Qom railway station (Qom train station) [Updated: Nov, 2024]

Qom railway station (Qom train station)

Qom railway station is located in Qom, the capital of Qom province. Qom is 140 Km south of Tehran, and due to the shrine of Fatimah bint Musa, sister of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of Shi'a Muslims, Qom hosts around 20 million Shi'a pilgrims, most of them are Iraninan, every year. Qom railway station is on the way of two main train lines one of which scratches from the south or the east-south of Iran to Tehran and the other one scratches from the west-south to Tehran. Qom was on the way of Trans – Iranian railway which is registered on the list of UNESCO World Heritage, and the process of constructing its railway station started in 1939, but it was left uncompleted due to the Second World War, and it was ultimately operated in 1948.

Qom railway station and facilities

With the aim of providing passengers' comfort, some facilities were provided by Qom railway station, such as:

Shops
Parking
Public phone lines
Luggage trolley
Storage locker
ATM
Wi-Fi
Elevator
Information center
Prayer room
Mini supermarket
restaurant
Toilet
Power socket

Train destination

There are 3 main destinations from Qom railway station. They are Tehran, Mashhad, and Ahvaz. In addition to these lines, there are some destinations such as Yazd and BandarAbbas which do not have regular trains. From Qom railway station, It takes around 2 hours to reach Tehran, around 13 hours to reach Mashhad, and around 13.5 hours to reach Ahvaz.

How to get to Qom railway station

Qom railway station is near Qom downtown. Then you could use public transportation such as Taxi and bus to commute there. But the best ways for a tourist are Taxi Call and ride-hailing companies, which could pick up them wherever they are and take them wherever they want, including Qom railway station. To learn more information regarding the ways of using Taxi Call and ride-hailing applications in Iran, you could see our pages: taxi call and looking for a quick and easy way to ask for a taxi

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