UNCRD Regional EST Training Course on Railway Tehran Metro Network Mahmoud Saffarzadeh Professor of Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Advisor of Ministry of Roads and Transportation, Tehran, Iran Iranian cities with metro Area (km2) 1,648,195 Population (Millions) 80 Number of Most Populated Cities 9 (over 1 million) Length City Lines (km) Tehran 559 12 Mashhad 119 5 Esfahan 112 4 Karaj 105 6 Ahvaz 88 4 Shiraz 73 5 Tabriz 63 4 Qom 52 3 Kermanshah 13 1 Total 1184 44 Status of urban & suburban rail lines in Iran (excluding Tehran) Current Urban Suburban Under Under Total Projects Train Train Study Construction Karaj 5 Lines: 80 km 1 Line: 25 km 6 Lines: 105 km 4 Lines: 53 km 2 Lines: 52 km Mashhad 5 Lines: 126 km 2 Lines: 106 km 7 Lines: 232 km 4 Lines: 148 km 2 Lines: 65 km Tabriz 4 Lines: 64 km 1 Line: 20 km 5 Lines: 84 km 3 Lines: 44 km 2 Lines: 40 km Esfahan 3 Lines: 52 km 5 Lines: 145 km 8 Lines: 197 km 4 Lines: 105 km 4 Lines: 92 km Shiraz 6 Lines: 93 km 1 Line: 20 km 7 Lines: 113 km 5 Lines: 73 km 2 Lines: 40 km Ahwaz 4 Lines: 88 km 2 Lines: 50 km 6 Lines: 138 km 5 Lines: 115 km 1 Line: 23 km Qom 2 Lines: 33 km - 2 Lines: 33 km - 2 Lines: 33 km Kermanshah 1 Line: 13 km - 1 Line: 13 km - 1 Line: 13 km Total 30 Lines: 549 km 12 Lines: 366 km 42 Lines: 915 km 25 Lines: 538 km 16 Lines: 358 km Saffarzadeh Tehran at a glance Capital of Iran Population: 8,300,000 Surrounded by satellite cities and towns (total population 15.0 Million) Area: 800 Km2 Population density: 10750/km2 Residents trip: 17.0 M/day No. of cars: 4,000,000 Subway: +300 km (8 lines) No. of buses: 8,000 (346 routes) No. of taxies: 80,000 Saffarzadeh Major challenges • Tehran is surrounded by mountains, therefore natural ventilation and air flow is blocked • “Air Inversion” in cold seasons postpones air circulation and as a result the polluted air stays in the lower layers of the air • Private car attractiveness is still high, although many restrictive initiatives have been taken (implementation of congestion charging system for main CBD, odd-even restricted areas, elimination of fuel subsidies) Saffarzadeh Tehran transportation system and environmental concerns More than 4 million vehicles account for 88 percent of air pollutants produced in Tehran +1200 tons of air pollutants are disseminated in Tehran especially Sox, Nox, Co and also suspended particulates Every private car consumes 9 times more energy than a public bus per passenger trip Motorcycles are responsible for almost 50 percent of noise pollution in Tehran Average speed of public buses is just about 14 km/hr Saffarzadeh Greater Tehran polycentric organization – Present Saffarzadeh City vision In 2025, Tehran should have Integrated, Available, Safe, Easy, Comfortable and Clean transportation system considering resource limitations and other conditions for life improvement quality. Saffarzadeh Tehran long term urban rail plan at a glance – First version 4 Express lines 192 km 8 Urban lines 367 km Total length: 559 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 Saffarzadeh Niavaran 7 Urban Lines 1 Bostan Tajrish 1 Express Line Ozgol T Square e )+300 km( Janatabad h Souleghan r Farhangsara Golshahr Ekbatan Sadeghieh 2 a M Mosalla 5 n a Mehrabad Airport p 4 Shahid M Kolahdouz e 7 t Takhti r Stadium 6 o 3 Shahed St. Dolatabad Azadegan Kahrizak Saffarzadeh Tehran metro operational lines – September 2017 Bostan Ozgol Square Tajrish Souleghan Farhangsara Golshahr Sadeghieh Mosalla Specifications of Ekbatan operating lines Lines Length(km) Stations Shahid 1 42 29 Mehrabad Kolahdooz 2 26 22 Airport 3 37 25 Takhti Stadium 4 25 22 5 45 11 6 32 27 7 27 23 Shahed St. 1A 32 3 Dolatabad Azadegan Total 266 162 Kahrizak Saffarzadeh The necessity of revision in Tehran traffic and transportation comprehensive plan to provide maximum access in areas without coverage Saffarzadeh Introduction of superior network The coverage of Tehran railway network equals 56.7 percent of the city area Saffarzadeh Lines and the network coverage (proposed) Number Number of Length of Line Passengers (km) Stations 921954 29 42 1 689425 25 32 2 718580 28 37 3 1252056 32 38 4 875221 31 37 6 613612 23 27 7 560534 25 32 8 509571 21 27 9 611486 25 39 10 93736 33 17 LRT 723261 23 72 E 1 561907 19 46 E 2 246907 18 36 E 3 541551 16 38 E 4 140000 4 52 1A 300000 5 15 Esl. 9359801 357 587 SUM NOTE: The length and the number of the stations in express lines are for urban districts Saffarzadeh Lines and the network coverage Length of Urban Metro Lines in Operation Saffarzadeh Lines and the network coverage Number of daily passengers Saffarzadeh Length of the operational lines - September 2017 300 300 266 Line 5 Line 2 Line 1 Line 4 Line 3 Line 6 Line 7 Total 250 27 250 32 200 182 200 175 37 154 144 146 37 25 150 138 37 150 9 11 19 117 7 25 109 22 22 22 22 98 21 94 11 74 100 89 7 100 79 4 39 42 42 42 42 49 68 70 33 35 59 28 28 28 49 28 Length of lines (Km) of theLength 40 28 28 21 21 24 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 50 31 9 19 11 21 50 9 9 9 9 11 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 43 45 45 31 31 31 31 31 31 40 40 0 0 Year Saffarzadeh Number of the operational stations - September 2017 180 180 Line 5 Line 2 Line 1 Line 4 Line 3 Line 6 Line 7 Total 162 160 160 23 140 140 27 s 120 120 103 95 100 86 87 25 100 83 84 23 15 80 3 4 6 7 80 67 22 61 18 18 18 18 18 18 54 7 60 47 48 5 60 4 38 29 29 29 29 29 29 32 34 25 27 40 31 32 22 40 Number of Station Number 21 21 22 21 12 19 20 20 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 20 19 19 21 20 3 10 19 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 7 8 11 0 Year Saffarzadeh Yearly ridership 900 840 900 Line 5 Line 2 Line 1 Line 4 Line 3 Sum 805 40 800 736 35 800 669 18 125 700 120 700 607 13 106 600 556 8 87 600 502 4 62 40 310 500 457 18 300 500 428 280 392 8 261 5 245 400 234 400 227 302 221 211 300 251 195 300 219 Million Passengers 173 160 280 200 256 270 200 125 132 208 220 234 112 160 188 75 135 146 100 52 40 100 26 86 104 4 60 71 79 36 62 66 68 69 70 72 74 76 80 85 0 4 1016 16 25 27 28 33 38 0 Year Saffarzadeh Air pollution damages in Iran 20 20 Co Nox So2 PM10 Total 18 18 15.6 16 16 14 14 12 11 12 10 8.9 10 10 8 6.8 6 8 5.7 4.5 Billion $USD 6 6 3 1.6 2.5 1.4 4 1.2 4 1 0.8 2.8 2 2.4 2.6 2 2 2.2 0 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 0 Year Metro saves 0.67 liter of gas per passenger trip Saffarzadeh Fuel consumption and Tehran metro network Fuel consumption saving Million Description trips Million $USD 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 Saffarzadeh Passenger satisfaction Passenger 100 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Satisfaction % 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Saffarzadeh 2016 Thank you for your time Saffarzadeh.