Tehran Metro The Tehran Metro ( fa, مترو تهران, translit=Metro-ye Tehrān) is a rapid transit system serving Tehran, the capital of Iran. It is the largest metro system in the Middle East. The system is owned and operated by Tehran Urban and Subur ...

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. About of Line 3 became operational in December 2012, followed by in April 2014, and finally, the last section of the line which is opened on September 22, 2015, increasing the length of the line to a total of .

Route

The line starts from northeastern

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at Shahrak-e Qa'em going westward parallel to but 300 m north of

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, passing through

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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 . At Sabalan square, it then turns west, going under

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, intersecting with

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at Shahid Beheshti Station. It then turns towards south, going under Valiasr Street for , until it reaches Rahahan Square, providing access to

Tehran railway station Tehran Railway Station ( fa, ايستگاه راه آهن تهران, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Tehran'') is located in Rah Ahan Square, at the foot of Valiasr Street in the southern part of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The railway station was ori ...

. It then turns towards southwest, passing through Javadiyeh and then going along

Cheraghi Expressway Cheraghi Expressway, formerly Javaneh Expressway is a road system that starts from Navvab Expressway and Qale Morghi Expressway. It runs from beside Qale Morghi Airport and ends in Zam-zam Square in Tehran, Iran. {, class="wikitable" style="t ...

and

Saidi Expressway Saidi Expressway is an expressway in western Tehran. It starts from Azadi Square and passes Fath Square, Qazvin Street, Yaftabad Street and Zam-zam Square. Then it goes to southwest towards Azadegan Expressway Azadegan Expressway or Tehran ...

. The line then terminates at Azadegan Station at the intersection of

with Azadegan Expressway.

References

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