$258m Agreement to Establish Tehran-Pardis Metro Linkup

To link Pardis to Tehran via a subway line, an agreement worth 40 trillion rials ($258 million) has been signed by New Towns Development Company and Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters.
Khatam is an Iranian engineering arm of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps.
Habibollah Taherkhani, the head of NTDC, who also serves as a deputy roads minister, and General Saeed Mohammadi, an IRGC official, signed the agreement on Wednesday, Tasnim News Agency reported.
Taherkhani emphasized that the railroad connection will significantly reduce the time and cost of commutation for the residents of Pardis.