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Firozpur Cantonment railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Structure type
  
Standard on ground

Opened
  
1905

Platforms in use
  
5

Operated by
  
Northern Railway

Elevation
  
200 m

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Firozpur Cantonment railway station

Location
  
Station Road, near Mittal Chowk, Firozpur Cantonment, Punjab India

Line(s)
  
Ludhiana-Fazilka line Delhi-Firozpur line Jalandhar-Firozpur line

Tracks
  
Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Address
  
Cantonment Area, Ferozepur, Punjab 152002

Similar
  
Bathinda Junction railway st, Ludhiana Junction railway st, Jalandhar City railway station, Jind Junction railway st, Rohtak Junction railway st

Firozpur Cantonment railway station is located in Firozpur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Firozpur, on the banks of the Sutlej River .

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The railway station

Firozpur Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of 200 metres (660 ft) and was assigned the code – FZR.

History

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi-Bhatinda-Samasatta line in 1897. The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi. The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ludhiana was opened by the same company in 1905.

The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.

Railway division

Firozpur railway division covers a large area with railway lines under its jurisdiction – covering parts of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.

Trains

Following express trains originate/terminate at Firozpur Cantt.

References

Firozpur Cantonment railway station Wikipedia