Lucknow: After running into a delay in several months, The Indian Railway has now announced that as part of an ambitious renovation and gradation project from the Ayodhya train station, the new two-story building will be completed in December.
The station, developed in two phases, is expected to meet one passenger lakh per day – the largest in the state.
However, in the first phase, the two-storey structure on a person’s platform can handle 15,000 passengers on average on regular days and 25,000 on peak days such as Dusshera, Ramnavmi, Diwali, Chaosa Kosi and Chaxing Kosi, but after completion of the second phase station can handle four times more passengers.
Speaking to Toi, Divisional Train Manager Lucknow (NR), Suresh Kumar Sapra said, “The new building of the Ayodhya train station will be completed in December.
This will meet all the needs of pilgrims such as dormitories, dressing rooms, sick rooms, shops, food courts , Arrest, Escalator, AC Retiring Room, Billboard LED, Mela Shed, Parking, new access road to the station and other facilities.
“” However, two legs on the bridge that connects the new building will be completed in March 2022, “he said.
The second phase is estimated to have experienced coincidence of Rs 307 Crore.
The first phase is expected to be completed in June.
, Then the deadline is shifted to September.
With the delay in the project, the construction costs have also increased after amendments in the structure.
The initial estimated cost is Rs 104.77 Crore now reaches Rs 131.97 Crore for the first phase.
The second phase estimated to have experienced coincidence of Rs 307 Crore, will have a large waiting room, a new platform, road approach, parking area for pilgrims in the south (second entry) from the train station after obtaining land from the state government.
Because Ayodhya has a double electric train line, further Indian trains work to create one circuit by collaborating by Faizabad Station, Acharya Narendra Dev Station, Ayodhya An D Rambheat Halt Station Station.
The idea of creating one circuit is to handle a large train fleet that comes from the southern and western part of India.
The majority of pilgrims are expected to visit Ayodhya via the train, even though this city will also have a large international airport near the train station.
“This will be the biggest station dedicated to pilgrims above.
The Dome of the entrance station will have a structure inspired by Shree Janmabhoomi temple,” said an official.
Ayodhya new building train station in December
