Tehran plans 13-line network by 2020: the rail network serving the Iranian capital Tehran will reach 90km this year. The next phase of construction is now underway which will extend the network to 164km by 2012.(Metros & Light Rail)

From: International Railway Journal | Date: February 1, 2006 | Copyright information

THIS MONTH, Line 2 of the Tehran metro is due to be extended from Baharestan Square east to Shahid Madani. The rest of this 8.5km extension to Dardasht will be completed later this year. This will conclude the construction of metro lines 1 and 2 under phase 1. Line 5, a 41.5km express metro operated by double-deck electric trains, has also been completed as far as Karaj and Mehrshahr, although additional intermediate stations are still being added.

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