IRAN: Mapna Group’s rolling stock business Wagon Pars has won a contract to supply 60 light rail vehicles for Mashhad Urban Railway’s light metro Line 1.
The manufacturer said the three-car LRVs would be a ‘a sophisticated type of electric multiple-unit’, designed for tight curves.
An initial section of light metro Line 1 opened in 2011, with 10·5 km underground and 8·5 km at grade. It was extended by 4·5 km to the airport in 2016. The fully segregated line is operated with a fleet of 70 three-car low-floor vehicles produced by CNR Changchun.
Announcing the latest order in September, Mapna said light rail can integrate ‘seamlessly’ with city traffic and offer an ‘efficient alternative’ to traditional metro systems without the cost of tunnelling.
