Tabriz Metro Opened

on August 28, 2021 | 10:35:57

The first phase of Tabriz metro Line 1 opened for trial passenger services on August 28, with free travel offered for an initial three months, according to the Iranian media.

The 7 km route runs northwest from El Goli to Ostad Shahryar with four intermediate stations, including three in a tunnel excavated using TBMs.

Services are operated with coupled pairs of five-car train sets. When complete, the east-west Line 1 will run for 17·2 km from El Goli to Nur with 18 stations. It is intended as the first phase of a four-line network.

Tabriz is the most populated city in the northwest of Iran, one of the historical capitals of Iran, and the present capital of East Azerbaijan Province.

It is a modern industrialized Iranian city with signs of old civilization of 2,500 years old. Having some of most famous museums, holding some of the cultural events, and harboring couple of most prestigious Iranian universities, the city is considered a major hub for science and culture in Iran

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Tabriz Metro Opened