Ahvaz Metro is a metro system serving the city of

Ahvaz Ahvaz ( fa, اهواز, Ahvâz ) is a city in the southwest of Iran and the capital of Khuzestan province. Ahvaz's population is about 1,300,000 and its built-up area with the nearby town of Sheybani is home to 1,136,989 inhabitants. It is hom ...

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 ...

. The first line with a length of 23 km is currently under construction with 24 stations. There are three other lines also planned for the city.

Lines

Line 1

Line 1 of Ahvaz metro is currently under construction. The line starts from the Northeast of the city, from in front of the power plant, going to the Southwest of the city, passing through near Ahvaz Airport, through Ahvaz old town on the left bank of

Karun River The Karun ( fa, کارون, ) is the Iranian river with the highest water flow, and its only navigable river. It is long. It rises in the Zard Kuh mountains of the Bakhtiari district in the Zagros Range, receiving many tributaries, such a ...

, crossing the river and passing through Ahvaz Central Business and Administrative District and near

Ahvaz railway station Ahvaz railway station ('' Persian:''ايستگاه راه آهن اهواز, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Ahvaz'') is located in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province. The station is owned by IRI Railway. This is the oldest of the two railway stations in the city o ...

, passing the side of Chamran University, and continuing to the city's border to Baghaei Hospital. The line is being built in 4 segments or phases. The first segment, consisting of 7 stations was expected to become operational in 2018.

Line 2

Line 2 of Ahvaz metro is planned for construction later. The line will run opposite of Line 1, from Southeast to Northwest.

Line 3

Line 3 is currently in the planning stage. it will run in an East West direction on the southern edge of central Ahvaz.

Line 4

Line 4 is currently in the planning stage. it will run in an East West direction further north of the city, just south of the airport. Ahvaz Metro map-Future-geo

Rolling stock

Rolling stock will be supplied by

CRRC Nanjing Puzhen CRRC Nanjing Puzhen () is a Chinese railway rolling stock manufacturer, based in Puzhen, Nanjing city. It is a subsidiary of CRRC. Nanjing Puzhen has supplied trains to Shanghai Metro Line 3 and Nanjing Metro in partnership with Alstom. Ind ...

in cooperation with

Wagon Pars Wagon Pars (in Persian language, Persian: شرکت واگن‌ پارس, ''Sherkat-e Vâgon Pars'') is an Iranian train and locomotive manufacturer established in 1974, in Arak, Iran, Arak. Products include locomotives, trains, metros, freight an ...

References

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Subways in Iran
{{Rapid transit in Iran Underground rapid transit systems in Iran Standard gauge railways in Iran Transportation in Khuzestan Province

metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urb ...