New Tehran Mehrabad Airport metro link

As we mentioned in our recent blog post about the opening Masshad Airport's new metro link in February, Iran is investing heavily in transportation infrastructure.

Now, Tehran's Mehrabad Airport (THR) received its own new metro link.

Service started on March 15th, and was inaugurated on March 29th.

A new 3 kilometre (1.5 mile) metro line extension runs southwest from Bimeh station, located between Meydan-e Azadi and Sharak-e Ekbatan stations.

The Bimeh branch line uses short trains with extra luggage space to shuttle passengers to/from 2 stations at Tehran Mehrabad Airport:

• Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are served by the first station
• Terminal 4 and Terminal 6 are served by the second station

Related resources
Tehran Mehrabad International Airport (THR) transportation guide
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) transportation guide
Tehran metro serving Mehrabad Airport - Railway Gazette
Mehrabad airport subway line inaugurated on Tuesday - Tehran Times
Mehrabad International Airport connected to Tehran’s subway system - Real Iran
Mashhad Airport gets metro link - IHateTaxis Blog

Mashad Airport gets metro link

Mashhad Airport's metro link opened on February 6

Iran is upgrading its infrastructure with several new airport train connections.

In Mashhad, a new metro link to the city's airport opened on February 6.

The 6 kilometre (4 mile) extension of Metro Line 1 runs southeast from Ghadir, and makes a stop at Parvaz, before continuing on to Mashhad Hashemi Nejad International (MHD) Airport. Mashhad's metro system opened in 2011 and operates at speeds of up to 80 km/h.

Meanwhile, construction is almost complete on the extension of Tehran's metro to Mehrabad Airport, the city's second busiest air hub. The new link is projected to open in March 2016.

Related resources
Mashad Airport (MHD) transportation guide
Mashad airport metro link open - Railway Gazette
Light rail reaches Mashhad airport - Rail Journal