Tehran Metro
| Tehran Metro | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | متروی تهران |
| Locale | Tehran, Iran |
| Transit type | Rapid transit/metro (Lines 1–4, 6–7) Commuter rail (Lines 5 and 1) |
| Number of lines | 7 active lines |
| Number of stations | 162 (total) |
| Daily ridership | 2.5 million |
| Annual ridership | 820 million (2018) |
| Website | metro |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 7 March 1999 |
| Operator(s) | Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company (TUSRC) |
| Number of vehicles | 1,514 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 310 km (190 mi) (total) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Tehran Metro (Persian: متروی تهران, romanized: Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East. The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway. It consists of six operational metro lines (and an additional commuter rail line), with construction under way on seven lines including northwestern extension of line 4, southeastern extension line 6, northwestern and east extension line 7, east extension line 2 and Line 10, Line 8, Line 9 and 11.
The Tehran Metro carries more than 3 million passengers a day. In 2018, 820 million trips were made on Tehran Metro. As of 2023, the total system is 310 kilometers (190 mi) long. It is planned to have a length of 500 kilometers (310 mi) with 330 stations in eleven lines once all construction is complete by 2040.
On all days of the week, the Metro service runs from 05:30 to 22:00.
The line uses standard gauge and is mostly underground. Ticket price is 5,300 Iranian Toman for each journey (about US$0.05), regardless of the distance travelled, but using prepaid tickets costs much less. Seniors may travel for free on the metro. On all Tehran metro trains the first and half of the second carriages from each end are reserved for women. Women can still ride other cars freely.