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{{Short description|Railway station in Punjab, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hussainiwala railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = [[Hussainiwala]] Border road, [[Firozpur district]]-152002 Punjab
| country = {{flag|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.990828030486277|N|74.55506025923363|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|231.52|m|ft}}
| line =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 1
| tracks = 1
| entrances =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = 1885
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = HSW
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Firozpur}}
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning (2 time in a year)
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| map_type = India Punjab
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'''Hussainiwala railway station''' is a railway station in [[Hussainiwala]] village [[Firozpur district]] in [[Punjab]] state, India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indo-Pak border's last station– 'Hussainiwala station lost its existence |url=https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/indo-pak-border-s-last-station-hussainiwala-station-lost-its-existence.html |publisher=Rozana Spokesman |date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=हुसैनीवाला रेलवे स्टेशन का निर्माण शुरू |url=https://www.jagran.com/punjab/firozpur-ferozpurconstruction-of-hussainiwala-railway-station-starts-19002746.html |publisher=[[Dainik Jagran]] |date=February 28, 2019 |language=Hindi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Raj |first1=Rishi |title=HUSSAINIWALA |date=2021 |publisher=[[Prabhat Prakashan]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qH-DDwAAQBAJ&dq=Hussainiwala+railway+station&pg=PT9}}</ref>

== History ==
It was established during the partition of India and Pakistan. It was located near the Irrigation department workshop. However, over time the station has ceased to exist and only a [[Pipal tree]] remains as a symbol of its historical importance.

It served as the Gateway to Lahore. The railway track that runs along the station was first used for train travel in 1885 when a journey between [[Firozpur|Ferozepur]] and [[Kasur]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) en route to [[Peshawar]] was completed. Presently, the track is used only twice a year for special events. The Ferozepur-Hussainiwala rail track was a hub of trade and military activities in the past, with hundreds of people from nearby towns like [[Kasur]], [[Lahore]] and [[Firozpur|Ferozepur]] disembarking at the station to work in the workshop. The track was also the route for the first run of the [[Punjab Mail]] that linked [[Firozpur|Ferozepur]] with [[Mumbai|Bombay]]. The railway line was created for the convenience of British troops and merchants, who would arrive in Bombay and travel directly to Kasur, Lahore, Ferozepur and Peshawar by rail.<ref name=Tribune/>

Sources in the [[Indian Railways]] indicate that the rail track crossed the [[Sutlej River]] over 13 round pillars, all of which still remain intact, and a double-decker bridge called Empress Bridge. Presently, only the two towers on either side of the Sutlej remain as a reminder of the bridge's existence.<ref name=Tribune>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anirudh |title=Steeped in history, Hussainiwala rly station awaits revival |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/punjab/steeped-in-history-hussainiwala-rly-station-awaits-revival-529132 |publisher=[[Tribune India]] |date=January 16, 2018}}</ref>

== Trains ==
The special [[diesel multiple unit]] (DMU) run by the [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] during [[Martyrs' Day (India)|Shaheedi Diwas]] and [[Baisakhi]] takes people to the [[Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial|Samadhi Sthal]] located near Hussainiwala railway station.<ref>{{cite news |title=23 मार्च: यहां शहीदों की याद में एक बार चलती है ट्रेन |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/chandigarh/hussainiwala-border-last-railway-station-indian-railway-firozpur-junction-shaheed-bhagat-singh |publisher=[[Amar Ujala]] |date=March 23, 2016 |language=Hindi}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Hussainiwala]]
* [[Hussainiwala National Martyrs Memorial]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1885]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Firozpur district]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]

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BasilGott93 at 13:57, 28 March 2026