Qom Metro is a metro system serving the city of

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, currently under construction. A metro line with a length of with 14 stations is due to be completed by the end of 2024. A monorail line with a length of with 8 stations is partially built but construction has been halted. An extension of the monorail, plus two other brand new metro lines, are being considered as part of future plans.

Lines

Line A

Line A is an underground metro line currently under construction, due to open by the end of 2021. The line has a length of with 14 stations, extending from the Northern edge of the city, passing near Qom railway station and

Fatima Masumeh Shrine The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh ( fa, حرم فاطمه معصومه translit. ''haram-e fateme-ye masumeh'') is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the ...

, terminating at

Jamkaran Mosque The Jamkaran Mosque ( fa, مسجد جمکران, ') is one of the primary significant mosques in Jamkaran, a village in the outskirts of the city of Qom, Iran. Overview and history The mosque, six kilometers east of Qom, has long been a sacred ...

Line M

Line M is a currently partially built monorail line. The line is planned to connect

to locations upstream and downstream of Qom River. Construction commenced in 2009 and large sections including some stations were completed. A two-car train was delivered in 2015 and some testing was carried out. However in 2016 doubts about opening the system by the following year were raised. Further construction was suspended soon after. As of 2021 no information is available on resumption of work. The line was originally planned to span the whole city East-West but it was cut to its current length. An extension of the line may be considered in the future.

Other lines

Two other metro lines are being considered. Qom Metro map-Future-geo

References

External links

QOM METRO
Underground rapid transit in Iran Standard gauge railways in Iran Transportation in Qom Province