Fazilka Junction railway 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 and was assigned the code – FKA.History before Partition
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Fazilka-Bahawalpur-Samma Satta railway line in 1897. The line passed through Rohtak, Jind, Narwana, Bhatinda, Kot Kapura, Muktasar, Fazilka, Amruka & Bahawalnagar and provided direct connection through Samma Satta to Karachi. The extension from the Macleodganj Junction railway line to Ambala via Hindumalkote, Abohar, Bhatinda, Patiala was opened by the same company in 1902.The historical Bahawalpur Express train used to run from Delhi to Bahawalpur via Bhatinda, Fazilka & Samma Satta before partition, covering in 14 hrs 30 mins time. Pre-1947 era Timings of Delhi-Samma Satta were as follows. 144 Down Bahawalpur Express used to depart Delhi at 15.25 hrs. Then going through Rohtak 16.44 hrs; Jind 17.42 hrs; Bhatinda 21.05 hrs; Fazilka 23.30 hrs; Amruka 23.59 hrs; McLeodganj 00.40 hrs; Bahawalnagar 01.45 hrs; Samma Satta 05.40 hrs; arriving Bahawalpur at 05.55 hrs next day. 143 Up Bahawalpur Express used to depart Bahawalpur at 19.00 hrs, then reversing at Samma Satta around 19.35 hrs, the train going via Fazilka at 01.30 hrs; Bhatinda at 04.00 hrs & used to reach Delhi at 09.30 hrs next day. The train now runs from Samma Satta to Narowal Junction via Bahawalpur-Lodhran-Multan-Khanewal-Lahore route through Pakistan post partition in 1947.