Ayodhya has 2 main Railway station
1. Ayodhya Cantonment Junction
2. Ayodhya Dham Junction
⭐About Ayodhya Cantt Jn Railway Station
Ayodhya Cantonment (formerly known as Faizabad Junction Railway Station
Station code (AYC), is the railway station in Uttar Pradesh in India.
It is on the Lucknow Varanasi section and part of Northern Railway Zone
Ayodhya cantonment and Ayodhya junction are the two railway junction station in the Ayodhya
The station was established in 1874
In October 2021 the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath renamed the fission Faizabad as Ayodhya Cantt railway station
In Cantonment station, 2 Railway line joines Lucknow-Ayodhya Cantt line via Barabanki jn, Prayagraj-Ayodhya Cantt Line via Sultanpur
Several Long Distance trains originates from this station
Examples:- Delhi Train:- 22425/Ayodhya Cantt- Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express, 14025/Ayodhya Cantt-Old Delhi Express
Gujarat:- 19202/Ayodhya Cantt Bhavnagar Terminus Express
Maharashtra:- 22112/Ayodhya Cantt- Mumbai LTT Amrit Bharat Express, 22104/Ayodhya Cantt- Mumbai LTT SF Express Tulsi SF Express, Saket SF Express
Tamilnadu:- 22614/Ayodhya Cantt-Rameshwaram Shradha Setu SF Express
Ayodhya Cantt-Lucknow Memu, Ayodhya Cantt- prayagraj Sangam Memu, Ayodhya Cantt- Manakpur Memu
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⭐About Ayodhya Junction Railway Station
Ayodhya Junction Railway Station (station code:- AY) officially named Ayodhya Dham junction railway station is a station in the city of Ayodhya in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.
It is located at Dharmakata, 1.5 km Southwest from the city centre and 1.2 km southeast from Ram Mandir.
It is one of the two major railway station in twin City.
The station falls under Lucknow Division of Northern Railway zone
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In Ayodhya Dham Jn, 3 lines join Ayodhya Dham Jn- Manakpur Jn line, Ayodhya Dham Jn Varanasi line via Jaunpur, Ayodhya Dham Jn-Lucknow line via Barabanki Jn
This station was opened on 1874
The station was built by the British during the colonial era in 1874, as a part of Lucknow Gorakhpur line, it is one of the oldest railway station in India and one of the most important and Busiest railway station in Uttar Pradesh.
It is also amongst the top 100 train ticket booking and train travelling stations of the Indian Railway.
The station has been made accessible from the city as well as from NH 27 as Ayodhya Bypass Road as a part of its on going modernisation project
The station is connected by bus to the Dham Bus station located 6 kilometre East from it and to the Faizabad Bus Depot, located 15 km west from Ayodhya
Nearest airport is maharishi Valmiki International Airport located about 10 km Southwest from it.