Created by James Mehra
Last edited June 28, 2021


Template:Infobox station Firozepur Cantonment railway station (station code: FZR) is located in Firozepur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Firozepur, on the banks of the Sutlej River .

The railway station

Firozpur Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of Template:Convert and was assigned the code – FZR.[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 Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.[4]

Railway division

Firozpur railway division covers a large area with railway lines under its jurisdiction – covering parts of Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.[5]

Trains

Following express trains originate/terminate at Firozpur Cantt.

Train No. Train name Destination
12137 / 12138 Punjab Mail Mumbai CST
13307 / 13308 Ganga Sutlej Express Dhanbad
14625 / 14626 Intercity Express Template:Stnlnk
19023 / 19024 Janata Express Template:Stnlnk

Fzr-Ndls shatabdi express Fzr-Durg antyodya express

References

  1. Arrivals at Firozpur. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899). IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. Chapter VII Communications. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala. Punjab Revenue. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. Firzpur Division. Northern Railway. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

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