Ahvaz Metro

Ahvaz Metro
Overview
Native name	متروی اهواز / Metro-ye Ahvâz
Owner	Ahvaz Municipality
Locale	Ahvaz, Khuzestan  Iran
Transit type	Rapid transit
Website	Urban Railway Organization
Technical
System length	Line 1: 23 km
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (standard gauge)
System Map

Ahvaz Metro is a metro system serving the city of Ahvaz, Iran. The first line with a length of 23 km is currently under construction with 24 stations. There are three other lines also planned for the city.

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 of Ahvaz metro is currently under construction. The line starts from the Northeast of the city, from in front of the power plant, going to the Southwest of the city, passing through near Ahvaz Airport, through Ahvaz old town on the left bank of Karun River, crossing the river and passing through Ahvaz Central Business and Administrative District and near Ahvaz railway station, passing the side of Chamran University, and continuing to the city's border to Baghaei Hospital.

The line is being built in 4 segments or phases. The first segment, consisting of 7 stations was expected to become operational in 2018.^{[1][needs update]}

Line 2

Line 2 of Ahvaz metro is planned for construction later. The line will run opposite of Line 1, from Southeast to Northwest.

Line 3

Line 3 is currently in the planning stage. it will run in an East West direction on the southern edge of central Ahvaz.

Line 4

Line 4 is currently in the planning stage. it will run in an East West direction further north of the city, just south of the airport.

Rolling stock

Rolling stock will be supplied by CRRC Nanjing Puzhen in cooperation with Wagon Pars.^[2][3]

See also

• Rapid transit in Iran

References

External links

• Subways in Iran Archived 2017-10-28 at the Wayback Machine

This page was last edited on 15 January 2024, at 23:46