Shiraz railway station (''

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

:''ايستگاه راه آهن شیراز, ''Istgah-e Rah Ahan-e Shiraz'') is located in

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

, Fars Province. The station is owned by

IRI Railway , majoroperators =RAI, Tooka rail, Samand rail , ridership =21 million , passkm =13 billion , freight =31 million tonnes , tonkm =22 billion tonnes , infrastructure = , length = , doublelength = 142 ...

. The station has been criticized for its distance from the city's central parts. There are plans to have a

Local Local may refer to: Geography and transportation * Local (train), a train serving local traffic demand * Local, Missouri, a community in the United States * Local government, a form of public administration, usually the lowest tier of administrat ...

Service connecting this station to

Marvdasht Marvdasht ( fa, مرودشت, also romanized as Marv Dasht) is a city and the capital of Marvdasht County, Fars Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 123,858, in 29,134 families. Name Some historians hold that Marvdasht was o ...

in the future.

Service summary

''Note: Classifications are unofficial and only to best reflect the type of service offered on each path''
Meaning of Classifications: *

Service: Services originating from a major city, and running outwards, with stops at all stations *

Regional In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at almost all stations * InterRegio Service: Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major and some minor stations * InterRegio-Express Service:Services connecting two major centres, with stops at major stations *

InterCity InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...

Service: Services connecting two (or more) major centres, with no stops in between, with the sole purpose of connecting said centres.

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