Tehran subway

2021-03-13 17:24

National subway train developed despite sanctions

TEHRAN – The first domestically manufactured subway train was unveiled during a ceremony on Saturday, with 85 percent of the parts developed and made inside the country, despite sanctions on the domestic industry, ISNA reported.

2021-03-05 15:22

Tehran Subway expands stations

TEHRAN - The total number of Tehran Subway stations increased to 132 by inaugurating two stations in line 7 of the underground transport system on Thursday.

2021-03-03 17:43

Tehran’s subway stations to turn into museums, tourist destinations

TEHRAN –A total of 20 subway stations across Tehran are scheduled to turn into museums and tourist destinations, a member of the City Council has announced.

2021-01-15 14:13

Tehran Subway offering free-of-charge COVID-19 tests

TEHRAN - Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company (TUSROC) is providing passengers with COVID-19 tests free of charge at one of its stations.

2020-08-11 20:30

World’s first ‘subway library’ to open in Tehran

TEHRAN – For the first time in the underground transportation system worldwide, a public library will be opened in Tehran subway, Farnoush Nobakht, director of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operations Company, said.

Old buses reach up to 15,000 within 6 months

2019-09-03 22:02

Old buses to reach 15,000 within 6 months

TEHRAN – There are currently 22,000 buses running in the country’s transport fleet, 15,000 of which will turn over 10 years old by the end of this year (March 2020), Hossein Rajab Salahi, an official with the Ministry of Interior has said.

2019-07-15 20:24

2 metro stations in Tehran to become operational

TEHRAN – Two subway stations in line 7 of Tehran underground transport system will become operational by the end of the next Iranian calendar month (August 22), Ali Emam, the CEO of Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Company, has said.

2019-06-22 18:02

70 imported metro cars to join transport fleet soon

TEHRAN – Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi announced that some 70 new metro cars have been imported to the country which will soon join operational metro lines, Tasnim reported on Saturday.

2019-06-01 20:18

Tehran Municipality plans to build 4 new subway lines

TEHRAN – Tehran Municipality plans to construct four new subway lines in the capital after putting all the under-construction lines on operation, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor for traffic and transport affairs has said.

2019-05-25 20:02

$1.5b required to complete Tehran subway lines 6, 7: CEO

TEHRAN — In order to complete the construction project of lines 6 and 7 of Tehran Metro a budget of 60 trillion rials (nearly $1.5 billion) is needed, Ali Emam, the CEO of Tehran Urban & Suburban Railway Operation Company has said.

2019-03-16 21:46

Tehran subway line 7 partially inaugurated

TEHRAN — Tehran subway line 7, connecting southeastern Tehran to northwestern parts of the city, was partially inaugurated on Saturday morning, Tasnim news agency reported.

2019-02-21 01:58

$1.5b needed to complete 2 metro lines in Tehran

TEHRAN – A budget of 60 trillion rials (about $1.5 billion) required to complete two metro lines of 6 and 7, stretching to 70 kilometers in the capital, Tehran City Council member has stated.

2019-02-20 10:37

Six metro stations to be inaugurated within month

TEHRAN – Six new stations in lines 6 and 7 of Tehran subway will be inaugurated by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20), director for Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company has announced.

2019-01-13 22:33

Tehran metro delivers 730 million rides annually

TEHRAN – The underground transport system stretching to 170 kilometers in the metropolis of Tehran is delivering over 730 million rides each year, Mehdi Jamalinejad, deputy interior minister, has announced.

2019-01-10 07:17

Tehran subway to add 376 new cars: deputy mayor

TEHRAN – Some 376 subway cars will be built to enter Tehran’s underground transport fleet by the next 48 months, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor for traffic and transport affairs has said.

2018-12-25 21:34

Studies for launching Tehran-Karaj BRT lines underway

TEHRAN – An appraisal study on launching bus rapid transit (BRT) lines along the two roads from Tehran to Karaj has started, Mohsen Pourseyyed Aqaei, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs has said.

2018-12-25 21:33

2 subway lines to become partially operational: Tehran councilor

TEHRAN — Subway lines 6 and 7 of Tehran will become partially operational by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2019), councilor Ali Krooni has said.

2018-12-19 20:09

Bikes allowed to be carried on subway trains in Tehran

TEHRAN – Folding bikes can be taken on trains at the southern section of Tehran’s subway during off-peak hours at 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on weekdays, director of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operations Company announced.

Tehran Metro to soon face train shortages

2018-12-05 10:14

Tehran metro to soon face car shortages

TEHRAN – Although currently some 121 trains are running in the capital’s subway system, it will soon face lack of cars with inauguration of new lines being under construction, head of construction and transportation commission of Tehran City Council has said.