,514[5]
Technical
System length224.6 km (139.6 mi) (metro)
67.5 km (41.9 mi) (commuter)
292.1 km (181.5 mi) (total)[6]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The Tehran Metro (Persian: مترو تهران, romanized: Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East.[7][8] The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway. It consists of six operational metro lines (and an additional commuter rail line), with construction under way on seven lines including northwestern extension of line 4, south extension line 6, northwestern and east extension line 7, east extension line 2 and Line 10, Line 8 and 9.

The Tehran Metro carries more than 3 million passengers a day.[9] In 2018, 820 million trips were made on Tehran Metro. As of December 2023, the total system is 292.1 kilometers (181.5 mi) long, 224.6 kilometers (139.6 mi) of which is metro-grade rail. It is planned to have a length of 430 kilometers (270 mi) with eleven lines once all construction is complete by 2040.[10]

On all days of the week, the Metro service runs from 04:30 to 22:00.

women-only section

The line uses standard gauge and is mostly underground. Ticket price is 5,300 Iranian Toman for each journey (about US$0.05), regardless of the distance traveled, but using prepaid tickets costs much less. Seniors may travel for free on the metro. On all Tehran metro trains the first and half of the second carriages from each end are reserved for women. Women can still ride other cars freely.[11]

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  2. ^ "بازگشایی ۵ ایستگاه جدید مترو". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ "روزانه ۲,۵ میلیون سفر توسط متروی تهران انجام می‌شود". Ana News Agency. 4 January 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. ^ "کارنامه ۲۸ ماه متروی تهران". Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ امینی, اکرم. "هر ۳٫۴۰۰ مسافر یک واگن مترو". www.smtnews.ir. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "آشنایی با مختصات خطوط مترو تهران". Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ^ "World Metro Database". Metrobits.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Tehran Metro". Railway Technology. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Tehran Metro head resigns in row with Ahmadinejad". Reuters. 5 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Tehran Metro, Iran". Railway-Technology.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  11. ^ "خانه" (PDF). Tehran Metro (in Persian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2020 – via Google.