Faisalabad railway station ( ur, , pa, ) is located in Faisalabad city (formerly Lyallpur),

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on the Khanewal-Wazirabad Branch Line. The station grants passengers from

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and many more cities and towns of Pakistan access to all parts of Pakistan. The administrative office, headed by an Assistant Operation Officer, of the Faisalabad section of Pakistan Railways is also in the station building. A large amount of cargo is exported from and imported into Faisalabad daily. There was railway line between

Jaranwala Jaranwala ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Jaranwala Tehsil located in the Faisalabad District of Punjab, Pakistan.

and

Faisalabad Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the city, but was renamed in 1977 in honour of late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. It is the 3rd largest city of Pak ...

between 1926 and 1940, Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line railway stations and railway track land still existed.

Facilities

The Faisalabad railway station has all the basic facilities, including a parking lot; current- and advance-reservation offices for ticket purchases; food, drink, and book stalls on the platforms; and cargo and parcel services.

Booking and ticketing area

The booking and ticketing area lies in the northern building of the railway station. There are separate counters for premium classes and 2nd class. All these counters provide computerized ticketing.

Waiting halls

Waiting halls are also located in the northern building of railway station complex. A common waiting area serves all 2nd class passengers, and a separate air conditioned waiting hall exists for premium class passengers.

Cargo area

Faisalabad railway station also provides facilities to the people to book non industrial cargo at the station. This facility includes cargo booking and delivery, and is situated in the northwest building of the railway station complex.

Admin offices

The admin offices that include management offices for Faisalabad railway station and Faisalabad railway region, railway police and security, station master and other administrative services lie in the southern building of the railway station.

Platforms

Faisalabad railway station serves the passenger trains through five platforms. Two additional platforms are exclusively for maintenance and services of locomotives and bogies. File:Faisalabad_railway_station_02.JPG, Faisalabad railway station at night File:Railway Platform - Faisalabad railway station.jpg, Railway old main platform File:Faisalbad railway control room.jpg, Faisalabad railway old control room File:Faisalbad railway station canteen.jpg, Canteen stall

References

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* Railway stations in Faisalabad District Railway stations opened in 1895 Railway stations on Khanewal–Wazirabad Line {{PunjabPK-railstation-stub