Shahr-e Aftab Metro Station is a station in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
Metro
Metro may refer to:
Geography
* Metro City (Indonesia), 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 urban area with high ...
Line 1. It is located in
Aftab Rural District
Aftab Rural District () is in Aftab District of Tehran County, Tehran province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Aftab
Aftab ( ''âftâb'', meaning "sun" or properly "sunshine") is a surname and a masculine given name.
Given name
* Aft ...
, near
Behesht-e Zahra
Behesht-e Zahra ( ; ) is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by Tehran Metro Line 1.
History
In the early 1950s, all the cemeteries in Tehran were supposed to be replac ...
. The station serves
Shahr-e Aftab Expo and
Shahed University
Shahed University (Persian: دانشگاه شاهد) is a public university in Tehran, Iran. The campus is located in the southern part of Tehran along the Persian Gulf Freeway. Founded in 1990, the university started its activities by accepting ...
. The next station is on one end
Shahed - Bagher Shahr Metro Station
Shahed - Bagher Shahr Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 1. It is between Haram-e Motahhar Metro Station and Palayeshgah Metro Station. It is located north of Behesht-e Zahra
Behesht-e Zahra ( ; ) is the largest cemetery in Ir ...
, towards
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
city centre, and the other end
Shahr-e Forudgahi-e Imam Khomeini Metro Station
Imam Khomeini Airport station is a station on a branch of Line 1 of the Tehran Metro. It is adjacent to Imam Khomeini International Airport. The station serves the airport and the surrounding, related facilities. Until 30 November 2023, when the ...
.
References
Tehran Metro stations
Railway stations in Iran opened in 2016
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