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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Firozpur Cantonment<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Station Road, near Mittal Chowk, Firozpur Cantonment, Punjab<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.9166|N|74.6|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|200|m|ft}} <br />
| line = [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]]<br>[[Delhi–Firozpur line]]<br/>[[Jalandhar–Firozpur line]]<br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| platform = 5<br />
| tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1905<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Track: Construction - Single-Line Electrification<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = FZR<br />
| division = {{rwd|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 = '''Firozpur Cantonment''' railway station<br />
| map_type = India Punjab#India<br />
| map_size = <br />
| map_caption = Location in Punjab<br />
}} <br />
'''Firozepur Cantonment railway station''' (station code: '''FZR''') is located in [[Firozepur district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves [[Firozepur]], on the banks of the [[Sutlej River]] .<br />
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==The railway station==<br />
Firozpur Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|200|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – FZR.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/firozpur-cantt-junction-fzr/105 |title= Arrivals at Firozpur|publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line in 1897.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) | publisher=IRFCA| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|access-date= 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}}</ref><br />
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The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_kpt9.htm#ch7c |title= Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala |publisher= Punjab Revenue |access-date= 22 February 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122431/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_kpt9.htm#ch7c |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref><br />
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==Railway division==<br />
Firozpur railway division covers a large area with railway lines under its jurisdiction – covering parts of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,318 |title=Firzpur Division | publisher=Northern Railway| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Trains==<br />
Following express trains originate/terminate at Firozpur Cantt.<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Train No. !! Train name !! Destination<br />
|-<br />
| 12137 / 12138|| [[Punjab Mail]] || [[Mumbai]] [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus|CST]]<br />
|-<br />
| 13307 / 13308|| [[Ganga Sutlej Express]] || [[Dhanbad Junction railway station|Dhanbad]]<br />
|-<br />
| 14625 / 14626|| Intercity Express || {{stnlnk|Delhi Sarai Rohilla}}<br />
|-<br />
| 19023 / 19024|| [[Firozpur Janata Express|Janata Express]] || {{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}}<br />
|}<br />
Fzr-Ndls shatabdi express<br />
Fzr-Durg antyodya express<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/firozpur-cantt-junction-fzr/105 Trains at Firozpur Cantonment]<br />
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{{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}<br />
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Saidanwala | next=Firozpur City |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]] |rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Kasu Begu | next= |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Delhi–Firozpur line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= | next= Mallanwala Khas |line= Northern Railway zone|branch=[[Jalandhar–Firozpur line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
{{end}}<br />
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{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Firozpur district]]<br />
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Firozpur]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1905]]</div>
>James Mehra