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Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India
 Ayodhya Junction | |||||
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| Light rail and Commuter rail station | |||||
 Ayodhya Junction entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ayodhya, Ayodhya district, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Varanasi–Jaunpur–Faizabad–Lucknow line Gorakhpur–Mankapur–Ayodhya line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||
| Connections | Central bus station, Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | AY | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1874; 151 years ago (1874) | ||||
| Rebuilt | Under progress | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Ayodhya Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh in India. It is one of two railway junctions in the twin city; the other one is Faizabad Junction. The station is being built in two phases, with a cost of 131.97 crore and Rs 307 crore. The station is owned by Indian Railways.
Location
The station is near to Faizabad Junction railway station on Faizabad–Akbarpur railway station line. Another line crosses Saryu River and goes further north to Mankapur Junction.
Expansion
Since 2019, the station is under expansion by adding double railway lines and electrification of the tracks. The new design will retain the temple-like look and adds new amenities besides increasing capacity to handle more passengers expected due to the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.The construction is in two phases, with a cost of 131.97 crore for the first phase and Rs 307 crore for the second phase. The first phase will have the development of the platform areas. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by June 2021. The second phase will include the erection of the new station building with amenities like more washrooms, lounges, dormitories, ticketing.
Transport
By Air
See also
- Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
- Rudauli railway station
- Lucknow Charbagh railway station
- Kanpur Central
- Gulab Bari
- Bahu Begum ka Maqbara
References
- Oct 1, Arvind Chauhan / TNN /. "Uttar Pradesh: Ayodhya railway station new building to be ready by December, says DRM Lucknow | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Dutta, Anisha; Sarkar, Sohini (2 August 2020). "Phase-1 of Ayodhya station modelled on Ram Mandir to be completed by June 2021". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- "Ayodhya railway station to be redeveloped on temple model; budget raised". Indian Express. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
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