Shiraz Metro

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Shiraz Metro
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Overview
Owner	Shiraz Municipality
Locale	Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6
Number of stations	20
Daily ridership	65,000[citation needed]
Annual ridership	18,000,000 (2019) [1]
Website	http://shirazmetro.ir
Operation
Began operation	11 October 2014
Operator(s)	Shiraz Urban Railway Organization
Number of vehicles	13 trains
Train length	5-cars
Headway	12 minutes
Technical
System length	24.5 km (15.2 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1.5 kV DC overhead line
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The Shiraz Metro (Persian: متروی شیراز‎, Metro-yé Shiraz) is the rapid transit system in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, operated by . Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on October 11, 2014.^[2]

Lines[]

The Shiraz Metro consists of 6 lines. As of 2017, Line 1 is operating, Lines 2 and 3 are under construction, and the remaining 3 lines are at different stages of design and planning.

Line Number	Year First Opened	Expected Year of Extension	Length (km)	Total No. of Stations	Type	Condition
1	2014	2016	24.5	20	Metro	Active
2	2021	TBA	15	13	Metro	Under construction
3	TBA	TBA	10	7	Metro	Under construction
4	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Metro	Design phase
5	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Metro	Design phase
6	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	Metro	Primary design phase
CURRENT TOTAL			24.5	20

Line 1[]

Constructions for Line 1 were started in 2001, and the first phase for this line was officially commenced by Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on October 11, 2014. The first phase runs for 11 kilometres between Ehsan Sq. in the north-western part of the city and Namazi Sq. in downtown with eight stations in between. Line 1 runs over the ground surface between Mirza-yé Shirazi and Shahed stations.^[3] The second phase was recently commenced and service in now operational all the way to the Gol-é-Sorkh Sq., located just by the city airport in the south-eastern part of the city. This has extended Line 1 to 24.5 kilometres with 19 underground and 1 surface stations in between.

At the 13.5-kilometre (8.4 mi) southern end of Line 1, two separate tunnels, each with a diameter of 6 metres (20 ft), were constructed,^[2] with the rest was built as a double track cut-and-cover tunnel. Stations in shallow underground sections have side platforms, while deep-level stations have island platforms.

Stations

Shiraz Line 1 stations

Number	Name	Location	Condition	Began operation
1	Shahid Dastgheyb	Next to Shiraz Airport	Active	2017
2	Shahid Doran	Modares Boulevard	Active	2017
3	Forsat-e Shirazi	Modares Boulevard	Active	2018
4		Modares Boulevard	Active	2018
5	Ghadir	Modares Boulevard	Active	2018
6	Razi	Modares Boulevard	Active	2017
7	Fazilat	Modares Boulevard	Active	2017
8		Modares Boulevard Next to Bus Terminal	Active	2018
9	Valiasr	Valiasr Square	Active	2017
10		Zand Street	Active	2020
11	Zandiyeh	Zand Boulevard	Active	2015
12		Imam Hossein Square	Active	2019
13	Namazi	Namazi Square	Active	2014
14	Shahid Avini	Shahid Avini Street	Active	2017
15	Shahid Motahari	Shahid Motahari Square	Active	2017
16	Qasrodasht	Qasrodasht Square	Active	2014
17	Shahed	Shahed Boulevard	Active	2015
18	Mirza-ye Shirazi	Mirza-ye Shirazi Boulevard (MoalyAbad Boulevard)	Active	2015
19	Shari'ati	Mirza-ye Shirazi Boulevard (MoalyAbad Boulevard)	Active	2014
20	Ehsan	Ehsan Square	Active	2014

Line 2[]

The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Line 2 is currently under construction. It will intersect with Line 1 at Imam Hossein Sq.^[2]

Line 2 will run to Mian Rood and Aadel Abad via Enghelab Street and Basij Square. There will be two separate tunnels, each with 7 metre in diameter, at the depth of 15 metres. Among the 10 planned stations, there will be 2 surface stations.^{[citation needed]}

Line 3 (to Sadra)[]

The seven-station, 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) Line 3 is under construction. First station will start from Mirza-ye Shirazi Metro Station in Line 1 and connects to Sadra, Fars, new city in northwest of Shiraz. ^[2]

Future Lines[]

Lines 4, 5 and 6 are in the design stage.

Rolling stock[]

Line 1 is being operated using a fleet of 27 five-car 1.5 kV DC overhead electric train-sets which were supplied by the Chinese CNR Corporation and a local partner (IRICO), under a contract awarded in November 2010.^[3]

Network Map[]

See also[]

• Rapid transit in Iran

References[]

External links[]

Media related to Shiraz Metro at Wikimedia Commons