Tabriz Metro

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Tabriz Metro
متروی تبریز / Metro-ye Tabrīz
تبریز متروسو / Təbriz metrosu
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Overview
Native nameTabriz Urban and Suburban Railway
قطار شهری تبریز و حومه / Ghatār šahr-ye Tabrīz va ḥūmeh
OwnerTabriz Municipality
LocaleTabriz
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines5 (Active 1)
Number of stations70 (Active 18)
WebsiteUrban Railway Organization
Operation
Began operationAugust 27, 2015
Operator(s)Tabriz Urban and Suburban Railway Organization
Technical
System lengthTotal: 100 km (inc. 50 km Tramway)
Active Line 1: 17.2 km
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
(standard gauge)
System Map

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The Tabriz Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Tabriz, Iran. The first phase opened on 28 August 2015 with 7 km length and 6 stations.[1] There is also one regional commuter line planned to Sahand.

Lines[]

Line 1[]

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Its first phase opened on 27 August 2015. The 7 km route runs northwest from El Goli to Ostad Shahryar with four intermediate stations, including three in a tunnel excavated using TBMs. Services are operated with coupled pairs of five-car trainsets. There was free-of-charge services from 11:00 to 13:00 for 3 months starting from Saturday 29 August 2015.[2] The first phase was 7 km long and had 6 stations from El Goli Station to Ostad Shahriar Station. The frequency of the services was every 20 min.[3] The second phase opened in summer 2016 and extended to the west from Ostad Shahriar Station to Meydan-e Sa'at Station. The line finally completed on February 2020 with another western extension and now runs for 17.2 km from El Goli to Nur with 12 stations; 6 intermediate stations are to open yet.

Line 2[]

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Line 2 which is currently under construction is approximately 22.4 km long, consisting of 20 stations starting from the quay lands (organic fertilizer plant), through Wahdat and Jaramalek Square (the first station) and passing under Akhouni Street, Qods Street, Amin Road, Maidan. Daneshwara goes into Abbasi Street and extends to Shahid Fahmideh Square.[4]

Line 3[]

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Line 3 is currently in the planning stage. It will have a mostly north-south route, running from Tabriz International Airport to South Terminal (next to Kasaei highway). Along the way it will connect major passenger nodes such as North Terminal, central park, Bazaar District, Stadium military medical, Academia centers, and Yadgar-e-Emam Stadium. It will cross crowded slum districts, likely attracting more riders than the other lines. It will be 14.7 km long and have 14 stops, including 4 transfers to other lines.

Line 4[]

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Line 4 of Tabriz metro will encircle the old city centre and intersect with all the other 3 lines. Tramway, with a length of 15.4 km, including 18 stations, starts circularly from the Azarbaijan field and crosses the Tabriz Highway to the Pasdaran Highway after crossing the Jihad and Abrasan Square. This line connects the other three lines.

Tabriz-Sahand Commuter Line (Line 5)[]

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Line 5 of Tabriz metro is planned as a light rail train that connects Tabriz to its satellite city, Sahand. Tabriz-Sahand: At station 1, line 1 will have a common station and continue across the tractor to Sahand.

Of all these routes, only a portion of Line 1 is currently operating between El Goli Station and Nur Station.[5]

Tabriz metro map

Also a tram line has been proposed to feed the metro.

Gallery[]

Network Map[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tabriz Metro Opens" (Railway Gazette)
  2. ^ "۳ ماه مترو سواری رایگان از شنبه ۷ شهریور در تبریز / نیمه اول ۹۵ مترو تبریز به میدان ساعت می‌رسد". June 2, 1394. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "در حاشیه آغاز به کار متروی تبریز؛ مسافران مترو تبریز، از تجربه اول خود می گویند". June 11, 1394. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "نقشه مترو تبریز + راهنمای ساعات حرکت قطارهای مترو تبریز". نماگرد (in Persian). ۱۳۹۷-۰۴-۰۶\۲۲:۲۶:۲۶. Retrieved 2020-02-13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "How to Get a Metro Ticket in Tabriz - Tabriz Transportation". TAPPersia. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2020-02-13.

External links[]

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