In this file some information is given about MUROC

1. Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Company

2. In the name Of God, The Compassionate, The Merciful

3. Planning & Development Department
July2016
MUROC
Company Presentation

4. Mashhad: spiritual Capital of Iran
Mashhad Transport Plan
Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Company(MUROC)
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Contents

5. Chapter1:
Mashhad: spiritual Capital of Iran

6.  Mashhad is located in northeast (NE) of Iran in Khorasan Razavi Province.
 Area :285 km2
 Population: More than 3,134,408
 Mashhad is second biggest city and spiritual capital of Iran.
Area = 285 Km2
Imam-Reza Holy
Shrine
International
Airport
Mashhad: Spiritual Capital of Iran
Mashhad
Ashgabat
Herat
Tehran

7. Strategic Location
 Second largest religious city in the world
 Historical background of 1200 years
 Welcomes about 25 million domestic tourists
as well as 3 million international tourists per
year
Mashhad-Sanabad-
Toos
818 AD (Martyrdom Of Imam
Reza)
Location North-East of Iran
Altitude from sea level 985 m (3,232 ft.)
Temperature range -25C to +40C
Mashhad: Spiritual Capital of Iran

8. Chapter 2:
Mashhad Transport Plan

9. Long Term Population Estimation of Mashhad(2031)
Estimated population in Mashhad 253
traffic regions in 2026S Shaped logistic Growth curve
Mashhad has 13 municipal zones

10. Demography & Transportation Statistics
3.5
Million daily trips in 2004 Million Population
3.136.25 1.2%
Annual GrowthMillion Daily Trips(2015)
7.5
Million in 10 years
(By 2025)

11. Transportation Statistics
Cars per 1000 residents
96 in 2006
247
Vehicles(cars, vans and taxis)
230,000 in 2006
126 New vehicles
Added to the roads everyday
735,000
705.2
km Network
QuantityIndex
6,245, 396Number of Daily Motorized Trip
765,739Number of Daily Motorized Trip in Morning Peak hours
2797Number of Bus Fleet
2202 kilometerBus Network length(urban, suburban and night shift)
13274Number of Taxis
133 LineNumber of Taxi Lines
4 lines(85 Km)Number of Approved Railway Lines
1 line(24 Km)Number of Railway Lines in Operation

12. Mashhad Urban Road Network in 2015
Type of Road Length
Highways 65.1 Km
Ramps and Loops 35.2 Km
Principal(major) Arterial 134.6 Km
Minor Arterial 252.4 Km
Collector 217.9 Km

13. Trip Objectives Share in Residents’ Daily Trips in an Ordinary Day in 2015
Work
29%
Education
20%
Shopping
13%
Leisure
13%
Personal
10%
Pilgrimage
5%
Way Back Home
10%
Work Education Shopping Leisure Personal Pilgrimage Way Back Home
Trip Objective Number of Trip
Work 1,795,889
Education 1,216,315
Shopping 835,938
Leisure 837,659
Personal 616,700
Pilgrimage 307,859
Way Back Home 635,034
Overall 6,245,396

14. Personal Vehicles(55.85%)
Taxis(22.04)
Buses(including BRT system),Privately-owned public buses, Minibuses(20.46)
Road System 98.35 %
MUROC
Rail System 1.65 %
Rail, 1.65
Bus & Mini
Bus, 20.46
Taxi, 22.04
Personal
vehicles,
55.85
Transportation Modes (2015)
Public transportation share: 44.15%
Commuting Rate: 1.99 per person

15. The use of public transportation should be raised up to
75% in 2020 based on the Master Plan within the city
Expected Use
(2020)
Current UseType of Transportation
40 %20.46%Bus
25 %22.04%Taxi
10 %1.65%Rail based transport
Master Transportation Plan of Mashhad - 2021

16. Goals of Mashhad Transportation Development
Mission: planning, monitoring and management of transportation and traffic in Mashhad
 Improving Mobility Comfort
 Improving Reliability of Transportations
 Creating a link for further opportunities
 Improving Safety and Security
 Reducing Environmental Threats
 Reducing the costs of Transportation Systems
 Adaptation of Transportation System to Culture

17. Traffic Decision Procedures in Iran & Mashhad
Khorasan Razavi
Police
Mashhad
Municipality
High Council of Traffic
Coordination
Khorasan Razavi Council of
Traffic
Coordination(Strategy)
Khorasan Razavi Traffic
Police Enforcement Transportation & Traffic
Deputy of Mayor
Interior Ministry

18. Hierarchy of Policy-Making Members of Public Transportation in Mashhad
Mashhad Urban
Railway
Operation
Company
(MUROC)
Municipal organization & companies responsible for traffic and public transportation
under
Transport & Traffic Deputy Mayor
Bus Terminal
Organization
(BTO)
Taxi
Management
Organization
(TMO)
Public Buses
Organization
(PBO)
Mashhad
Transportation
and Traffic
Organization
(MTTO)
Municipal companies responsible for construction of
railway projects under
Technical & Civil Deputy Mayor
Mashhad
Urban
Railway
Corporation
(MURCO)
Inter-urban
Freight
Transportation
Management
Elite Intelligent
Traffic Company
Coordination,
Planning and
Supervision
Management
Studies and
Planning of
Transportation
System
Management
Transport and
Traffic
administrative
department in
each of 13
municipality
zone

19. Mashhad Transport Master Plan 2021Mashhad’s Master Plan of Transportation 2021
Trip Attraction Diagrams
Mashhad’s Master Plan of Transportation in 2021

20. Master Plan- Mashhad Transport In 2021c
Results of Studies Conducted By Sharif University

21. Urban Transit Study
 Comprehensive Public Transportation Plan
 Developed by Sharif University of Technology
 Mashhad Transportation: 1994 to 1996
 Complementary research of Railway Transportation : 2002 to
2004

22. Line 1
Line 3
Line 2Line 4
Mashhad Urban Railway Networks
Total: 4 Lines
85 Km
76 Stations
Line 1: 24 Km length / 24 station
Line 2: 15 Km length / 13 station
Line 3: 28.5 Km length / 24 station
Line 4: 17.5 Km length / 15 station
Line 5: (Monorail Ring belt) 46 km - study phase

23. Specification Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Total
Total length(km) 24 15 28.5 17.5 84.9
Number of Stations 24 13 24 15 76
Railway system type LRT Metro Metro Metro N.A
Number of fleet required 160 140 140 140 580
Current number of fleet 60 - - - 60
Passenger capacity(in 16 hours) 170,000 512,000 512,000 304,000 1,498,000
Designated headway 2.7 3 3 3 N.A
Mashhad Urban Railway Networks
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Line 1Line 2Line 3Line 4
24
14.9
28.5
17.5
One Metro line will be lunched approximately every 5 years over a 15 year period

24. 1992
•start of invistigation about Comprehensive Public Transport Plan of Mashhhad
1994 •Institute of Transportation, Sharif University of Technology started studies
1995 •Establishment of MURCO
1998 •Studies of Institute of Transportation, Sharif University of Technology finished
2000 • Commencement of Construction of Line 1
2002 •Development research of Railway Transport started by Institute of Transporation
2004 •Institute of Transporation finished Development research of Railway Transport
2005 •Selection of Project Management & Detailed design of other lines
2005 •Establishment of MUROC
2009 •Basic Design of lines 2,3 & 4 was finished
2009 •Construction of line 2 started
2011 • Operation of line 1 started
2012 •Construction of line 1 extension to the Airport with 5 kilometers length started
2015 •Construction of line 3 started
2016 • Operation of line 1 Extension started
Key Events in Mashhad urban rail

25. Chapter3:
Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Company(MUROC)

26. MURCO and MUROC
MUROCMURCO

27. z
Earnings per
Passenger
% Metro's share of
total urban travel
Safety
% Passenger
Satisfaction
% Revenues
from annual
budget
Line
Productivity % Trip
Punctuality
Vision and Mission

28. Thisprojectincludesadeeptunnel15-Kmroutewith13stationswhichextendsfromtheendofTabarsiBoulevardinnorth
toFakouriBoulevardinsouthofMashhadasaMetroLine.Muchoftherouteisconstructedinundergroundanddrillingof
this section was done by 2 tunnel digging machine called the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) in one of the busiest
corridorsofthecity.
The basic design studies for Mashhad metro line 2 was accomplished by joint effort of project's main local consultant
"Pajoohesh" and French consultant "Systra". Twelve groups of qualified engineering consultants assisted the main
consultant in preparation of basic studies such as topographical and geotechnical studies, civil design, traffic studies,
urbanutilitytracing,trackdesign,rollingstockfunctionalspecification,bio-ecoandvalueengineering.
Thepreliminarydesignofline2hasbeencarriedoutandacallforinternationaltender(E.P.C)waslaunchedandalocal
GeneralContractor(GE)wasappointed.
Currently tunnel construction by TBMs is finished. The contract for building rolling stock is signed and the first delivery of
rollingtockwillbedueearly2016.
Line 2
A2
B2
C2D2
E2
F2
G2
H2
I2
J2
K2
L2

29. Line 2 of Mashhad Urban Railway- Specifications
Length 15 KM (TBM Tunnel)
Number of Stations 13 Stations
System Capacity 24000 Passengers per Hour per Direction
Signaling Fixed Block
Depot
One depot near A2 Station
Overhaul capacity of Line 2 & 3
400,000 m2
Operation Control Center One O.C.C. on M2 Station
Headway
180 Sec.
(Can be decreased to 120 Sec.)
Rolling Stock
20 Train (100 Cars)
DC 750 V 3rd Rail
Length of each car: 20 M
Capacity of each train: 800 passengers
Power Supply
4 Passage Posts (132/20 KV AC)
8 Traction Posts (750 V DC)

30. Line 2 construction

31. Total length of the route will be 28.5 kilometers from
end of Amirieh St. to Shahrak E Abouzar.
Length of the route in Phase 1: 11.5 km from Ferdowsi
Blvd. to the Passenger Bus Terminal.
Total number of stations:24 stations
Number of stations in Phase 1: 12 stations
Line 3

32. Line 3 of Mashhad Urban Railway- Specifications
Length 28.5 KM
Number of Stations 24 Stations
System Capacity 24000 Passengers per Hour per Direction
Signaling Fixed Block
Depot
One depot at the end of the line
250,000 m2
Operation Control Center One O.C.C. at the end of the line
Headway
180 Sec.
(Can be decreased to 120 Sec.)
Rolling Stock
35 Train (175 Cars)
DC 750 V 3rd Rail
Length of each car: 20 M
Capacity of each train: 800 passengers
Power Supply
5 Passage Posts (132/20 KV AC)
13 Traction Posts (750 V DC)

33. 17.5 km from the end of the Khaje Rabi Street to Shahrak-e-Shahid Rajayi
Total number of stations:15 stations
Line 4

34. Length 14 KM
Number of Stations 15 Stations
Headway
180 Sec.
(Can be decreased to 120 Sec.)
The first design phase is just beginning to develop
Line 4

35. MUROC: Mashhad Urban Railway Operation Company
 MUROC is an affiliated company of Mashhad Municipality established in 2005
 The company currently operates 1 urban railway lines of 24 Km
 After lunching Line 1, Mashhad became the second city of Iran which entered railway transportation system
 In February 2nd, The 4.5 Km extension of Line 1 with 2 stations (including HashemiNezhad international Airport) Was
lunched and Mashhad became the first Iranian city which connect it’s railway lines to it’s Airport.

36. Mashhad won UITP regional Award for customer service in May 2013 only after
two and a half years of revenue service.
Customer Service Award

37. Human Resources
Employment
~341 Employees
~ 675 outsource contract personnel
QualifiedEngineers Skilled Labor
90 Technical Staff
26%
55%
4% 15%
Technical
Operation
Management
Support

38. Certificates
Total Quality Management
Health and Safety Management
Environmental Management
European Foundation
for Quality
Management
Information Security
management system

39. Annual Ridership Figures
110,000 Daily Ridership
More than 150 million passengers in total
0
5000000
10000000
15000000
20000000
25000000
30000000
35000000
40000000
2016 - Q120152014201320122011
9167765
37,047,714
32,641,775
30,828,379
25,882,611
4,837,731
Annual Ridership Figures

40. Fare Collection System
Contactless
ManCard
RFIDTechnology
Chargeable
Integrated Ticketing System
foralltransportationmodes
Contactless(LRT station only)
Multi trip
2,6,10trips

41. Number of Employees 343
Approach Maximum Outsourcing
Line length 24 Km
Limited revenue operation since 21st of February 2011
Number of active vehicles 60
Present timing 06:00 am to 22:00 pm
Current Headway in peak hours 4.5 min
Designed Headway(160 vehicles) 2.7 min
Complete journey time 55 min
Number of stations 24 stations
Daily ridership 100,000 passenger/day
Line 1 Operation

42. Track Gauge on a Straight Line 1435mm
Minimum Vertical Bending Radius 1000m(depot)
Lateral Bending Radius (ground) 300m
Lateral Bending Radius (depot) 25m
Maximum Slope 40‰
Traction Power Supply Voltage DC 750V
Length 29700mm
Material of Car body Carbon steel
New Wheel Diameter 660 mm
Maximum Operating Speed 80 km/h
Service Speed 34.5 km/h
Max. Acceleration 1.14m/s2（0-35km/h）
Rolling stock

43. One vehicle is composed of two articulated modules, 60 cars Procured in total.
Contract concluded on 11th September 2008.
First delivery: December, 2010.
Last delivery: December, 2011.
Rolling stock

44. Stations
Side platforms
Length of platforms 90 m
Weather protection
64 lifts of gearless type for 6 m
vertical travel

45. Stations

46. Stations Cultural Symbols

47. Stations Cultural Symbols

48. Summary
We Operate
Traffic
Stations
We Maintain
Facilities
RollingStock
On time, even before
We Train
Technicalstaff
Drivers

49. Thank You For Your Attention
Ghadir boulevard,
Mashhad, Iran
P.O.box: 91735-486
+98 915 525 8143
+98 513 303 0629
+98513 342 33 11
metro@mashhad.ir
metro@mashhad.ir