Tehran’s metro system is clean, cheap and efficient and an ideal way to avoid the traffic snarl above ground.
Single journey tickets start at around IR25000 – 125000 (expect this to change) and can also be bought for 10 journeys or as 1-, 3- and 7-day travel cards. There are also monthly, 3-monthly, 6-monthly and annual tickets.
Hours of operation on the Tehran metro are from 5.30am to 11pm. Station and train announcements are in Farsi only. Tehran’s buses connect with metro stations.
Carriages can be extremely packed at peak times; the first, second and last cars are reserved for women. If you are female, use them.
Tehran’s subway system is a work in progress, and when finally completed (in another decade or so) will be longer than the New York subway. Presently 7 lines are fully in operation. The Tehran metro carries over a million people daily. Tehran Metro (Tel: 21 6674 7500)
The metro in Tehran first opened in 1999 and at present consists of 7 lines: Line 1 (red line), Line 2 (blue line), Line 3 (light blue line), Line 4 (yellow line), Line 5 (green line), Line 7 (purple line) and Line 8 (light green line).
Construction is continuing on three lines including an extension west of line 4, line 6 and line 7.
The suburban Line 5 was the first to open in 1999 and links Tehran to Mehrshahr, 40km west of the capital.
Line 1 (color coded red) opened in 2001 and runs north-south from Tajrish to Kahrizak. Line 1 intersects with Line 3 at Shahid Beheshti, Line 2 at Meydan Imam Khomeini, Line 4 at Darvazeh Dowlat, Line 7 at Meydan-e Mohammadiyeh and Line 8 at Shahed. Visitors to the historic town of Rey can ride all the way there on Line 1. Imam Khomeini Station is close to the National Museum of Iran and also convenient for the Golestan Palace, though Panzdah-e-Khordad Station is closer to the latter.
Line 2 (blue) connects with Line 5 at Tehran Station (Sadeghieh) and runs east-west from Farhangsara to Sadeghieh (Tehran), intersecting with the north-south Line 1 at Imam Khomeini Square (Meydan Imam Khomeini), Line 4 at Darvazeh Shemiran and Shademan and Line 7 at Shahid Navvab-e Safavi.
Line 3 (light blue) runs northeast to southwest from Ghaem to Azadegan. Line 3 intersects with Line 1 at Shahid Beheshti, Line 2 at Imam Ali University, Line 4 at Teatr-e Shahr and Line 7 at Mahdiyeh.
Line 4 (yellow) runs from Shahid Kolahdouz to Eram-e-Sabz. Line 4 connects with Line 1 at Darvazeh Dowlat, Line 2 at Darvazeh Shemiran and Azadi, Line 3 at Teatr-e Shahr, Line 5 at Eram-e-Sabz and with a branch to Mehrabad Airport at Bimeh. Azadi Square Station on Line 4 is convenient for Azadi Tower.Line 7 at Mahdiyeh.
Line 5 (green) is a suburban rail line running from Sadeghieh (Tehran), where it connects with Line 2, to Golshahr. It connects with Line 4 at Eram-e Sabz.
Line 6 (pink) is under construction and will run from Sulaghan to Hazrat-e Abdol Azim.
Line 7 (purple) runs northwest to southeast from Meydan-e San’at to Basij. Parts of the line and some
stations are currently under construction in 2018.
Line 8 connects Shahed Station in Tehran to Imam Khomeini
International Airport. The line runs 24 hours. Line 8 connects with Line
1 at Shahed.
TEHRAN METRO FARES & TIMES
The Tehran metro operates daily from 5.30am-11pm. Line 8 runs 24 hours. Fares are presently 25000 – 125000 Rials (2022) for one single journey.
Magnetic strip 1-Day, 3-Day, 7-Day, monthly, 3-monthly, 6-monthly and annual passes are all available.
Many of the stations are beautifully decorated with traditional tile mosaics.
The first, second and last carriages of the Tehran metro are reserved for women.
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