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 consists of 6 lines. As of 2023[update], Line 1 and 2 are operating,[4] Line 3 is under construction, and the remaining 3 lines are at different stages of 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.
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.
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]
Lines 4, 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.[6]
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[7]
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.[8]
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