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The Railway station in Lahore was constructed by the Britishers and is a typical representation of imperial architecture. Railway services initiated during the British rule is one of the most lasting contributions made to the infrastructure and transportation of Lahore.
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The Lahore railway station has 11 platforms and the platform number 1 has a very distinct importance attached to it as it serves the Samjhota Express train service that runs between Pakistan and India.
Rail service in Lahore is extremely satisfactory allowing the people of Pakistan to travel to the furthest corner of the country. Besides, the rail services catered by the government of Pakistan permits a free flow of people as well as freight from Lahore to almost any part of Pakistan. This in turn has contributed in improving the commercial dealings and as such the economic revenues of Pakistan. The rail services in Lahore are many and varied. Some of the most appreciative facilities provided by railway station in Lahore are-:
Food stalls serving hygienic and packaged food and drinking items
Book stores
Restaurants like McDonald's and Pizza Hut
Drinking water and clean toilets
Of the 5,072 railway tracks in Pakistan the most busiest routes entails-:
Peshawar-Karachi route
Peshawar-Quetta route
Lahore-Sialkot route
Lahore-Faisalabad route
Faisalabad-Khanewal route
Recent research has shown that Railway system of Pakistan carries nearly 65 million passengers every year and almost 228 passenger trains on a daily basis. Rail services in Lahore has improved to a considerable extent and is still undergoing a growth process. But nonetheless, the railway services have proved its capabilities by providing the passengers with comfortable, convenient, less time-consuming and safe railway journey. The rail transport services of Lahore has undoubtedly created a benchmark for other developing countries as well.
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