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Mashhad Urban Railway

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Mashhad Urban Railway
Overview
Native nameقطار شهری مشهد
OwnerMashhad Municipality
LocaleMashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines4 (3 Active)[1]
Number of stationsTotal 82, active 40[2]
Daily ridership123,000 (Line 1), 63,000 (Line 2)
WebsiteMashhad Urban Railway Operation Company (MUROC)
Operation
Began operation12 March 2011
Operator(s)Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Company (MUROC)
Number of vehicles160
Headway5 minutes in peak hours, 7 minutes in off peak hours and 12 minutes in holidays (line 1), 10 minutes (line 2)[2]
Technical
System lengthTotal 90.5 km (56.2 mi), active 43.3 km (26.9 mi)[3]
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

Mashhad Urban Railway (Persian: قطار شهری مشهد, the literal translation of the name from Persian) is a rapid transit system in Mashhad, Iran. It is the second oldest rapid transit system in Iran.[4] The system has been known by a number of terms, including "light rail" or "light metro" and "urban rail" or "metro",[5][6][7] but while its lines are built to different standards the system features full-grade separation and the frequent headways generally associated with rapid transit. The Mashhad Urban Railway operates Line 1 from 6 to 22:00 daily.[8]

As of 2025, the system operates 3 lines; Line 1, inaugurated in 2011, is an east-west light rail line connecting to the airport. Line 2, inaugurated in 2017, is a heavy rail route along the city's north-south axis. Line 3, in partial operation since 2025, is also built to heavy rail standards and serves the central area around Imam Reza shrine.

Network

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Pictogramme
Typical Station Sign in the System

Line 1

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The 19.5-kilometre (12.1 mi), 22 station Line 1 was the first line to be built; construction began in 1999,[9] with the inauguration of taking place on 24 April 2011.[7] The line originally ran from Vakil Abad to Ghadir.

Line 1 currently runs between Hasheminejad Airport in the east and Vakil Abad in the southwest, with travel time of 41 minutes. Approximately half the route is in tunnels; the rest is at ground level.

Line 1 Expansion

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Expansion of Line 1 added 4.5 km (2.8 mi) of underground railroads and 2 stations (Bustan-e Reyhaneh and Hasheminejad Airport), connecting Mashhad International Airport to the Mashhad Urban Railway. Line 1 reached a total of 24 stations (13 underground, 11 on-ground) along 24 km (15 mi) of track, as 15.5 km (9.6 mi) in tunnels plus 8.5 km (5.3 mi) on-ground, and a ridership capacity of 170,000 passengers per day, along with daily operation between 6 am and 10 pm.[10] The extension made Mashhad the first city in Iran with a mass transit connection to the airport.[11]

Line 2

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Line 2 is a conventional metro, running north–south for 14.5 km (9.0 mi) between Shahid Fakouri and Tabarsi with 13 stations. Excavation was done by two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). From February 2017 limited operation of the first phase of Line 2 began. The line connects to the inter-urban railway system at Raah Ahan. On 20 March 2018 pilot operation of Shariati, the first interchange station in the system, began.[12] The station was officially inaugurated on 7 May 2018, in a ceremony attended by Iranian president Hassan Rouhani.[13] On July 27, 2019, Shahid Kaveh was opened.[14] The line was further extended to Shahid Fakouri on May 3, 2025.[15]

Line 3

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Future Plan of Mashhad Metro Lines

Line 3's construction began in 2015,[16] with TBMs doing the excavation.[17] By 2020, 8.5 km (5.3 mi) of tunnels had been excavated, with the full route expected to be 28.5 km (17.7 mi) long and serve 24 stations.[18] The line's first phase entered partial operation on 8 May 2025, with an initial 3 station route between Shohada and Imam Reza Terminal.[19]

Line 4

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Another additional line is planned.[1][9][20] Line 4 with 17.5 km (10.9 mi) length has been approved and it will have 15 stations. Tunnel Excavation of Line 4 in Summer 2021 was started and is currently underway.

Rolling stock

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A fleet of 60 low-floor LRVs was ordered from Chinese Changchun Railway Vehicles[21] for line 1. These mark the first time that light rail vehicles have been exported to a customer outside China.[22]

A fleet of 100 metro trains has been ordered to CNR. 85 of them were assembled in Iran by TWM.

Network Map

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Map

References

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  1. ^ a b "Iran Rail Transportation Corporation, Mashhad". irtco.ir. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  2. ^ a b "معرفی خطوط قطارشهری مشهد". Archived from the original on 2019-07-09.
  3. ^ "SmarterMail Login - SmarterMail". Murco.ir. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  4. ^ "Toos Gostar". Imam Reza (A.S.) Network. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2010-11-28. Rail
  5. ^ "Mashhad metro starts running". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Iran: mashhad metro project moves ahead". Goliath Business News. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  7. ^ a b "Mashhad metro starts running". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  8. ^ "جابه‌جایی حدود 51 میلیون مسافر توسط خط یک قطار شهری مشهد" [Handling about 51 million passengers a metro rail line Mashhad] (in Persian). Mashhad Urban & SubUrban Railway Operation Company. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
  9. ^ a b "UrbanRail.Net > Asia > Iran > Mashhad Metro". UrbanRail.net. 2010-11-04. Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  10. ^ "Mashhad Urban Railway Corporation, Line 1". murco.ir/. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  11. ^ "مشهد نخستین شهر در کشور است که فرودگاه آن به خطوط مترو متصل شده است". murco.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  12. ^ "سرویس‌دهی به دو میلیون مسافر در خط یک و دو قطارشهری مشهد".
  13. ^ "اتصال خط یک و دو قطارشهری مشهد با حضور رییس جمهور". MUROC. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  14. ^ "قطارشهری مشهد به میدان شهید کاوه رسید".
  15. ^ Al-Rasoul, Sayyid Muhammad (3 May 2025). "مراسم افتتاح ایستگاه قطار شهری «شهید فکوری»". Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Mashhad Urban Railway Corporation, Line 3". murco.ir. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  17. ^ "ورود TBMبه لینک خط2و3". murco.ir. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  18. ^ "Mashhad Metro Line 3 tunnel excavation complete". railwaygazette.com. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  19. ^ Moghaddisi, Negar (2025-05-08). "مشهدشهر و شهرداریآغاز مسافرگیری فاز یک خط۳ مترو مشهد در سالروز ولادت امام‌رضا(ع) (۱۹ اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۴) + جزئیات و فیلم". shahraranews.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  20. ^ "Mashad Light Rail". Subways.net. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  21. ^ "Railway Gazette: First LRVs shipped to Mashhad". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
  22. ^ "China's first official shipment export light rail vehicles". China Daily. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
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