Tehran Metro Line 1

Tehran Metro Line 1
Overview
Native nameخط ۱ مترو تهران
OwnerTehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
LocaleTehran, Tehran Province
Termini
Stations29+3 (Including IKIA branch)
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemTehran Metro
Operator(s)Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Depot(s)Tehran-South Depot
History
Opened28 August 2001 (Initially)[1]
30 November 2023 (Most recent)[2]
Technical
Line length86.9 km (54.0 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
ElectrificationThird rail
Operating speed80 km/h (main line)
120 km/h (IKIA branch)
Tehran Metro Line 1
Tajrish
Gheytariyeh
Shahid Sadr
Gholhak
Shariati
Mirdamad
Shahid Haghani
Shahid Hemmat
Mosalla
Shahid Beheshti
Tehran Metro Line 3
Shahid Mofatteh
Shohada-ye Haftom-e Tir
Tehran Metro Line 6
Taleghani
Darvazeh Dowlat
Tehran Metro Line 4
Saadi
Imam Khomeini
Tehran Metro Line 2
Panzdah-e-Khordad
Khayam
Meydan-e Mohammadiyeh
Tehran Metro Line 7
Shush
Payane Jonoob
Bus interchange
Shahid Bokharaei
Ali Abad
Javanmard-e-Ghassab
to Varamin
Shahr-e-Rey
Tehran-South Depot
Palayeshgah
Shahed - Bagher Shahr
Tehran Metro Line 1
Haram-e Motahhar
Kahrizak
Shahr-e Aftab
Vavan
Imam Khomeini International Airport
Parand

Tehran Metro Line 1, coloured red on system maps, runs north–south and is 86.9 kilometers (54.0 mi) of which 14.9 km (9.3 mi) is underground (from Tajrish station to Shush Station) and the rest at grade (at surface level). The number of stations along the main line is 29 of which 22 stations are underground and 7 above. The Airport branch has another 3 stations, all at grade. As of 2005, the line's total capacity is 650,000 passengers per day and trains make a scheduled stop of 20 seconds per station. The trains are made up of seven wagons, giving a nominal capacity of 1,300 seated and standing passengers. The maximum speed of the trains is 80 km/h (50 mph) per hour, in practice tempered to an average 45 km/h (28 mph) due to station stops, but 120 km/h (75 mph) on the Airport branch, so travel time for the 49 km (30 mi) from Shahed - Bagher Shahr Metro Station (short Shahed station) to Parand is just 34 minutes.[3]

Line 1 runs mostly north–south, and from Shahed station has interchange platforms for its extension, sometimes in between termed as Metro Line 8, to Imam Khomeini International Airport completed in August 2017[3] and extended to Parand in December 2023.

First stage of the line was from Mirdamad station to Shahed station and opened in August 2001.[1] A 4.1 kilometers (2.5 mi), three-station extension of the line from Mirdamad station to Qolhak opened on May 20, 2009; a 4 kilometers (2.5 mi), four-stations second phase from Qolhak to Tajrish Square was completed in 2012.[4] Construction was to be completed by March 2007 but faced major issues due to large boulders and rock bed in part of the tunnels as well as water ingress/drainage issues. It also faced major financing issues as the government refused to release funds earmarked for the project to the municipality.

  1. ^ a b Schwandl, Robert (2010). "Asia - Iran - Tehran Metro". UrbanRail.net. Archived from the original on October 1, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Parand metro extension inaugurated". Metro Report International. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Phase 2 of Tehran Metro Line 8 Ready". Financial Tribune. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  4. ^ List of Tehran metro stations (Tehran Metro official website)