Template:Infobox station
Fazilka Junction is located in Fazilka district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Fazilka.
The railway station
Fazilka railway station is at an elevation of Template:Convert 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 Template:Convert new Template:Track gauge-wide Template:Track gauge broad gauge line between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ Arrivals at Fazilka. indiarailinfo.
- ↑ IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899). IRFCA.
- ↑ Chapter VII Communications.
- ↑ Rail link between Abohar, Fazilka opens today(15 July 2012).
External links
Template:S-rail-start Template:S-rail Template:S-line Template:S-line Template:S-line Template:End