IRAN: The first metro line in Isfahan opened on October 15. The first phase of Line 1 runs for 11 km from Qods in the northwest to Shohada via Kaveh long-distance bus terminal. There are 10 stations.
Construction started in 2001 but was subject to delays. The next phase would extend the line south from Shohada to the Soffeh long-distance bus terminal; in the longer term extensions are planned at both ends. An east-west line is also envisaged.
Opened 2015, Iran’s fifth metro. Single route serving 20 stations. See Isfahan network map. Construction of a light metro began in 2001; tunnelling difficulties delayed the planned 2005 opening, but an initial segment of Line 1 from the north side of the city centre at Shohada northwest to Kosar Town ...
IRAN: An 18 km extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opened by President Hassan Rouhani and Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on September 22, bringing the southwest-northeast route to 37 km. The new section runs northeast from Shahid Beheshti, where interchange is provided with Line 1, to Ghaem. Of the ...
