Rapid transit in Iran
Iran has rapid transit systems operating in five cities, and others are under construction.
Currently operational
As of 16 November 2015, the following metro systems were operational in Iran.
Under construction
Along with extension work on the Tehran Metro and Mashhad urban rail, three other metro projects are being built. In total, 172 extra kilometers will be built in Tehran between now and 2012 and over 380 kilometers in the other cities. All these work sites are ongoing at present (2008).[1]
- Other cities with plans to construct a metro:
- Ahvaz Metro
- Karaj Metro
- Kermanshah Metro
- Qom Metro (along with a Monorail Line known as Qom Monorail)
- Kerman Metro
- also Tram Projects are Proposed in Many cities include:
- Tehran LRT
- Tabriz Tramway
- Shiraz Tram System
- Urmia Tramway
- Rasht Tramway
- Kerman Tramway
- Hamadan Tramway
- Qazvin Tramway
- Kish Tramway
See also
- List of tram and light-rail transit systems
- List of bus rapid transit systems
- List of rapid transit systems
References
- "MEED: Tehran metro funding admirable". PressTV. 2008-11-10. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
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