Fazilka railway station

Fazilka Junction is located in Fazilka district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Fazilka. It is a defunct rail transit point on the India-Pakistan border.

Fazilka Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
LocationCycle Market Road, Fazilka, Punjab
India
Coordinates30°24′32″N 74°01′30″E
Elevation181 metres (594 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Ludhiana-Fazilka line
Delhi-Fazilka line
Abohar-Fazilka line
Platforms2
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFKA
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened1897
Location
Fazilka Junction railway station
Location in Punjab

The railway station

Fazilka railway station is at an elevation of 181 metres (594 ft) and was assigned the code – FKA.[1]

History

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi-Bhatinda-Samasatta line in 1897.[2] 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.[3]

The 42 km (26 mi) new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.[4]

Defunct rail transit point

After partition of India, a line linked Amrooka on the Pakistan side of the India-Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, to Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn in 2011.[5]

References
  1. "Arrivals at Fazilka". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. "Chapter VII Communications". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Rail link between Abohar, Fazilka opens today". Hindustan Times, 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  5. "Bahawalnagar rail junction a relic from 1901". The Nation 14 November 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Theh Qalandar
Northern Railway zone
Ludhiana-Fazilka line
Terminus
Chak Banwala
Northern Railway zone
Delhi-Fazilka line
Terminus
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Fazilka-Abohar line
Jhandwala Kharta
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