Ayodhya Junction railway station is a railway station in the city of
Ayodhya
Ayodhya (; ) is a city situated on the banks of holy river Saryu in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Ayodhya, also known as Sāketa, Saketa, is an ancient city of India, the birthplace of Rama and ...
in
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...
in India. It is one of two railway junction stations in the city; the other one is . The station is owned by
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
.
Location
The station is near to
Faizabad Junction railway station
Faizabad Junction railway station (officially known as Ayodhya Cantt Junction railway station) is a junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and is a part of the Northern Railway zone. Fa ...
on Ayodhya–
Akbarpur railway station
Akbarpur Junction railway station is a junction station between Lucknow, Faizabad Junction railway station, Ayodhya Cantt and Varanasi. It serves Akbarpur city. Railway stations near Akbarpur are Shahganj Junction (SHG), Jaunpur Junction (JNU), ...
line. Another line crosses
Saryu River
The Sarayu is a river that originates at a ridge south of Nanda Kot mountain in Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand, India. It flows through Kapkot, Bageshwar, and Seraghat towns before discharging into the Sharda River at Pancheshwar at the Ind ...
and goes further north to .
Expansion
Since 2019, the station has been under expansion by adding double railway lines, alongside electrification of the tracks. The new design will retain the temple-like look of the existing station and adds new amenities besides increasing capacity to handle the greater passenger numbers expected due to the construction of the
Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The new 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 include the erection of the new station building with amenities such more washrooms, lounges, dormitories, and ticket office. Phase 1 was expected to be completed by June 2021. The second phase will develop the platforms.
Transport
By Air
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Lucknow Airport
Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport is an international airport serving Lucknow, the capital of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in the Amausi area of the city 14 km far from the city centre, and was earlier als ...
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Ayodhya Airport
Ayodhya Airport, officially known as Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, is an under-construction international airport which will serve the city of Ayodhya in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The airport is located adjacent t ...
is under construction.
Gallery
File:Ayodhya Junction railway station in Ayodhya, India.jpg, Ayodhya Junction railway station platform
File:Ayodhya Jn.jpg, Ayodhya Junction ticket counters
See also
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Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway System is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railways, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway to connect administrative capital Lucknow with the economic and industrial capital Kanpur of ...
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Rudauli railway station
Rudauli railway station is a railway station in Faizabad district, Uttar Pradesh in Northern India. And it is well connected with Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi. Rudauli is busiest station between Lucknow to Varanasi after Faizabad.
Services
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Lucknow Charbagh railway station
Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is one of the five main railway stations of Lucknow city for broad gauge trains, the other ones being , Gomti Nagar railway station, Aishbagh Railway Station and Lucknow City. In 19 ...
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Kanpur Central
Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...
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Gulab Bari
Gulab Bari () is the Tomb of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula, located in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. This place has a good collection of roses of various varieties set by the sides of water fountains. Gulab Bari is the maqbara (Mausoleum) of Nawab Shu ...
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Bahu Begum ka Maqbara
Bahu Begum ka Maqbara is the Tomb of Queen Bride Begum Unmatuzzohra Bano alias Bahu Begum a memorial built for queen of Nawab Shuja-ud-Daula. Its one of the tallest buildings in Faizabad and is a notable example of non-mughal Muslim architectu ...
References
External links
Ayodhya railway timetable
Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railway stations in Ayodhya district
Lucknow NR railway division
Railway stations opened in 1874
Ayodhya
Transport in Ayodhya
Buildings and structures in Ayodhya
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