IRAN: The two hitherto isolated metro lines in Mashhad were connected on May 7 when President Hassan Rouhani opened an extension of Line 2.
The 2 km extension runs southwest from Shohada to Shariati, where interchange is provided with Line 1.
The first phase of Line 2 opened in 2017. Tunnelling on a third line is currently underway, and a fourth line has been approved.
IRAN: Mashhad Metro completed the excavation of an 8·5 km tunnel for Line 3, on March 9. The tunnel will form part of the 28·5 km-long metro Line 3 connecting Amirieh Boulevard in the northwest part of the city to Abouzar district in the southwest. The line ...
Opened 2011, Iran’s second metro. Two-line network serving 34 stations. See Mashhad network map. Initial light metro line including 10·5 km underground and 8·5 km at grade, began trial running on March 12 2011, and opened on October 11 2011 (19·5 km, 22 stations) and extended on February 6 2016 ...
IRAN: CRRC Changchun is to supply 20 five-car trainsets for the second phase of Mashhad metro Line 2, which is due to open in May. The first three sets will be manufactured in China, with the remainder being made in Iran by a joint venture that CRRC ...
