Bus[edit]

Currently, the total number of buses in Karaj and the suburbs are 1,600 units. More than 80 lines
serve citizens.[22]
Preparing Alborz Card[23] can reduce the cost of travel tickets.

Metro[edit]
Karaj Metro is an efficient way to travel inside the city. One line connects west and east of the city
(from Karaj Station to Golshahr Station). It continues eastward until Tehran. On its way to Tehran, it
stops at Chitgar park and Azadi stadium. The second line of Karaj metro (north to south) is under
construction.

Air[edit]
Payam International Airport, is an international airport located in Karaj, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from
Tehran, in the Alborz Province of Iran. The airport was established in 1990, but was not opened
officially until 1997. Payam Aviation Services Co. operates the airport as part of Payam Special
Economic Zone. Payam Air previously operated an air mail hub at the airport.

Economy[edit]
The economic base of Karaj is its proximity to Tehran. It is due to the transportation of products
between Tehran and the Caspian Sea. Chemicals, fertilizers and processed agricultural goods are
also produced in the city.
Karaj is a major industrial city, with factories producing sugar, textiles, wire, and alcohol. It has
become a major area for middle class migrants from Tehran. This is due to the better environmental
and cheaper housing conditions.
Zowb Āhan, the avenue leading to an industrial plant, is located at the south of Ostandar
Square. Zowb e Āhan or Zowb Āhan, literally "steel mill", was a contract between
the Pahlavi government and a consortium from Nazi Germany. The establishment of the
factory Zowb Āhan e Karaj was halted by the beginning of the Second World War, and it was never
launched.
Šahrak-e Jahānšahr was the first modern private industrial and housing complex of Karaj, built in the
1960s. The factories Jahān Čit (textile factory), Rowqan Nabāti e Jahān (oil factory), and Čāy e
Jahān (tea factory), were established at the complex. It is one of the largest industrial zones of the
nation, with a 20% share of the national GDP [citation?].
The special economic zone of Payam, with an area about 3,600 ha (36 km2; 8,900 acres) within the
territory of Payam International Airport, was established in Karaj for development of air cargo and
postal transportation, cold store, and packing services, as well as perishable and time sensitive
exports. It is the only SEZ in the region with the privilege of its own airline.