Tehran Metro Station | |||||||||||
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Location | Shisheh Mina Boulevard, District 22, Tehran Tehran Province, Iran | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°43′00″N51°16′53″E / 35.7166°N 51.2815°E | ||||||||||
Operated by | Tehran Urban and Suburban Railways Organization (Metro) | ||||||||||
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Opened | 2008 | ||||||||||
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Varzeshgah-e Azadi Metro Station, translated as Azadi Stadium Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 5. [1] It is located north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway and south of Azadi Stadium. It is between Eram-e Sabz Metro Station and Chitgar Metro Station.
The Azadi Stadium, opened as the Aryamehr Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium was designed by Abdol Aziz Mirza Farman-Farmaian Architects and Associates (AFFA) with other parts of the sports complex based on plans by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm due to the very short time frame for design and construction of the overall project. It was inaugurated on 17 October 1971 by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran; it is currently self-owned by Esteghlal and Persepolis. It is also the home stadium of the Iran national football team. It has a capacity of 78,116 spectators, as the result of conversion to all-seater stadium. The stadium is part of the much larger Azadi Sport Complex, and is surrounded by a rowing river, football training pitches, a weightlifting complex, swimming facilities and indoor volleyball and futsal courts, among many other amenities.
The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. The finals took place between 17 and 25 June 2004.
Azadi means freedom or liberty in Persian and other languages. It may refer to:
The Āzādi Sport Complex, formerly known as Āryāmehr Sports Complex, is the national sports complex of Iran based in Tehran. It is the biggest sports complex in Iran. The massive Azadi Stadium is located within the walls of this complex. It was designed by Abdol-Aziz Mirza Farmanfarmaian along with the San Francisco office of Skidmore, Owings & Merill, and constructed by Iran's Arme Construction Company.
The 2001 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tehran, Iran from 14 to 20 July 2001.
The 2003 AFC Futsal Championship was held in Tehran and Karaj, Iran from 27 July to 5 August 2003.
Tehran Bus Rapid Transit was officially inaugurated in 2008 in order to facilitate the motor traffic in Tehran. As at 2011 the bus rapid transit (BRT) system had a network of 100 kilometers which transports 1.8 million passengers on a daily basis.
Enghelab Metro Station is a station of Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in Enghelab Square, the junctions of Azadi Street, Enqelab Street and Kargar Street. It is between Teatr-e Shahr Metro Station and Tohid Metro Station.
Shahid Navvab-e Safavi Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 2 and Line 7. It is located in the junction of Navvab Expressway and Azarbayjan Street. It is between Hor Square Metro Station and Shademan Metro Station in line 2 and between roudaki metro station and towhid metro station in Line 7 (purple). It is named after Navvab Safavi. The station also serve Line 7.
Shademan Metro Station is a station on Tehran Metro Line 2 and Line 4. It is located in the junction of Azadi Street and Azarbayjan Street. It is between Navvab Metro Station and Sharif University Metro Station. Its name was changed from Azadi Station to Shademan Station as it is located on Shademan Jct. on Azadi Street to avoid confusion with Meydan-e Azadi Metro Station located at the famous Azadi Square.
Sharif University Metro Station is a station on Tehran Metro Line 2. It is located at the junction of Sohravard Street and Dr. Habibollah Street. It is near Yadegar-e-Emam Expressway and Sharif University of Technology. It is between Shademan Metro Station and Tarasht Metro Station.
Eram-e Sabz Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 4 and Line 5. It is located north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway and Ekbatan. It is the western terminus of Line 4, next to Shahrak-e Ekbatan Metro Station and it is between Azadi Stadium Metro Station and Sadeghieh (Tehran) Metro Station on Line 5. The station was formerly called Ekbatan , however the Ekbatan part of the name was dropped in July 2015, in order to avoid confusion with the nearby Shahrak-e Ekbatan Metro Station, as part of the city council's consideration of polling of the public opinions.
Chitgar Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 5. It is located north of Tehran-Karaj Freeway and near Chitgar Park. It is between Azadi Stadium Metro Station and Iran Khodro Metro Station.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.
Towhid Metro Station is a station of Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in Tohid Square on top of Tohid Tunnel. It is between Enghelab Metro Station and Shademan Metro Station. The station was opened on 7 February 2011. The station will also serve Line 7 when it opens.
Line 4 is one of several lines of the Tehran Metro. The line is 24.4 km (15.2 mi) with 20 main stations, 3 stations along a domestic airport-serving branch line and a terminal (depôt).
Ostad Moein Station is a station of Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in Azadi street before Azadi square on junction with Nourbaksh street.
Doctor Habib-o-llah Metro Station is a station of Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located in Azadi street on Dr. Habib-o-llah cross.
Meydan-e Azadi Metro Station is the sixteenth station of the Tehran Metro Line 4 and is located in Azadi Square, Shaheed Baradaran Rahmani Highway, between Ostad Moein and before Bimeh.
Bimeh Metro Station is a station in Tehran Metro Line 4. It is located on Lashgari Expressway next to Shahrak-e Bimeh. It is between Meydan-e Azadi Metro Station and Shahrak-e Ekbatan Metro Station. It is also the terminus of the Mehrabad Airport branch of the line, having a special distinct fleet of trains running along it.