Faisalabad railway station

Faisalabad railway station
Public

The main entrance and facade of Faisalabad station in 2007
Coordinates 31°25′02″N 73°05′48″E
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Platforms 7
Connections Bus stand (Bus stop), taxicab stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Platform levels 3
Parking Available in front of the station
Other information
Station code FSLD[1]
History
Opened 1896
Previous names Great Indian Peninsula Railway

Faisalabad railway station (Urdu: فيصل آباد ریلوے اسٹیشن ‎) is located in Faisalabad city (formerly Lyallpur), Punjab province of Pakistan on Khanewal-Wazirabad branch railway line. It was built during the British rule in 1896.

The station is used to take people to all parts of Pakistan from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar and many more cities and towns of Pakistan. Administrative office of Faislabad section of Pakistan Railways is also located in the station building that is headed by an Assistant Operation Officer (AOO).

A large amount of cargo is exported and imported into Faisalabad with many deliveries a day from all parts of the Pakistan.

Facilities

The Faisalabad railway station has all basic facilities. A parking lot is here to park vehicles. It has Current and Advance Reservation Offices for book seats in trains. Food and drink stalls and book Shops are found on it platforms. Cargo and Parcel service is also available here.

Faisalabad railway station at night
Railway old main Platform
Faisalabad railway old control room
canteen stall

Train services from Faisalabad

Train Name Train Code Stations
Badar Express111 UP, 112 DNLahore Jn, Qila Sheikhupura Jn, Safdarabad, Sangla Hill Jn, Faisalabad, Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot Cantt Jn
Ghouri Express113 UP, 114 DNLahore Jn, Qila Sheikhupura Jn, Sangla Hill Jn, Faisalabad
Karakoram Express41 UP, 42 DNKarachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Nawabshah, Rohri Jn, Khanewal Jn, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Millat Express17 UP, 18 DNKarachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Rohri Jn, Bahawalpur, Khanewal Jn, Shorkot Cantt Jn, Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad, Chak Jhumra Jn, Chiniot, Shaheenabad Jn, Sargodha Jn
Night Coach Express 43 UP, 44 DNKarachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Nawabshah, Rohri Jn, Bahawalpur, Multan Cantt, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Pakistan Express45 UP, 46 DNKarachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Rohri Jn, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, Multan Cantt, Khanewal Jn, Shorkot Cantt Jn, Toba Tek Singh, Gojra, Faisalabad, Sangla Hill Jn, * Hafizabad, Alipur Chatta, Wazirabad Jn, Gujrat, Lala Musa Jn, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Quetta Express 23 UP, 24 DNQuetta, Kolpur, Mach, Aab-e-gum, Sibi Jn, Bakhtiarabad Domki, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar, Jacobabad Jn, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Rohri Jn, Pano Akil, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Sadiqabad, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, Khanewal Jn, Shorkot Cantt Jn, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Shalimar Express27 UP, 28 DNKarachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Mehrabpur Jn, Rohri Jn, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhawalpur, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways

External links

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Coordinates: 31°25′02″N 73°05′48″E / 31.41722°N 73.09667°E / 31.41722; 73.09667


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