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    Isfahan Urban Railway Organisation

    Opened 2015, Iran’s fifth metro. Single route serving 20 stations. See Isfahan network map. Construction of a light metro began in 2001; tunnelling difficulties delayed the planned 2005 opening, but an initial segment of Line 1 from the north side of the city centre at Shohada northwest to Kosar Town ...

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    Isfahan metro reaches Soffeh

    2018-07-16T09:11:00Z

    IRAN: The sole line of the Isfahan metro was extended south from Azadi to Soffeh on July 10. The 4 km extension adds four stations, taking Line 1 to 20·2 km with 20 stations. On the same day two infill stations were opened on the northern section ...

  • An extension of Esfahan’s sole metro line opened on November 2.
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    Isfahan metro extended

    2016-11-03T15:24:00Z

    IRAN: An extension of Isfahan’s sole metro line by 800 m south from Shohada to Takhti opened on November 2, along with three more intermediate stations at Baharestan, Golestan and Shahid Chamran on the existing route. This takes Line 1 to 12·5 km with 11 stations. Most ...

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    Isfahan metro opens

    2015-10-15T13:43:00Z

    IRAN: The first metro line in Isfahan opened on October 15. The first phase of Line 1 runs for 11 km from Qods in the northwest to Shohada via Kaveh long-distance bus terminal. There are 10 stations. Construction started in 2001 but was subject to delays. The ...