New pics: Qom monorail and monorail trains, under construction

New photos of mass transit monorail system being constructed at Qom

Back section view of a concrete constructed, elevated monorail passenger station at Qom

View of elevated pedway constructed for Qom monorail passenger station

Zoom-out view of Qom monorail construction and operating fountains

Construction details including assembled falsework and concrete formworks

Delivery to Iran of Italian manufactured Furno Construction Company (FCF SpA) monorail trains, to be operated on the Qom monorail transit system.

Detail of top section of FCF monroal train being transported in Iran aboard flatbed truck trailers

FCF two-car monorail trains as they appeared last year being built in Italy

FCF SpA's state of the art monorail driver station

FCF SpA's state of the art monorail driver station with electrics switched on for testing

FCF SpA designed flat floor, full-sized Alweg-type monorail train interior

Qom monorail transit system 63KVA three phase oil immersed power transformers

Iranian-built NEKA NOVIN LPS metal-clad switchgear panels

Iranian-built NEKA NOVIN TPS distribution boards

Qom monorail transit system automated passenger ticket gates

Photos: YJC.ir, Qom.ir and The Monorail Society

Recent pics: Qom monorail rapid transit, under construction

Monorail pylons rising before the shrines and mosques of Qom. Note the unrelated construction in the background, including use of a tower crane and scaffolding.

December 16, 2012 (Persian date Azar 26, 1391), the first Alweg-type beams arrive on site

Smart looking construction workers hoisting beams by means of truck-mounted hydraulic crane and crawlers.

Construction workers stand ready for one of the first beams to fit atop pylon

Alweg-type beam being hoisted by crawler cranes

Dignitaries and guests witness the first beams going up, including the Mayor of Qom and city council members

Monorail track alignment being expedited with expected completion of first phase within a few months

Steel form in place for top-filled concrete pour

Qom Monorail is being built under joint venture of Iranian firms MAPNA Group and Kayson Company.
Note pick-carry telescopic mobile crane hoisting form.

Workers on scaffolding prepare pylon rebar for the next concrete pour

Side view of two-section support where combined pre-stressed monorail track sections will connect

Below: Wide-angle imagery of the Qom monorail project, under construction

 

Map depicting projected route of the Qom monorail

Photos and general text courtesy Qom Monorail