▁the ▁port ▁city ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁to ▁L ah ore . ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁medieval ▁castle ▁to ▁w ard ▁off ▁any ▁potential ▁future ▁u pr is ings , ▁as ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁War ▁of ▁Independ ence , ▁with ▁thick ▁walls , ▁tur rets , ▁and ▁holes ▁to ▁direct ▁gun ▁and ▁can non ▁fire ▁for ▁defense ▁of ▁the ▁structure . ▁▁ ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁a ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁extensive ▁railway ▁network ▁established ▁during ▁the ▁British ▁Raj , ▁and ▁reflect s ▁the ▁British ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁region ' s ▁infrastr ucture . ▁The ▁station ▁was ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁during ▁the ▁ri ots ▁which ▁followed ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Indian ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁contempor aneous ▁situation ▁of ▁Muslim s ▁fle eing ▁Del hi ▁and ▁Am rit s ar , ▁L ah ore ' s ▁H ind us ▁and ▁S ik hs ▁were ▁sometimes ▁attacked ▁at ▁L ah ore ' s ▁train ▁station . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁L ah ore ▁J unction ▁Station ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁all ▁basic ▁facilities ▁such ▁as ▁ticket ing ▁services , ▁rest rooms , ▁waiting ▁areas , ▁and ▁international ▁fast ▁food ▁ch ains . ▁The ▁station ▁has ▁current ▁and ▁advance ▁res ervation ▁offices ▁for ▁Pakistan ▁Rail ways , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fre ight ▁and ▁par cel ▁facilities . ▁Ret ail ▁sh ops ▁are ▁found ▁mainly ▁on ▁platforms ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 , ▁including ▁restaur ants ▁such