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| Native name | مترو تهران | ||
| Locale | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Transit type |
Rapid transit/metro (Lines 1–4, 7) Commuter rail (Line 5, 8) |
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| Number of lines | 8 (7 active lines) | ||
| Number of stations | 131 (metro) 142(total) |
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| Daily ridership | 4.8 million | ||
| Annual ridership | 1.142 billion (2016) | ||
| Website | Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway | ||
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| Began operation | 1999 | ||
| Operator(s) | Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) | ||
| Number of vehicles | 1,258 | ||
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| System length | 173 km (107 mi) (metro) 216 km (134 mi) (total) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge | ||
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The Tehran Metro (Persian: مترو تهران, Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. The system consists of 7 operational metro lines (and an additional commuter rail line), with construction under way on three lines including west extension of line 4, line 6 and line 7.
The Tehran Metro carries more than 3 million passengers a day. In 2014, 815 million trips were made on Tehran Metro. As of 2015[update], the total system was 221 kilometers (137 mi) long, 162 kilometers (101 mi) of which is metro-grade rail. It is planned to have a length of 430 kilometers (270 mi) with 9 lines once all construction is complete by 2020.
On all days of the week, the Metro service runs from approximately 05:30 to 23:00.
The line uses standard gauge and is mostly underground. Ticket price is 1000 Iranian Toman for each journey (about USD 40¢), regardless of the distance traveled, but using prepaid tickets costs much less. Seniors may travel for free on the metro. On all Tehran metro trains the first, the second, and the last carriages are reserved for women who do not wish to ride with men in the same car. Women can still ride other cars freely.
The initial plans of the Tehran Metro, which was to be Iran's first metro system, were laid out before the Iranian revolution in the 1970s. In 1970 the Plan and Budget Organization and the Municipality of Tehran announced an international tender for construction of a metro in Tehran. The French company SOFRETU, affiliated with the state-owned Paris transportation authority RATP, won the tender and in the same year began to conduct preliminary studies on the project. In 1974 a final report with a so-called "street-metro" proposal was tendered. The street-metro system recommended a road network with a loop express way in the central area and two highways for new urban areas and an 8-line metro network which were complemented by bus network and taxi services. Geological surveys commenced in 1976. In 1978 construction on the line was started in northern Tehran by the French company, however this development was short-lived with the advent of the Iranian Revolution and Iran–Iraq War in 1979 and 1980 respectively. SOFRETU ceased operations in Iran in December 1980. On March 3, 1982, the Iranian Cabinet ministers formally announced the stop of Tehran Metro operations by the French company.
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