TEHRAN The second stage of Tehran-Karaj metro line began its tentative operation Sunday, Tehran urban railway official Naqshi said on Sunday. Naqshi said the test trips will last for 10 days in which the trains would be modified to accord with the standards of the International Union for Public Transport. He said after the test trips, the metro line will start service for three hours everyday at E2 station, taking passengers from Sadeqieh square to Malard (Karaj) and vice versa in every 25 minutes.

He said the metro line will give service to passengers seven hours a day by the end of the second phase and 18 hours a day by the end of its the third phase. He said every train has 1,400 seats for passengers. Each ticket costs Rls.1,500. (IRNA)