Trains back on Faisalabad–Lahore route from Nov 15, FCCI demands faster service

Key Points:

Rail service between Faisalabad and Lahore resumes on 15 November 2026 after flood damage shut the route in August.
FCCI wants fast, non-stop trains for business travellers and cargo on the route.
The chamber also seeks immediate doubling of the track, restored at a cost of about Rs455 million.

FAISALABAD: Trains between Faisalabad and Lahore return on November 15 after flood damage shut the route in August.

According to the FCCI handout, President Arif Ehsan Malik welcomed the decision of Pakistan Railways to restore the service from November 15.

Mr Malik urged the Railways Ministry to run fast, non-stop trains on the Faisalabad–Lahore route for the large number of business travellers and cargo moving between the two industrial centres.

He also called for the immediate doubling of the Faisalabad–Lahore track, saying a double track would permanently end operational delays and safely raise capacity for passengers and freight.

The service had stayed suspended since August 2026, when severe floods damaged infrastructure, including the collapse of the Masan Kalar bridge near Sheikhupura.

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Pakistan Railways has completed the restoration of the track and bridge infrastructure at an estimated cost of about Rs455 million.

Mr Malik said the resumption of operations on the Shahdara–Sheikhupura–Faisalabad section is expected to restore an important source of revenue for the Railways, which regards the corridor among its most commercially profitable routes.

He also welcomed the decision to run the Shalimar Express between Karachi and Lahore via Faisalabad from November 15.

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