Qom Urban Railway Explained
Qom Metro is a metro system serving the city of Qom, Iran, currently under construction. A metro line with a length of 14km (09miles) with 14 stations is due to be completed by the end of 2024. A monorail line with a length of 7km (04miles) with 8 stations is partially built but construction has been halted. An extension of the monorail, plus two other brand new metro lines, are being considered as part of future plans.[1]
Lines
Line A
Line A is an underground metro line currently under construction, due to open by the end of 2021.
[2] The line has a length of 14km (09miles) with 14 stations, extending from the Northern edge of the city, passing near
Qom railway station and
Fatima Masumeh Shrine, terminating at
Jamkaran Mosque.
Line M
Line M is a currently partially built monorail line. The line is planned to connect
Fatima Masumeh Shrine to locations upstream and downstream of
Qom River. Construction commenced in 2009
[3] and large sections including some stations were completed. A two-car train was delivered in 2015 and some testing was carried out. However in 2016 doubts about opening the system by the following year were raised.
[4] Further construction was suspended soon after.
[5] [6] no information is available on resumption of work.
The line was originally planned to span the whole city East-West but it was cut to its current length. An extension of the line may be considered in the future.
Other lines
Two other metro lines are being considered.
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: مونو ریل قم. qomuro.ir. fa. 2019-07-25.
- Web site: QOM . 29 June 2021.
- News: Monorail breaks ground in Iran . 21 July 2021 . Construction Week . 4 August 2009.
- Web site: ردید نسبت به راهاندازی فاز نخست مونوریل قم تا پایان سال . 21 July 2021.
- News: آخرین وضعیت منوریل قم؛ اتمام فاز نخست مترو تا پایان سال ۹۹ . 21 July 2021 . Tasnim News.
- News: چگونه مونوریل قم از ریل خارج شد . 21 July 2021 . Tabnak . 6 December 2018.
