Lahore Junction railway station

Lahore Junction
لاہور چوراہا
Lahore Junction; لاہور چوراہا
	Lahore Junction Station Entrance
Location	Empress Road; Lahore, Pakistan 54000
Coordinates	31°34′38″N 74°20′11″E / 31.5772°N 74.3363°ECoordinates: 31°34′38″N 74°20′11″E / 31.5772°N 74.3363°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line; Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
Platforms	01
Tracks	00
Connections	LTC (B-5); (FR-1, FR-3, FR-9); Lahore Metro (Lahore Station)
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Other information
Station code	LHR
History
Opened	1860
Services
Location
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Lahore Junction railway station (Urdu, Punjabi: لاہور چوراہا ریلوے اسٹیشن) is the main railway station in Lahore, Pakistan. Construction commenced shortly after the 1857 War of Independence against British rule, and so was built in the style of a medieval castle with thick walls, turrets, and holes to direct gun and cannon fire for defence of the structure.^[2] The station is now owned by Pakistan Railways, and also serves as its headquarters.

History[]

The station's design is highly militarised, having been constructed in the immediate aftermath of the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny.

Inside the Station

Lahore Junction Station view from top

Lahore Junction Station inner view

Lahore Junction Station outer wall

The station was built during the colonial era, and was built just outside the Walled City at the intersection of Empress Road, Allama Iqbal Road and Circular Road. Lahore Junction station was constructed by Mian Mohammad Sultan Chughtai, a former official of the Mughal Empire, between 1859 and 1860.

The station was also a witness to a brutal lathi charge in British era that took place on 30 October 1928 near the premises of the junction when Indian leader Lala Lajpat Rai had led a protest march against the Simon Commission that had come to Lahore to discuss political reforms in the town. Rai was beaten by a wooden baton by the then Police Superintendent of Lahore and was badly wounded. Rai later died of his injuries on 17 November.

The station served as the headquarters for the Punjab Railway and later would serve as the northern terminus of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, which connected the port city of Karachi to Lahore. The nearby Dai Anga Mosque was also converted into offices for the railways at this time. The station was built in the style of a medieval castle to ward off any potential future uprisings, as seen in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, with thick walls, turrets, and holes to direct gun and cannon fire for defense of the structure.^[3]

The station is a legacy of the extensive railway network established during the British Raj, and reflects the British contribution to the region's infrastructure. The station was severely affected during the riots which followed the Partition of the British Indian Empire and the independence of Pakistan in 1947. Similar to the contemporaneous situation of Muslims fleeing Delhi and Amritsar, Lahore's Hindus and Sikhs were sometimes attacked at Lahore's train station.

Facilities[]

Lahore Junction Station is equipped with all basic facilities such as ticketing services, restrooms, waiting areas, and international fast food chains. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways, as well as freight and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found mainly on platforms 1 and 2, including restaurants such as Pizza Hut and McDonald's, in addition to restaurants offering Pakistani cuisine.

Services[]

These trains serve Lahore Junction station:


Up Destination	Train	Train Name	Train	Down Destination
Karachi Cantt	1 Up	Khyber Mail Express	2 Dn	Peshawar Cantt
Karachi Cantt	5 Up	Green Line Express	6 Dn	Islamabad
Karachi Cantt	7 Up	Tezgam Express	8 Dn	Rawalpindi
Karachi Cantt	9 Up	Allama Iqbal Express	10 Dn	Sialkot
Karachi Cantt	13 Up	Awam Express	14 Dn	Peshawar Cantt
Karachi Cantt	15 Up	Karachi Express	16 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Quetta	23 Up	Akbar Express	24 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Karachi Cantt	27 Up	Shalimar Express	28 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Karachi Cantt	31 Up	Jinnah Express	32 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Karachi Cantt	33 Up	Pak Business Express	34 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Karachi City	37 Up	Fareed Express	38 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Quetta	39 Up	Jaffer Express	40 Dn	Peshawar Cantt
Karachi Cantt	41 Up	Karakorum Express	42 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Karachi Cantt	43 Up	Shah Hussain Express	44 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
(Lahore Junction)	101 Up	Subak Raftar Express	102 Dn	Rawalpindi
(Lahore Junction)	103 Up	Subak Kharam Express	104 Dn	Rawalpindi
(Lahore Junction)	105 Up	Rawal Express	106 Dn	Rawalpindi
(Lahore Junction)	107 Up	Islamabad Express	108 Dn	Rawalpindi
Faisalabad	111 Up	Badar Express	112 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Faisalabad	113 Up	Ghouri Express	114 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Multan	115 Up	Musa Pak Express	116 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Multan	117 Up	Multan Express	118 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Faisalabad	119 Up	Faisal Express	120 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Shorkot Cantt	121 Up	Ravi Express	122 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
Sargodha	123 Up	Sargodha Express	124 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
(Lahore Junction)	125 Up	Lasani Express	126 Dn	Sialkot
Mari Indus	147 Up	Mianwali Express	148 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
(Lahore Junction)	205 Up	Babu Passenger	206 Dn	Wazirabad
Shorkot Cantt	207 Up	Waris Shah Passenger	208 Dn	(Lahore Junction)
(Lahore Junction)	209 Up	Faiz Ahmed Faiz Passenger	210 Dn	Narowal
(Lahore Junction)	211 Up	Narowal Passenger	212 Dn	Narowal
Attari	401 Up	Samjhota Express	402 Dn	(Lahore Junction)

Gallery[]

Front View of Lahore Railway Station 2019
General View of Railway Station in June 2019
Far view of Railway Station in 1880s
Fortifications of Railway Station 1895 by William Henry Jackson
Railway Station in 1880s
Railway Station Interior View 1880s
Train platform at Lahore Railway Station
Lahore - entrance to railway station 1895
Lahore - interior of railway station 1895
Lahore - general view of railway station 1895

References[]

^ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
^ Glover, William (January 2007). Making Lahore Modern, Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City. Univ of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5022-4. The Lahore station, built during a time when securing British civilians and troops against a future "native" uprising was foremost in the government's mind, fortified medieval castle, complete with turrets and crenellated towers, battered flanking walls, and loopholes for directing rifle and cannon fire along the main avenues of approach from the city
^ Glover, William (January 2007). Making Lahore Modern, Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City. Univ of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816650224. The Lahore station, built during a time when securing British civilians and troops against a future "native" uprising was foremost in the government’s mind, fortified medieval castle, complete with turrets and crenellated towers, battered flanking walls, and loopholes for directing rifle and cannon fire along the main avenues of approach from the city

External links[]

[1] Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways

[2] Glover, William (January 2007). Making Lahore Modern, Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City. Univ of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-5022-4. The Lahore station, built during a time when securing British civilians and troops against a future "native" uprising was foremost in the government's mind, fortified medieval castle, complete with turrets and crenellated towers, battered flanking walls, and loopholes for directing rifle and cannon fire along the main avenues of approach from the city

[3] Glover, William (January 2007). Making Lahore Modern, Constructing and Imagining a Colonial City. Univ of Minnesota Press. ISBN 978-0816650224. The Lahore station, built during a time when securing British civilians and troops against a future "native" uprising was foremost in the government’s mind, fortified medieval castle, complete with turrets and crenellated towers, battered flanking walls, and loopholes for directing rifle and cannon fire along the main avenues of approach from the city

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