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
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.

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Faisalabad railway station at night

Railway old main Platform

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Faisalabad railway old control room

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canteen stall

Train services from Faisalabad

Train Name	Train Code	Stations
Badar Express	111 UP, 112 DN	Lahore Jn, Qila Sheikhupura Jn, Safdarabad, Sangla Hill Jn, Faisalabad, Gojra, Toba Tek Singh, Shorkot Cantt Jn
Ghouri Express	113 UP, 114 DN	Lahore Jn, Qila Sheikhupura Jn, Sangla Hill Jn, Faisalabad
Karakoram Express	41 UP, 42 DN	Karachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Nawabshah, Rohri Jn, Khanewal Jn, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Millat Express	17 UP, 18 DN	Karachi 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 DN	Karachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Nawabshah, Rohri Jn, Bahawalpur, Multan Cantt, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Pakistan Express	45 UP, 46 DN	Karachi 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 DN	Quetta, 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 Express	27 UP, 28 DN	Karachi Cantt, Hyderabad Jn, Mehrabpur Jn, Rohri Jn, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhawalpur, Multan, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways
• Faisalabad
• Faisalabad International Airport
• Lahore
• Punjab (Pakistan)
• Pakistan

External links

• Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways