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Qom Urban Railway
Qom Metro is a metro system serving the city of Qom, Iran, currently under construction. A metro line with a length of with 14 stations is due to be completed by 2025. 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, terminating at Jamkaran Mosque. Line M Line M is a currently partially built monorail line. The line is planned to connect Fatima Masumeh Shrine 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 testin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT) or heavy rail, commonly referred to as metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport that is generally built in urban areas. A grade separation, grade separated rapid transit line below ground surface through a tunnel can be regionally called a subway, tube, metro or underground. They are sometimes grade-separated on elevated railways, in which case some are referred to as el trains – short for "elevated" – or skytrains. Rapid transit systems are usually electric railway, electric railways, that unlike buses or trams operate on an exclusive right-of-way (transportation), right-of-way, which cannot be accessed by pedestrians or other vehicles. Modern services on rapid transit systems are provided on designated lines between metro station, stations typically using electric multiple units on railway tracks. Some systems use rubber-tyred metro, guided rubber tires, magnetic levitation (''maglev''), or monorail. The stations typica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), international gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge in Europe, and SGR in East Africa. It is the most widely used track gauge around the world, with about 55% of the lines in the world using it. All high-speed rail lines use standard gauge except High-speed rail in Russia, those in Russia, High-speed rail in Finland, Finland, High-speed rail in Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan, and some line sections in High-speed rail in Spain, Spain. The distance between the inside edges of the heads of the rails is defined to be 1,435 mm except in the United States, Canada, and on some heritage British lines, where it is defined in Imperial and US customary measurement systems, U.S. customary/Imperial units, British Imperial units as exactly "four feet eight and one half inches", which is equivalent to 1,435.1mm. History As railways developed and expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qom Metro Map-Plan-geo
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is to the south of Tehran, and on the banks of the Qom River. Qom is considered holy in Shi'a Islam, as it is the site of the shrine of Fatima bint Musa, sister of Imam Ali ibn Musa Rida (Persian: ''Imam Reza''; 789–816). The city is the largest center for Shi'a scholarship in the world and is a significant destination of pilgrimage, with around twenty million pilgrims visiting the city every year, the majority being Iranians but also other Shi'a Muslims from all around the world. Qom has developed into a lively industrial center owing, in part, to its proximity to Tehran. It is a regional center for the distribution of petroleum and petroleum products, and a natural gas pipeline from Bandar Anzali and Tehran and a crude oil pipeline fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qom Railway Station
Qom railway station () is located in Qom, Qom Province. The station is owned by IRI Railway. All train services were moved to Mohammadieh railway station on the outskirts of the city, however due to public demand and drop in passenger levels, some services were restored in this city centre station. There are connections planned to Qom Metro lines A and Monorail. Service summary ''Note: Classifications are unofficial and only to best reflect the type of service offered on each path'' Meaning of Classifications: *Local Service: Services originating from a major city, and running outwards, with stops at all stations *Regional Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at almost all stations *InterRegio Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major and some minor stations * InterRegio-Express Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major stations *InterCity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatima Masumeh Shrine
The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh () is a Twelver Shi'ite shrine, located in the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. Qom is considered by Twelver Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the sister of the eighth Twelver Shi'ite Imam 'Ali al-Rida, and the daughter of the seventh Imam Musa al-Kadhim (Tabari 60). In Shia Islam, women are often revered as saints if they are close relatives to one of the Twelver Imams. Fatima Masumeh is therefore honored as a saint, and her shrine in Qom is considered one of the most significant Shi'i shrines in Iran. Every year, thousands of Shi'i Muslims travel to Qom to honor Fatima Masumeh and ask her to ask God for blessings. Also buried within the shrine are three daughters of the ninth Twelver Imām Muhammad al-Taqī. Specifications The shrine consists of a burial chamber, three courtyards and three large prayer halls, totalling an area of . The three prayer halls are named: ''Tabātabā' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamkaran Mosque
The Jamkaran Mosque (), also known as Saheb al-Zaman Mosque, is a Shi'ite mosque and shrine, located in the village of Jamkaran, on the outskirts of the city of Qom, in the province of Qom, Iran. The architecture of the mosque is defined by its stunning display of Islamic art and craftsmanship, featuring intricate tile work, five majestic domes, and spacious courtyards, including the Sahib Al-Zaman Courtyard, dedicated in honor of the Twelfth Imam. The main prayer hall, with its impressive iwan, is adorned with verses from the Quran and Islamic motifs. History The mosque, east of Qom, has been a sacred place, at least since 17th of Ramadan, in , (22 February), when Sheikh Hassan ibn Muthlih Jamkarani reportedly met the Twelfth Imam along with the prophet Al-Khidr. Jamkarani was instructed that the land they were on was "noble" and that the owner — Hasan bin Muslim — was to cease cultivating it and finance the building of a mosque on it from the earnings he had accumulate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qom River
The Qom River or Qom Roud () is a large river in Iran that receives its water from the Zagros Mountains and mounds into the Namak Lake. The Qom River flows through the city of Qom, and together with the Qareh Su it gains a length of approximately . The water level fluctuates greatly, between 312 m³/s and only 4 m³/s. This is partially the effect of the use of the Qom water for irrigation. In 2014, the World Resources Institute The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. Subsequent presidents include Jonathan Lash (1993– ... ranked the Qom basin as "extremely high" for water stress. References Landforms of Qom province Rivers of Qom Province {{Iran-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qom Metro Map-Future-geo
Qom (; ) is a city in the Central District of Qom County, Qom province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. The city is to the south of Tehran, and on the banks of the Qom River. Qom is considered holy in Shi'a Islam, as it is the site of the shrine of Fatima bint Musa, sister of Imam Ali ibn Musa Rida (Persian: ''Imam Reza''; 789–816). The city is the largest center for Shi'a scholarship in the world and is a significant destination of pilgrimage, with around twenty million pilgrims visiting the city every year, the majority being Iranians but also other Shi'a Muslims from all around the world. Qom has developed into a lively industrial center owing, in part, to its proximity to Tehran. It is a regional center for the distribution of petroleum and petroleum products, and a natural gas pipeline from Bandar Anzali and Tehran and a crude oil pipeline fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapid Transit In Iran
Iran has rapid transit systems operating in five cities, and others are under construction. Currently operational , the following metro systems were operational in Iran. * Tehran Metro * Mashhad Urban Railway * Shiraz Metro * Tabriz Metro * Isfahan Metro * Karaj Metro Under construction Along with extension work on the Tehran Metro and Mashhad Light Rail, Mashhad urban rail, three other metro projects are being built. In total, 172 extra kilometers were to be built by 2012 and over 380 kilometers in the other cities. * Other cities with plans to construct a metro: ** Ahvaz Metro ** Qom Urban Railway (along with a Monorail Line known as Qom Monorail) ** Kermanshah Metro * also Tram Projects are Proposed in Many cities include: ** Tehran LRT ** Tabriz Tramway ** Shiraz Tram System ** Urmia Tramway ** Rasht Tramway ** Kerman Tramway ** Hamadan Tramway ** Qazvin Tramway ** Kish Tramway See also * List of tram and light-rail transit systems * List of bus rapid transit systems * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qom Metro
Qom Metro is a metro system serving the city of Qom, Iran, currently under construction. A metro line with a length of with 14 stations is due to be completed by 2025. 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, terminating at Jamkaran Mosque. Line M Line M is a currently partially built monorail line. The line is planned to connect Fatima Masumeh Shrine 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 testin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
