Tabriz Metro
The Tabriz Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Tabriz, Iran. The first phase opened on 28 August 2015 with 7 km length and 6 stations.[1] There is also one regional commuter line planned to Sahand.
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| Native name | Tabriz Urban and Suburban Railway قطار شهری تبریز و حومه / Ghatār šahr-ye Tabrīz va ḥūmeh | ||
| Owner | Tabriz Municipality | ||
| Locale | Tabriz | ||
| Transit type | Rapid transit | ||
| Number of lines | 5 (Active 1) | ||
| Number of stations | 70 (Active 18) | ||
| Website | Urban Railway Organization | ||
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| Began operation | August 27, 2015 | ||
| Operator(s) | Tabriz Urban and Suburban Railway Organization | ||
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| System length | Total : 100 km inc. 50 km Tramway (Active Line 1 : 17.2 km ) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (standard gauge) | ||
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Lines
Line 1
Its first phase opened on 27 August 2015.The 7 km route runs northwest from El Goli to Ostad Shahryar with four intermediate stations, including three in a tunnel excavated using TBMs.Services are operated with coupled pairs of five-car trainsets. There will be free-of-charge services from 11:00 to 13:00 for 3 months starting from Saturday 29 August 2015.[2] The first phase is 7 km long and has 6 stations from El Goli Station to Ostad Shahriar Station. The frequency of the services right now is every 20 min.[3] Its second phase will be opened some time in summer 2016 and will be from Ostad Shahriar Station and Meydan-e Sa'at Station. The east-west line 1 finally completed on February 2020 and now run for 17.2 km from El Goli to Nur with 18 stations.
Line 2
Line 2 which in currently under construction is approximately 22.4 km long, consisting of 20 stations starting from the quay lands (organic fertilizer plant), through Wahdat and Jaramalek Square (the first station) and passing under Akhouni Street, Qods Street, Amin Road, Maidan. Daneshwara goes into Abbasi Street and extends to Shahid Fahmideh Square.[4]
Line 3
Line 3 is currently in the planning stage. It will have a mostly north-south route, running from Tabriz International Airport to South Terminal (next to Kasaei highway). Along the way it will connect major passenger nodes such as North Terminal, central park, Bazaar District, Stadium military medical, Academia centers, and Yadgar-e-Emam Stadium. It will cross crowded slum districts, likely attracting more riders than the other lines. It will be 14.7 km long and have 14 stops, including 4 transfers to other lines.
Line 4
Line 4 of Tabriz metro will encircle the old city centre and intersect with all the other 3 lines. Tramway, with a length of 15.4 km, including 18 stations, starts circularly from the Azarbaijan field and crosses the Tabriz Highway to the Pasdaran Highway after crossing the Jihad and Abrasan Square. This line connects the other three lines.
Tabriz-Sahand Commuter Line (Line 5)
Line 5 of Tabriz metro is planned as a light rail train that connects Tabriz to its satellite city, Sahand. Tabriz-Sahand: At station 1, line 1 will have a common station and continue across the tractor to Sahand. Commuters will travel via tram.
Of these routes, only a portion of Line 2 is currently operating between elgoley Station and Clock Square Station.[5]
also a Tram Line is Proposed to feed the Metro.
Wagons characteristic
Tabriz subway trains with 3 wagons, including three motorized wagons and two trailer wagons, are intended for a length of 2 meters, with the length of the platforms for passengers and pedestrians having the same length of 5 meters. The specifications of Tabriz subway wagons are as follows:
| Passenger capacity per car | 1 person standing, 2 people sitting. Totally 2 people |
| Train passenger capacity | 1 person for 1 person per square meter |
| Number of doors per car | ۸ The door |
| Maximum axial load | 1.5 tonnes |
| Minimum horizontal arc radius at stop | 1 m |
| Minimum horizontal arc radius on track | 1 m |
| The length of each car | 1 m |
| Car Width | 1mm |
| Wagon height | 1mm |
| Floor height | 1mm |
| The maximum slope of the line | 4.3 percent |
| Maximum acceleration when moving | 2 meters squared |
| Maximum train speed | 1 km / h |
| average speed | 1 km / h |
See also
References
- "Tabriz Metro Opens" (Railway Gazette)
- "۳ ماه مترو سواری رایگان از شنبه ۷ شهریور در تبریز / نیمه اول ۹۵ مترو تبریز به میدان ساعت می‌رسد". June 2, 1394. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- "در حاشیه آغاز به کار متروی تبریز؛ مسافران مترو تبریز، از تجربه اول خود می گویند". June 11, 1394. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- "نقشه مترو تبریز + راهنمای ساعات حرکت قطارهای مترو تبریز". نماگرد (in Persian). ۱۳۹۷-۰۴-۰۶\۲۲:۲۶:۲۶. Retrieved 2020-02-13. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - "How to Get a Metro Ticket in Tabriz - Tabriz Transportation". TAPPersia. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
External links
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