Fazilka railway station

Fazilka
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Cycle Market Road, Fazilka, Punjab India
Coordinates
Elevation	181 metres (594 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ludhiana-Fazilka line Delhi-Fazilka line
Platforms	2
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	FKA
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1897
Location
Fazilka railway station Location in Punjab

Fazilka railway station is located in Fazilka district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Fazilka. It is a defunct rail transit point on the India-Pakistan border.

The railway station

Fazilka railway station is at an elevation of 181 metres (594 ft) and was assigned the code – FKA.

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 (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 42 km (26 mi) new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.

Defunct rail transit point

After partition of India, a line linked Amrooka on the Pakistan side of the India-Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, to Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn in 2011.

External links

• Trains at Fazilka

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Theh Qalandar		Northern Railway zone Ludhiana-Fazilka line		Terminus
Chak Banwala		Northern Railway zone Delhi-Fazilka line		Terminus
Terminus		Northern Railway zone Fazilka-Abohar line		Jhandwala Kharta