Firozepur Cantonment railway station (station code: FZR) is located in
Firozepur district in the Indian state of
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
and serves
Firozepur, on the banks of the
Sutlej River .
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
Samma Satta (Also spelled Samasatta or Samasata) ( ur, ) is a town in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 29°21'0 North 71°32'60 East and has an altitude of .
Railway
Samasata Junction railway station is located in middle ...
(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