https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Fazilka_Junction_railway_station Fazilka Junction railway station - Revision history 2026-07-31T17:15:33Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Fazilka_Junction_railway_station&diff=162841&oldid=prev imported>Feroze Ahmad 2 at 18:20, 31 July 2021 2021-07-31T18:20:38Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Fazilka Junction<br /> | type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = Fazilka 1.jpg<br /> | image_caption = <br /> | address = Cycle Market Road, Fazilka, Punjab<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|30.409|N|74.025|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|181|m|ft}}<br /> | line = [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Delhi–Fazilka line]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Suratgarh–Bathinda line|Abohar–Fazilka line]]<br /> | structure = Standard on ground<br /> | platform = 2<br /> | tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br /> | parking = Yes<br /> | bicycle = No<br /> | opened = 1897<br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = <br /> | ADA = <br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = FKA<br /> | division = Firozpur<br /> }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = <br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | map_dot_label = Fazilka Junction railway station<br /> | map_size = 300<br /> | map_type = India Punjab<br /> | map_caption = Location in Punjab<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Fazilka Junction&#039;&#039;&#039; is located in [[Fazilka district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves [[Fazilka]].<br /> <br /> ==The railway station==<br /> Fazilka railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|181|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – FKA.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/fazilka-junction-fka/6222 |title= Arrivals at Fazilka|publisher= indiarailinfo| accessdate=20 February 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line in 1897.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) | publisher=IRFCA| accessdate=20 February 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt; 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|accessdate= 20 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2014|url-status= dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The {{convert|42|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} new {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url= http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-punjabsectionpage-latestnews/rail-link-between-abohar-fazilka-opens-today/article1-889593.aspx |title= Rail link between Abohar, Fazilka opens today |work= Hindustan Times|date=15 July 2012 |accessdate= 20 February 2014 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140313024903/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-punjabsectionpage-latestnews/rail-link-between-abohar-fazilka-opens-today/article1-889593.aspx |archivedate= 13 March 2014 |df= dmy-all }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/fazilka-junction-fka/6222 Trains at Fazilka]<br /> <br /> {{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}<br /> {{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Theh Qalandar | next= |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]] |rows1=1}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Chak Banwala | next= |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Delhi–Fazilka line]]|rows1=1}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= | next= Jhandwala Kharta |line= Northern Railway zone|branch=[[Suratgarh–Bathinda line|Fazilka–Abohar line]]|rows1=1}}<br /> {{end}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Fazilka district]]<br /> [[Category:Firozpur railway division]]</div> imported>Feroze Ahmad 2