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Northern extension of Tehran metro Line ۳ opens
TIN news: An 18 km extension of Tehran metro Line 3 opened by President Hassan Rouhani and Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on September 22, bringing the southwest-northeast route to 37 km.
The new section runs northeast from Shahid Beheshti, where interchange is provided with Line 1, to Ghaem. Of the 10 intermediate stations, only Shadid Zeyn-o-ddin and Nobonyad are open, with the remainder still to be completed.
Construction took 14 months and cost US$66·5m, of which 90% came from Tehran municipality.
The first phase of Line 3 was commissioned in December 2012 between Shahid Beheshti and Vali-e Asr. A 12 km extension from Vali-e Asr to Azadegan followed in April 2014.
The new section runs northeast from Shahid Beheshti, where interchange is provided with Line 1, to Ghaem. Of the 10 intermediate stations, only Shadid Zeyn-o-ddin and Nobonyad are open, with the remainder still to be completed.
Construction took 14 months and cost US$66·5m, of which 90% came from Tehran municipality.
The first phase of Line 3 was commissioned in December 2012 between Shahid Beheshti and Vali-e Asr. A 12 km extension from Vali-e Asr to Azadegan followed in April 2014.