Ayodhya Junction railway station

Ayodhya Junction railway station is a railway junction station in Northern India and is well connected with Delhi, Etawah, Kanpur, Aligarh, Lucknow, Varanasi, Gonda and Gorakhpur. It is one of two railway junctions in the twin city; the other one is Faizabad Junction.

Ayodhya Junction
Light rail & Commuter rail station
Indian Railways Logo
LocationKank Bhavan Sarkar, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
India
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Varanasi-Jaunpur-Faizabad-Lucknow Line Gorakhpur-Mankapur-Ayodhya Line
Platforms3
Trackssingle
ConnectionsCentral Bus Station, Taxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled access
Other information
Station codeAY
Fare zoneNorthern Railways
History
Opened1874 (1874)
RebuiltUnder-progress
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Location
Ayodhya Junction
Location within India
Ayodhya Junction
Ayodhya Junction (Uttar Pradesh)

Connectivity

The station is near to Faizabad Railway Station on Faizabad-Akbarpur Railway Station line. Another line crosses Ghaghara River and goes further north to Mankapur Junction.

Ongoing Development

The station is under expansion of doubling and electrification since 2019.

The new design will retain the temple-like look and adds many new amenities besides increasing capacity to handle more crowd expected due to the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The redevelopment is being done in two phases. While the first phase will see the development of the platform areas, the second will see the erection of the new station building with amenities like more washrooms, lounges, dormitories, ticketing. Phase 1 is expected to be completed by June 2021[1][2]

See also

References
  1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/first-phase-of-ayodhya-railway-station-modelled-on-ram-mandir-to-be-completed-by-june-2021/story-KW6BaKvnhZKbfo9NzYAI1L.html
  2. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ayodhya-railway-station-to-be-redeveloped-on-temple-model-budget-raised-6536473/


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