Line 4 is one of several lines of the
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 ...
. The line is with 19 main stations, 3 stations along a domestic airport-serving branch line and a terminal (depôt).
Its section 1, from Ferdowsi Square to Darvazeh Shemiran, opened in April 2008. Section 2 from Darvazeh shemiran to Shohada Square opened in February 2009. Three months later Section 3 from Ferdowsi Square to Engelab Square opened. On July 23, 2012 two more stations were inaugurated, connecting line 4 with line 5.
Currently 19 stations serve Line 4's trunk line, plus two more on the branch line serving the country's most-used Domestic Airport,
Mehrabad Airport
Mehrabad International Airport ( fa, فرودگاه بین المللی مهرآباد, ''Foroudgâh-e Beyn Almelali-ye Mehrâbâd'') , is an international airport serving Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Prior to the construction of the larger ...
.
Route
The line begins with an interchange station with
Line 5 at
Eram-e Sabz Station, north of the
Tehran-Karaj Freeway near
Eram-e Sabz Park in western
Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
.
It heads southward through
Ekbatan town
Ekbatan Town ( fa, شهرک اکباتان , ) is a planned town in western Tehran, Iran. It is located approximately five kilometers west of central Tehran.
Etymology
The town is named after Ecbatana, the capital city of the ancient Median ...
then turns east, running along
Karaj Makhsus Road,
Azadi Square
The Azadi Square ( fa, میدان آزادی, translit=Meydāne Āzādī, lit=Freedom Square), formerly known as Shahyad Square ( Persian: میدان شهیاد ''Meydāne Ŝahyād'' literally means "''Remembrance of heShah Square''"), is a mai ...
,
Azadi Street
Azadi Avenue or Azadi Street ( fa, خیابان آزادی; ''Khiābān-e Azādi'') is a trunk route in Tehran, Iran connecting Azadi Square to Enqelab Square
Enqelab Square ( fa, میدان انقلاب اسلامی ) is an important squ ...
, and
Enghelab Street. This main axis continues for . The line turns southeast briefly along Rowshandelan Street and until
Shohada Square. Then it resumes an eastward course along
Piruzi Street. Then it veers north-eastwards and runs along the
Doran Expressway until reaching its eastern terminus,
Shahid Kolahdooz Station.
Mehrabad Airport Extension
The branch line starting from
Bimeh Station towards
Mehrabad International Airport was opened on March 15, 2016. The branch generally acts as an independent line, using unique, more luggage-friendly trains; Bimeh Station is an interchange station. The branch has three stations, including
Bimeh Station.
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Future
North-West expansion
A extension north from Eram-e Sabz Station is proposed.[http://s4.picofile.com/file/8168691218/tehran_map.jpg ] The new extension will have 4 stations and run along Shahayegh Boulevard and Jannatabad Boulevard so serve the Jannat Abad
Jannat Abad is a large neighbourhood in Tehran, Iran.
It is an area around the Jannat Abad Street located in North West Tehran. Jannat Abad street starts from Ayatollah Kashani Freeway. It has several squares. The most famous one is ''Chahar Bagh ...
neighbourhood in Northeastern Tehran
Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...
.
Eastern expansion
A extension northeast-wards from Shahid Kolahdooz Station is proposed.[ The proposed section will run elevated along Doran Expressway to ]Damavand Street
Damavand Street is a street in central and eastern Tehran, Iran.
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. Then it will continue north along Hajar-ebn Ady Street and Estakhr Street. The extension will serve Tehranpars and Qanat Kowsar neighbourhoods.
References
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