The project, linking Line 1 and 2 of the Mashhad Metro system officially started operating on Monday, after an inauguration ceremony conducted by President Hassan Rouhani.

In the ceremony that was held on the second day of President  Rouhani's visit to Khorasan Razavi province, the Iranian president  expressed satisfaction that the people of Mashhad and Imam Reza's (AS) pilgrims can use the subway ( metro) for transportation.