Firozepur Cantonment railway station (station code: FZR) is located in
Firozepur district
Firozpur district, also known as Ferozepur district, is one of the twenty-three districts in the state of Punjab, India. Firozpur district comprises an area of .
Firozpur (Ferozepur) is the capital city of the district. It is situated inside t ...
in the Indian state of
Punjab and serves
Firozepur
Firozpur, also known as Ferozepur, is a city on the banks of the Sutlej River in Firozpur District, Punjab, India. After the partition of India in 1947, it became a border town on the India–Pakistan border with memorials to soldiers who died ...
, on the banks of the
Sutlej River
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...
.
The railway station
Firozpur Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of 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.
Fzr-Ndls shatabdi express
Fzr-Durg antyodya express
References
External links
Trains at Firozpur Cantonment
{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India
Railway stations in Firozpur district
Firozpur railway division
Transport in Firozpur
Railway stations opened in 1905