Tahran Metro

1. MEED’s 10th Annual
Mena Rail and Metro Summit October 20 - 22, 2014
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Mohammad Montazeri
Professor at Iranian University of Science and Technology (IUST) and
Deputy Managing Director, R&D
Tehran Metro
montazeri@tehranmetro.com

2. Area (km2)
1,648,195
Population (Millions)
75
Number of Most Populated Cities
(over 1 million)
9
Lines
Length
(km)
City
12
430
Tehran
5
119
Mashhad
4
112
Esfahan
6
105
Karaj
4
88
Ahvaz
5
73
Shiraz
4
63
Tabriz
40
990
Total

3. 2
Cities with Metro
7
Cities with Urban Rail Network
(Under Construction)
3
Average Daily Metro Patronage (million) - Tehran
148
Cities with Metro & Urban Rail Network
+150
Daily Ridership (million)
1.0
Average Daily Metro Patronage (million)

4. Tehran
No. of daily trips
5,500,000
Area
240 km2
Population
3,600,000
Population growth
4.5%
Share of public transport
58%

5. ----- Estimations for 1991 -----
6,000,000 population
Area 715 km 2
41% of journeys with Metro network (7 lines & 147 km)
21% of journeys with bus & taxi

7.  Heavy Metro
 Mass Rail Transit (MRT)
 Light Rail Transit (LRT)
 Monorail
 Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)

9. Qualitative criteria Systems
Commercial speed (km/h)
Service reliability
Space occupation
Air pollution
Noise in street
Energy consumption
City network coverage
Image
Costs
Bus
10-20

 



  
 
  
BRT
15-25


 


 


LRT
18-35
 

  
 
 

  

Metro
30-45
  
  
  
  
  

 
 

10. 4 Express lines 179 km
8 Urban lines 251 km
 5 Complementary Tram lines, 60 km
13 Main interchange stations
54 Transfer stations
19 Park & Ride facilities
10 Public Transport hubs in connection with Bus, Railways or Airport services
10 million planned daily trips
Total length: 430 km

11. System
Daily Passengers
Percent
Express
2,500,000
26
Metro
7,280,000
74
Total
9,730,000
64
Bus
5,550,000
36
Pub. Tran.
15,330,000
100
Lines
Length (km)
Stations
Urban Lines
8
251
215
Express Lines
4
179
61
Network
12
430
276

12. Number of Lines
Length (Km)
Number of Stations
Cost
(Million US$)*
Express Lines
4
179
61
8512
Urban Lines
4 Committed Lines**
125
115
3218
4 New Lines
126
100
6790
Total Rail Network
12
430
276
18520
Tram / BRT
5
60
--
--
* Early estimate
* *Line 5 is considered as a part of Express Line 1

14. Population (million)
8
Growth
1.1 %
Daily Journey
17,000,000
Year
Metro Capacity
2010
20%
2015
30%
Area
820 km2
other 6%
Metro 20%
Minibus 8%
Bus 21%
Taxi 19%
Private Cars 26%

15. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
6 Urban Lines
1 Express Line
)230 km(
Tajrish
Farhangsara
Kahrizak
Sadeghieh
Golshahr
Ekbatan
Shahid Kolahdouz
Azadegan
Mosalla
Ozgol
Niavaran
Dolatabad
Souleghan
Bostan Square
Takhti Stadium

16. Tajrish
Farhangsara
152 km
87 Stations
Kahrizak
Sadeghieh
Golshahr
Ekbatan
Shahid
Kolahdooz
Azadegan
Mosalla
Specifications of Operating Lines
Stations
Length(km)
Lines
29
42
1
22
26
2
7
19
3
18
22
4
11
43
5
87
152
Total

17. Line 6
Length (km)
31
Stations
27
Line 7
Length (km)
27
Stations
25 Total Length: 58 km No. of Stations: 52

19. Line 1 Tunnel

20. 31
31
31
31
31
31
40
40
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
9
9
9
9
11
11
21
21
21
24
26
26
26
26
8.5
19
28
28
28
28
28
28
33
35
39
39
39
4
7
11
21
21
21
3
3
5
7
19
19
31
40
48.5
59
68
70
79
89
91
98
109
119
135
147
147
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
line5
line2
line1
line4
line3
Total
Railway(Km)

21. 3
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
10
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
25
27
29
29
4
5
7
19
19
3
7
3
12
22
31
32
34
38
47
48
54
61
67
84
88
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
line5
line2
line1
line4
line3
Total
Station (No.s)

22. Line 2 Station

23. 0
0
1
40
100
112
132
160
195
211
221
217
224
244
14
35
60
71
69
86
108
155
164
165
168
208
220
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
7
20
56
82
3
12
16
25
27
26
33
38
62
66
66
64
64
66
3.3
26.5
52.4
124.9
198.0
207.7
250.7
305.3
411.5
442.1
458.8
469.2
551.7
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Line1 Line2 Line4 Line5 Total
Number of Passengers (Million)
Years

24. +65 Times Population of
+5,000,000,000 Passengers =

25. •+ 88 stations
•+ 880 artworks in stations
•On average 10 artworks/station

29. Line 1 station 3D Model

30.  Involvement of private developers
 Institutional arrangements
 Regional integration
 High quality public transport
 Management of cars

31.  Improving quality of life
 More efficient land use
 Higher energy efficiency
 Smarter city growth patterns
 Effect on modal choice

32.  Municipality: Land + Permission
 TUSRC: Layout
 Government: Loan + E&M
 Private Sector: Construction

33. There are +35 station development projects underway with a total value of US $2 Billion

37. No international long-term finances since 2006
Year
Government
Municipality
Local
Loans
Foreign
Loans
Cash
Station
Complexes
1987-1996
Guaranteed Repay by Government & Municipality
% 57
% 43
1997-2005
% 34
% 36
0
% 20
10%
2006-2009
% 42
% 36
18%
4%
0
2010
% 35
% 13
% 48
% 4
0
2011-2013
27%
23%
50%
0
0
Construction

38. 882
319
12000
13000
29783
65000
82000
96000
276000
321000
390000
553000
870000
930000
1000
5000
14257
30177
10000
4304
16419
26105
44612
121190
147883
297962
216645
324000
1200
20000
30000
50000
45000
18000
136000
134000
131000
213000
285000
394000
870000
950000
1100
15000
30000
75000
140000
235000
245000
235000
245000
435000
689000
756000
945000
1000000
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Ticket
Advert
Gov.Subsidy
Munic.SubsidyOperation
In Million Iranian Currency

39. Control Center

40. For the same amount of money invested, PT creates 25% more jobs than road infrastructures

41. 16485
164850
181335
Direct Jobs
Indirect Jobs
Total
Based on data from different industry sections , the ratio of direct & indirect jobs in metro is estimated to be 10
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2010

43. Up to 85% of metro facility is produced locally
Metro Cost (Approximately)
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

44. 40% value of Tehran wagons
60% value of Tehran-Karaj wagons

47. 20.6
24.7
26.4
29
34.1
36.1
40
44
48.3
55.5
57
71
78
101.5
105.2
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Dusseldorf LRT
Salt Lake City LRT
Hong Kong LRT
Edmonton LRT
Kuala Lumpur SkyTrain
(STAR)
Kuala Lumpur Monorail
Tehran Metro Line4
Singapore MRT
Kuala Lumpur SkyTrain
(PUTRA)
Vancouver SkyTrain Line2
Docklands LRT
Dubai Monorail
Bangkok SkyTrain
Las Vegas Monorail
Bangkok Metro Blue Line
Price of one Kilometer
(million dollar)

48. 764
900
1032
1248
1609
2167
3776
4513
4545
5341
7125
7920
11226
23667
30227
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
14000
16000
18000
20000
22000
24000
26000
28000
30000
32000
Singapore MRT
Tehran Metro
Line4
Kuala Lumpur
SkyTrain (STAR)
Dusseldorf LRT
Kuala Lumpur
SkyTrain (PUTRA)
Bangkok SkyTrain
Edmonton LRT
Kuala Lumpur
Monorail
Hong Kong LRT
Vancouver
SkyTrain Line2
Docklands LRT
Bangkok Metro
Blue Line
Salt Lake City LRT
Dubai Monorail
Las Vegas
Monorail
(Dollar)

49. Fath abad Depot

50. Cars take up
precious urban
space

51. Line 1 station

53. Metro saves 0.67 liter of gas per passenger
CO
Nox
SO2
PM10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2001
2004
2009
2014
2019
.4
.6
.8
1
1.2
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
2.5
3
4.5
6
10
Billion Dollar
CO
Nox
SO2
PM10

54. Fuel Consumption saving
Million trip
Description
Million US $
Million liter
91
336
560
Number of trips till 2004
2,430
9,000
15,000
Trip estimation till 2021
12,809
47,440
79,000
Trip estimation till 2051
Price of one liter of imported fuel is 23 cent

55. 13
81
168
459
662
776
1070
1566
2475
2652
2975
3339
3742
4136
9
45
47
116
193
320
597
881
1409
1673
1637
1920
2227
2478
70
181
259
293
379
514
695
770
834
933
1040
1140
1
6
37
70
181
259
293
379
514
695
770
834
933
1040
1140
1
6
11
28
37
40
48
62
79
83
85
90
103
112
0
2
12
28
85
140
201
317
509
798
1006
1259
1599
1881
2177
0
2000
4000
6000
8000
10000
12000
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Time Saving
Fuel Saving
Health Cost Saving
Depreciation of Car Cost Saving
Urban Maintenance Cost Saving
Accident Cost Saving
In Billion Iranian Rials
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

56. y = 15.4x - 308 R² = 0.946
y = -32.4x + 653 R² = 0.961
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Chart Title
Length of lines
Healthy Days
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

57. 0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
Year
Normalized Urban Railway Lentgh (km) (Ref:2004)
Minor Crashes / Number of trips (ml) (Ref:2004)
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

58. 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Satisfaction (%)
Satisfaction(%)
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

59. Time saving
Fuel saving
Over 80% satisfaction
Comfort
Decrease accidents or injuries
Dr. M. Montazeri ©2012

60. Rolling Stocks
Under Operation
in
Tehran Urban and Suburban Metro Lines

61. 294 Metro Cars
with
DC Motors & Carbon Steel Carbody
434 Metro Cars
with
AC Motor & Carbon Steel Carbody
140 Metro Cars
with
AC Motor & Aluminum Carbody
Total Number of Trains: 124 (868 Cars)
)4& 3 , 2, 1Urban Lines (Line
Trains Under Operation in

62. Locomotives & Double Deck Cars
248 sets Double Deck Cars
62 Sets Locomotive
)5Suburban Line (Line
Trains Under Operation in

63. Supply Plan for Metro Cars
Future Demand ~ 3000 Metro Cars
Third Phase
(1300 Metro Cars)
Other lines
1300 Cars
Second Phase
(1120 Metro Cars)
Complementary metro cars for the lines
1120 Cars
First Phase
(586 Metro Cars)
IKA Airport
140 Cars
Mehrabad Airport
12 Cars
Line 7
140 Cars
Line 6
140 Cars
Line 3
154 Cars
Year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Far Future

65. Line 1 (Urban)
Length (km)
28
Stations
21
Headway
2 min
Line 2 (Urban)
Length (km)
21
Stations
14
Headway
2 min
Line 5 (Suburban)
Length (km)
40
Stations
6
Headway
5 min
Total Length: 89 km
Total No. of Stations: 41

66. Line 3
Length (km)
35
Stations
28
Line 1 – Extension to North
Length (km)
8
Stations
8
Line 4
Length (km)
20
Stations
23
Line 2 – Extension to East
Length (km)
7
Stations
7
Total Length: 70 km
Total No. of Stations: 66

67. 518 Persons
in a double traction light rail vehicle
or in

68. Public transportation carries on average about ten times more
passengers than private vehicles.
Average Passenger Load for Public and Private Vehicle Transportation