Tehran Metro Line 3

Tehran Metro Line 3
Overview
Native name	خط ۳ مترو تهران
Type	Rapid transit
System	Tehran Metro
Locale	Tehran, Tehran Province
Termini	Ghaem Station Azadegan Station
Stations	16 (26 when completed)
Operation
Opened	December 16, 2012[1]
Owner	Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Operator(s)	Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Depot(s)	Azadegan Depot
Technical
Line length	38 km (24 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Electrification	Third rail
Route map Tehran Metro Line 3 Legend Ghaem Shahid Mahallati Aghdasiyeh Niavaran Branch Nobonyad Hossein Abad Heravi Shahid Zeyn-o-ddin Khajeh Abdollah-e Ansari Shahid Sayyad-e Shirazi Shahid Ghoddoosi Sohravardi Shahid Beheshti Mirzaye Shirazi Meydan-e Jahad Meydan-e Vali Asr Theatre-e Shahr Daneshgah-e Emam Ali Moniriyeh Razi Rahahan Tehran Central Station Javadiyeh Qal'eh Morghi Shahrak-e Shari'ati Abdol Abad Ne'mat Abad Azadegan Azadegan Depot

Tehran Metro Line 3 travels from northeast to southwest. Line 3 is one of the most important lines as it connects southwest Tehran to northeast, crosses busy parts of the capital city, and can help to alleviate traffic problems.^[2] About 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) of Line 3 became operational in December 2012,^[3] followed by 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) in April 2014, and finally, the last section of the line which is 18 kilometers (11 mi) opened on September 22, 2015, increasing the length of the line to a total of 37 kilometers (23 mi).^[3]

Route

The line starts from northeastern Tehran at Shahrak-e Qa'em going westward parallel to but 300 m north of Artesh Expressway, passing through Aghdasieh neighbourhood. Then it turns south at the end of Artesh Expressway going to Nobonyad Square. It then turns towards Sayyad Expressway and runs southward along it for about 5.6 kilometers (3.5 mi). At Sabalan square, it then turns west, going under Beheshti Street, intersecting with Line 1 at Shahid Beheshti Station. It then turns towards south, going under Valiasr Street for 7.7 kilometers (4.8 mi), until it reaches Rahahan Square, providing access to Tehran railway station. It then turns towards southwest, passing through Javadiyeh and then going along Cheraghi Expressway and Saidi Expressway. The line then terminates at Azadegan Station at the intersection of Saidi Expressway with Azadegan Expressway.

References

Tehran Metro Stations Line 1 Tajrish Gheytariyeh Shahid Sadr Gholhak Doctor Shari'ati Mirdamad Shahid Haghani Shahid Hemmat Mosalla Shahid Beheshti Shahid Mofatteh Haft-e Tir Taleghani Darvazeh Dowlat Sa'adi Emam Khomeini Panzdah-e Khordad Khayyam Molavi Shoosh Terminal-e Jonoob Khazaneh Ali Abad Javanmard-e Ghassab Shahr-e Rey Bagher Shahr Shahed Haram-e Motahhar Kahrizak Line 2 Tehran (Sadeghiyeh) Tarasht Daneshgah-e Sharif Shademan Shahid Navvab-e Safavi Meydan-e Horr Daneshgah-e Emam Ali Hasan Abad Emam Khomeini Mellat Baharestan Darvazeh Shemiran Emam Hossein Shahid Madani Sabalan Fadak Golbarg Sarsabz Daneshgah-e Elm-o San'at Shahid Bagheri Tehranpars Farhangsara Line 3 Ghaem Nobonyad Shahid Zeyn-o-ddin Shahid Beheshti Meydan-e Jahad Mirzaye Shirazi Meydan-e Vali Asr Theatre-e Shahr Moniriyeh Rahahan Javadiyeh Zamzam Shahrak-e Shari'ati Abdol Abad Ne'mat Abad Azadegan Line 4 Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz) Shahrak-e Ekbatan Meydan-e Azadi Ostad Moein Doctor Habib-o-llah Shademan Towhid Meydan-e Enghelab-e Eslami Theatre-e Shahr Ferdowsi Darvazeh Dowlat Darvazeh Shemiran Meydan-e Shohada Sheykh-o-raeis Piroozi Nabard Nirooye Havaei Shahid Kolahdooz Line 5 Golshahr Mohammad Shahr (Mahdasht) Karaj Atomosfer Garmdarreh Vardavard Iran Khodro Chitgar Varzeshgah-e Azadi Ekbatan (Eram-e Sabz) Tehran (Sadeghiyeh)