Faizabad Junction railway station Ayodhya Cantt railway station | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
General information | |||||
Other names | Ayodhya Cantt railway station | ||||
Location | Railway Colony, Faizabad,
Uttar Pradesh 224001, India India | ||||
Coordinates | 26°46′07″N 82°08′06″E / 26.76861°N 82.13500°E | ||||
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) [1] | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) |
Varanasi–Lucknow line Prayagraj–Ayodhya line | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
Accessible | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Active | ||||
Station code | AYC | ||||
Fare zone | Northern Railway zone | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 1874 | ||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
Previous names | Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2017 | 4,34,566[ citation needed] | ||||
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Faizabad Junction railway station, officially known as Ayodhya Cantt railway station (station code AYC), is a railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and is a part of the Northern Railway zone. [2] Faizabad Junction and Ayodhya Junction are the two railway junction stations in Ayodhya district. [1]
The station was established in 1874. [2] [3] In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, decided to rename the station "Ayodhya Cantt railway station". [2] On 2 November 2021 Indian Railways consented to the change of name, which also changed the station code from FD to AYC. [3] [4]
The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households. [5] [6]
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