Tehran Metro Line 4

Tehran Metro Line 4
خط ۴ مترو تهران
Overview
Type Rapid transit
System Tehran Metro
Locale Tehran, Tehran Province
Termini Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz) Station
Shahid Kolahdooz Station
Stations 18 (19 when completed)
(Excluding proposed Eastern and Western expansions)
Operation
Opened April 19, 2008 (Initially)[1]
December 16, 2012 (Most recent)[1]
Owner Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Operator(s) Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Depot(s) Shahid Kolahdooz Depot
Technical
Line length 20.3 km (12.6 mi)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Electrification Third rail
Route map

Tehran Metro Line 4

Legend

Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz)

Shahrak-e Ekbatan
Merhabad Airport Branch
Bimeh
Meydan-e Azadi
Ostad Moein
Doctor Habib-o-llah
Shademan
Towhid
Meydan-e Enghelab-e Eslami
Theatre-e Shahr
Ferdowsi
Darvazeh Dowlat
Darvazeh Shemiran
Meydan-e Shohada
Sheykh-o-raeis
Piroozi
Nabard
Nirooye Havaei
Shahid Kolahdooz
Shahid Kolahdooz Depot

The line is 22 km (14 mi) long with 19 stations and one terminal. Section 1, from Ferdowsi Square to Darvazeh Shemiran, opened in April 2008. Section 2 from Darvazeh shemiran to Shohada Square opened in February 2009. On May 24, 2009, Section 3 from Ferdowsi Square to Engelab Square opened. On July 23, 2012 two more stations were inaugurated, connecting line 4 with line 5.[2]

Currently there are 18 stations in operation on Line 4, coloured yellow on the system maps, and only Bimeh station is not operational [3][4]

Route

The line starts at the intersection with Line 5 at Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz) Station, north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway near Eram-e Sabz Park in western Tehran. It then continues southward through Ekbatan town. It then turns towards east, running along Karaj Makhsus Road, Azadi Square, Azadi Street, and Enghelab Street. The line keeps going in a general East-West direction for 11.2 km (7.0 mi). Then the line turns towards southeast along Rowshandelan Street and goes along the same direction until Shohada Square. Then it again turns towards east and runs along Piruzi Street. Then it leans northeastern-ward and runs along Doran Expressway until reaching its terminus at Shahid Kolahdooz Station.

Future

Western Expansion

A 5.2 km (3.2 mi) long extension going northwards from Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz) Station is proposed.[5] The new extension will have 4 stations and run along Shahayegh Boulevard and Jannatabad Boulevard, and serves Jannat Abad neighbourhood in Northeastern Tehran.

Eastern Expansion

A 9.3 km (5.8 mi) long extension going northeast-wards from Shahid Kolahdooz Station is proposed.[5] The proposed section will run elevated along Doran Expressway up until Damavand Street. Then it continues north along Hajar-ebn Ady Street and Estakhr Street. The extension will serve Tehranpars and Qanat Kowsar neighbourhoods.

Mehrabad Airport Extension

A 2.8 km (1.7 mi) branch line starting from Bimeh Stationtowards Mehrabad International Airport is currently under construction. The branch may act as an independent line from Line 4, using unique, more luggage friendly train sets, with Bimeh Station acting as an interchange station. The branch will have four stations.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Schwandl, Robert (2010). "Asia - Iran - Tehran Metro". UrbanRail.net. Retrieved 2011-01-17.
  2. "Two New Subway Stations Opened in West of Tehran". tehran.ir. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. "Lines 3 and 4 of Tehran Subway Rapidly Developing". Payvand Iran News. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. "صفحه نخست". tehran.ir. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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  6. ساخت هر مترو چند نفر را مشغول بکار می‌کند؟
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