Faizabad Junction railway station, officially known as Ayodhya Cantt railway station (station code AYC), is a railway station in
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...
, India. It is on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and part of the
Northern Railway zone
The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 17 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi.
History
Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...
.
Faizabad Junction and are the two railway junction stations in the
Ayodhya district
Ayodhya district (formerly Faizabad district) is one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city of Ayodhya is its administrative headquarters. The district occupies an area of , and had a population of 2,470,9 ...
.
History
The station was established in 1874.
In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh,
Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath (born Ajay Mohan Singh Bisht; 5 June 1972) is an Indian Hindu monk and politician. He is currently serving as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh since 19 March 2017, became the first to hold the office for two consecutive ter ...
, renamed the station Ayodhya Cantt railway station.
On 2 November 2021 Indian Railways consented to the change of name, which also changed the station code from FD to AYC.
Gallery
Faizabad Junction railway station, Faizabad, Ayodhya district.jpg, One of the platforms with a train
Ayodhya Cantt railway station, Faizabad, Ayodhya district.jpg, Ayodhya Cantt railway station board
See also
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Lucknow Charbagh railway station
Lucknow Charbagh (officially Lucknow NR, station code: LKO) is the largest and busiest railway station of Lucknow city. In 19th century, the next important station in the north after Delhi was Lucknow. It was the headquarters of the Oudh and R ...
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Akbarpur railway station
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Rudauli railway station
References
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Railway stations in India opened in 1874
Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railway stations in Ayodhya district
Lucknow NR railway division
Transport in Faizabad
Buildings and structures in Faizabad
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