Tehran Adds 1 More Metro Line

Tehran Metro Line 6 is to be partially launched on Sunday.
Ali Emam, CEO of Tehran Metro Group told reporters,  “Nine kilometers of Line 6 with 3 stations will be launched on Sunday in the presence of President Hassan Rouhani.”
“Three stations of Line 6 in southeast Tehran will become operational. The stations include Dolat Abad, Besat, and Shohada,” ISNA quoted him as saying.
When fully constructed Line 6 will stretch over 38 km and have 27 stations. It will be the longest line in the subway network and connect Shahr-e Rey in southeastern Tehran to the famed Sulqan rural district in the northwest.
In further stages the line will be expanded to Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine in the ancient district of Rey in the south of the city.