Ambala Cantonment (
Hindi:अम्बाला छावनी) is a
cantonment town in
Ambala district in the state of
Haryana,
India. It is some 200 kilometres north of
Delhi and 50 km south from
Chandigarh. Delhi-Kalka & Saharanpur-Ludhiana's railway lines and
G.T. Road also passes through Ambala Cantt. This Cantt. was established in the year 1843 and is an important centre for manufacturing of scientific & surgical instruments.