Limited operation of the first phase of line 2, with 10.1 kilometres (6.3 mi) and 9 stations, had just begun in Feb 2017.

[7] Line 1 runs between Nakhrisi in the east and Vakilabad in the southwest, with travel time of 41 minutes.

[10] Also making Mashhad the first city in Iran to have a Metro system connected to an Airport.

[11] Line 2 is a conventional heavy metro, running north–south for 14.5 km (9.0 mi) between Koohsangi and Tabarsi with 13 stations, Excavation was done by two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs).

On 20 March 2018 pilot operation of the first interchange station in Mashhad railway system was started.

[12] On 7 May 2018 Iranian president Hassan Rouhani took part in the inauguration ceremony of the first Mashhad Urban Railway interchange station "Shariati" which connects line 1 and 2.