Shiraz Metro

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Shiraz Metro SURO
Overview
Owner	Shiraz Municipality
Locale	Shiraz, Fars, Iran
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6 (2 active)
Number of stations	26
Daily ridership	100,000 (2018) 25,000 (During Covid-2020)[1]
Annual ridership	18,000,000 (2018) [2]
Website	http://shirazmetro.ir
Operation
Began operation	11 October 2014
Operator(s)	Shiraz Urban Railway Organization
Number of vehicles	14 trains
Train length	5-cars
Headway	15 minutes
Technical
System length	28.1 km (17.5 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electrification	1.5 kV DC overhead line
System map Legend Rah Ahan Golestan Afarinesh Beheshti Dr. Hesabi Sanaye'e Milad Shokoufeh Ehsan Ghahramanan Shari'ati Adelabad Mirza-ye Shirazi Dowlat Shahed Rahmat Qasrodasht Basij Shahid Motahari Esteghlal Shahid Avini 15-e Khordad Namazi Imam Hossein Azadi Zandiyeh Atlasi Vakilorroaya Hafezieh Darvazeh Kazerun Sa'adieh Shahzadeh Ghasem Valiasr Astaneh Zeynabieh Kaveh Shahdari Fazilat Isar Razi Ghadir Janbazan Forsat-e Shirazi Shahid Doran Shahid Dastgheyb Key (open) Line 1 Line 4 ( under construction /planned) (open/ under construction ) Line 2 Line 5 (planned) (under construction) Line 3 Line 6 (planned) This diagram: view talk edit

The Shiraz Metro (Persian: متروی شیراز, Metro-yé Shiraz) is the rapid transit system in Shiraz, Fars, Iran, operated by Shiraz Urban Railway Organization. Construction began in 2001, and service in the first line officially commenced on 11 October 2014.^[3]

The Shiraz Metro is planned to consist of 6 lines. As of 2023^[update], Lines 1 and 2 are operating,^[4] Lines 3 and 4 are under construction, and Lines 5 and 6 are undergoing design and planning.

Constructions for Line 1 were started in 2001, and the first phase for this line was officially commenced by Vice-president Eshaq Jahangiri on 11 October 2014. The first phase runs for 11 kilometres between Ehsan Sq. in the north-western part of the city and Namazi Sq. in downtown with eight stations in between. Line 1 runs over the ground surface between Mirza-yé Shirazi and Shahed stations.^[5] The second phase was recently commenced and service in now operational all the way to the Gol-é-Sorkh Sq., located just by the city airport in the south-eastern part of the city. This has extended Line 1 to 24.5 kilometres with 19 underground and 1 surface stations in between.

At the 13.5-kilometre (8.4 mi) southern end of Line 1, two separate tunnels, each with a diameter of 6 metres (20 ft), were constructed,^[3] with the rest was built as a double track cut-and-cover tunnel. Stations in shallow underground sections have side platforms, while deep-level stations have island platforms.

Shiraz Line 1 stations

Name	connections	Condition	Opened
Shahid Dastgheyb		Active	2017
Shahid Doran		Active	2017
Forsat-e Shirazi		Active	2018
Janbazan		Active	2018
Ghadir		Active	2018
Razi		Active	2017
Fazilat		Active	2017
Kaveh		Active	2018
Valiasr		Active	2017
Vakilorroaya		Active	2020
Zandiyeh		Active	2015
Imam Hossein		Active	2019
Namazi		Active	2014
Shahid Avini		Active	2017
Shahid Motahari		Active	2017
Qasrodasht		Active	2014
Shahed		Active	2015
Mirza-ye Shirazi		Active	2015
Shari'ati		Active	2014
Ehsan		Active	2014

The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) Line 2 officially opened on 8 February 2023, with 3 stations (5.6-kilometre (3.5 mi)) as the first phase.^[4] It intersects with Line 1 at Imam Hossein Sq.^[3] on 31 August of the same year, another station was opened, making the total active stations of this line, 4.

Line 2 runs to Mian Rood and Aadel Abad via Enghelab Street and Basij Square. There are two separate tunnels, each with 7 metre in diameter, at the depth of 15 metres. Among the 13 planned stations, 2 of them will be on the surface.

Shiraz Line 2 stations

Name	connections	Condition	Opened
Shokoufeh		Under construction
Ghahramanan		Active	2023
Adelabad		Active	2023
Dowlat		Active	2024
Rahmat		Active	2024
Basij		Active	2023
Esteghlal		Under construction
15-e Khordad		Under construction
Imam Hossein		Active	2023
Azadi		Under construction
Atlasi		Under construction
Hafezieh		Under construction
Sa'adieh		Under construction

The eight-station, 10-kilometre (6.2 mi) Line 3 is under construction. First station will start from Mirza-ye Shirazi Metro Station in Line 1 and connects to Sadra, Fars, new city in northwest of Shiraz.^[3]

Shiraz Line 3 stations

Name	connections	Condition	Opened
Mirza-ye Shirazi		Under construction
Milad		Under construction
Sanaye'e		Under construction
Dr. Hesabi		Under construction
Beheshti		Under construction
Afarinesh		Under construction
Golestan		Under construction
Rah Ahan		Under construction

The 18-kilometre (11 mi) Line 4 connects Ehsan to Razi by passing Farhanshahr, Pasdaran, and Esteghlal boulevards. The first phase, connecting Razi to Esteghlal will have 8 stations.^[6]

Shiraz Line 3- Phase 1 stations

Name	connections	Condition	Opened
Razi		Under construction
Isar		Under construction
Shahrdari		Under construction
Zeynabieh		Under construction
Astaneh		Under construction
Shahzadeh Ghasem		Under construction
Darvazeh Kazerun		Under construction
Esteghlal		Under construction

Lines 5 and 6 are in the design stage.

Line 1 is being operated using a fleet of 27 five-car 1.5 kV DC overhead electric train-sets which were supplied by the Chinese CNR Corporation and a local partner (IRICO), under a contract awarded in November 2010.^[5]

Most of the public transportation fares in urban area in Iran can be paid by smart card or cash/token. The smart card can be used for buses and taxi and sometimes other services and even purchases. The CityWay smart card service is provided by Shar Bank and can be purchased at subway station and automatically recharged. As of summer 2023 Shiraz subway single fare by smart card is 12,000 Rials (1,200 Iranian Toman, ~ US$ 0.02 as US$ rate is about 49,500 Tomans) or 20,000 Rials (~ US$ 0.04) for cash purchase. Shiraz City Council in Sept 2023 approved a raise of single fare by smart card to 18,000 Rials and 30,000 Rials for cash purchase.^[7]

Time table of Shiraz Metro fares/prices:

2022-2023: Single fares by smart card 12,000 Rials (1,200 Tomans) and by cash/token 20,000 Rials

2021-2022: Single fares by smart card 9,000 Rials (900 Tomans) and by cash/token 15,000 Rials

2018-2019: Single fares by smart card 7,000 Rials (700 Tomans) and by cash/token 10,000 Rials^[8]

2017-2018-Single fares by smart card 5,000 Rials (500 Tomans) and by cash/token 6,000 Rials

2014-2015-Single fares 5,000 Rials (500 Tomans- ~ US$ 0.14 as US$ rate was about 3,500 Tomans) and double fares 8,000 Rials on the first year of work of Shiraz metro.^[9]

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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Esclators and Stairs
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Passengers
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  Shiraz Metro Namazi Station Passengers
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Passengers during COVID-19- April 2022
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Passengers
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Route Map
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Sings
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  Shiraz Metro-Namazi Station-Sings
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  Shiraz Metro-Passengers during COVID-19-March 2022
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  Shiraz Metro-Passengers during COVID 19-April 2022
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  Shiraz Metro-Passengers during COVID 19-April 2022
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  Shiraz Metro-Inside Route Map
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  Shiraz Metro-Vakilo Roaya Station
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  Shiraz Metro-Vakilo Roaya Station
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  Shiraz Metro-Vakilo Roaya Station
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  Shiraz Metro-Mirzaye Shirazi Station
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  Shiraz Metro-Mirzaye Shirazi Station-Passengers during COVID-19- April 2022
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  Shiraz Metro-Ghadeer Station

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