Ayodhya is all set to become a major tourist destination on India’s map, the Indian Railways will renovate the city’s railway station to have the ability to accommodate the passenger traffic of 1 lakh passengers per day and thus make it the biggest within the state.
Based on the TOI, the developmental work will begin in two phases. The initial phase will feature work on a mela shed, double-storeyed building, circulating area, dormitory, sick rooms, and two-foot over bridges, food court, escalators, elevators, air-conditioned retiring rooms, LED billboards, furnished rooms for railway employees, and other facilities. The first phase would get over by September 2021, and it would enable the station to handle 25000 passengers on festivals like Ram Navami, Diwali, Dussehra, Chaudah Kosi, and Chaurasi Kosi parikrama.
The second phase would focus on developing a large waiting and parking zone for pilgrims towards the south of the railway station after getting land from the Uttar Pradesh government. After the second part gets over, the station would be able to handle one lakh passengers. The dome of the renovated station could have structures similar to Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.
News also has it that Faizabad station will be renamed as Ayodhya Cantt railway station. As well as, there will be a global airport in Ayodhya, near the railway station.
