Shahid Sadr Metro Station

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Sadr

ایستگاه مترو صدر
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General information
Location Street in Iran.svg Shariati Street- Expressway in Iran.svg Sadr Expressway
District 1, Tehran, Shemiranat
Iran
Coordinates 35°47′07″N51°26′09″E / 35.78528°N 51.43583°E / 35.78528; 51.43583
Operated by Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro)
Connections
  • 225 Dastvareh Term.-Qods Sq.
  • 303 Pich-e Shemiran-Qods Sq.
  • 357 Emam Khomeini Metro-Qods Sq.
  • 387 Qods Sq.-Resalat Sq.
History
Opened1389 H-Kh (2010)
Services
Preceding station Tehran Metro Logo.svg Tehran Metro Following station
Gheytariyeh
towards Tajrish
Tehran Metro Line 1.png Gholhak
towards Kahrizak
Shahid Sadr Metro Station 2.jpg

Shahid Sadr Metro Station is a station of Tehran Metro Line 1. It is located at Sadr Expressway and Shariati Street intersection. The neighboring stations are Gholhak and Gheytariyeh. [1]

Facilities

The station has a ticket office, escalators, cash machine, taxi stand, pay phone, water fountains, and a lost and found.

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