Shiraz Metro


The Shiraz Metro is the rapid transit system in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on October 11, 2014.

Lines

The Shiraz Metro consists of 6 lines., Line 1 is operating, Line 2 is under construction, and the remaining 4 lines are at different stages of design and planning.

Line 1

Constructions for Line 1 were started in 2001, and the first phase for this line was officially commenced by Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on October 11, 2014. The first phase runs for 11 kilometres between Ehsan Sq. in the north-western part of the city and Namazi Sq. in downtown with eight stations in between. Line 1 runs over the ground surface between Mirza-yé Shirazi and Shahed stations. The second phase was recently commenced and service in now operational all the way to the Gol-é-Sorkh Sq., located just by the city airport in the south-eastern part of the city. This has extended Line 1 to 24.5 kilometres with 19 underground and 1 surface stations in between.
At the southern end of Line 1, two separate tunnels, each with a diameter of, were constructed, with the rest was built as a double track cut-and-cover tunnel. Stations in shallow underground sections have side platforms, while deep-level stations have island platforms.
;Stations
NumberNameLocationConditionBegan operation
1Shahid DastgheybNext to Shiraz Airport Active2017
2Shahid DoranModares BoulevardActive2017
3Forsat-e ShiraziModares BoulevardActive2018
4JanbazanModares BoulevardActive2018
5GhadirModares BoulevardActive2018
6RaziModares BoulevardActive2017
7FazilatModares BoulevardActive2017
8KavehModares Boulevard Next to Bus Terminal Active2018
9ValiasrValiasr SquareActive2017
10VakilorroayaZand StreetActive2020
11ZandiyehZand BoulevardActive2015
12Imam HosseinImam Hossein SquareActive2019
13NamaziNamazi SquareActive2014
14Shahid AviniShahid Avini StreetActive2017
15Shahid MotahariShahid Motahari SquareActive2017
16QasrodashtQasrodasht SquareActive2014
17ShahedShahed BoulevardActive2015
18Mirza-ye ShiraziMirza-ye Shirazi Boulevard Active2015
19Shari'atiMirza-ye Shirazi Boulevard Active2014
20EhsanEhsan SquareActive2014

Line 2

The Line 2 is currently under construction. It will intersect with Line 1 at Imam Hossein Sq.
Line 2 will run to Mian Rood and Aadel Abad via Enghelab Street and Basij Square. There will be two separate tunnels, each with 7 metre in diameter, at the depth of 15 metres. Among the 10 planned stations, there will be 2 surface stations.

Line 3

The seven-station, Line 3 is under planning.

Future Lines

Lines 4, 5 and 6 are in the design stage.

Rolling stock

Line 1 is being operated using a fleet of 27 five-car 1.5 kV DC overhead electric train-sets which were supplied by the Chinese CNR Corporation and a local partner, under a contract awarded in November 2010.