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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2018-10-21 10:46
‘$3b needed to complete Tehran urban development projects’
TEHRAN – A total of 120 trillion rials (nearly $3 billion) is needed to complete urban development projects in Tehran, said Mohsen Hashemi, Tehran city council chairman.
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2018-10-16 19:57
University of Tehran’s Jahad Daneshgahi to manufacture subway equipment
TEHRAN — Jahad Daneshgahi, the University of Tehran's academic center for education, culture and research, will domestically produce equipment for developing subways, deputy mayor of Tehran for traffic and transport affairs has said.
