BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2. Iran plans to establish a consortium to secure funding for the construction of the Shiraz-Bushehr railway, spanning 435 km between Fars and Bushehr provinces in southern Iran, said Farzaneh Sadegh, the country's Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Trend reports.
Speaking at an event in Bushehr, Sadegh emphasized that the resources of Fars and Bushehr provinces, alongside the private sector, the petrochemical industry, and the Ministry of Petroleum, should be leveraged to ensure timely financing for the project.
The meeting revealed that work on the railway infrastructure is 24 percent complete, while overall construction is 14 percent finished. A funding allocation of 170 trillion rials (approximately $292 million) has been made for infrastructure development.
The 435 km railway will feature 28 tunnels totaling 25 km, 14 additional tunnels for emergency exits spanning 15 km, and 66 bridges covering 9 km in total. The Shiraz-Bushehr railway is expected to connect the Isfahan-Shiraz railway line to the Bushehr station, enhancing regional transport connectivity.
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