Lahore Junction railway station

Lahore Junction Station لاہور جوڑ اسٹیشن
Lahore Junction Station Entrance
Location	Empress Road Lahore, Punjab 54000
Coordinates	31°34′38″N 74°20′11″E / 31.5772°N 74.3363°E / 31.5772; 74.3363Coordinates: 31°34′38″N 74°20′11″E / 31.5772°N 74.3363°E / 31.5772; 74.3363
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
Platforms	11
Tracks	11
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Other information
Station code	LHR
History
Opened	1860
Services
Preceding station   Lahore Junction railway station   Following station Lahore Cantonment   Line Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line   Badami Bagh Terminus   Line Lahore–Wagah Branch Line   Moghalpura Junction
Location
Lahore Station Location of Lahore Station within Lahore

Lahore Junction railway station (Urdu: لاہور جوڑ اسٹیشن‎, Punjabi: لاہور جوڑ اسٹیشن) is the central railway station in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated at the convergence of Empress Road, Allama Iqbal Road and Circular Road. The station building is owned by Pakistan Railways and also serves as its headquarters.

Lahore Junction station was constructed by Mian Mohammad Sultan Chughtai, a former official of the Mughal Empire, between 1859-1860. 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. It was built in the style of a medieval castle to ward off any potential future uprisings, as seen in the 1857 War of Independence, with thick walls, turrets, and holes to direct gun and cannon fire for defense of the structure. It remains a lasting 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 with migrating Muslims from Delhi, Lahore's Hindus and Sikhs migrating to India were frequently attacked and killed in large numbers.

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