Faizabad Junction railway station Ayodhya Cantt railway station | |||||
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Faizabad Junction railway station main entrance | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Other names | Ayodhya Cantt railway station | ||||
| Location | Railway Colony, Ayodhya, 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) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||
| Operator | Indian Railways | ||||
| Lines | Varanasi–Lucknow line Prayagraj–Ayodhya line | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
Cycle facilities | Available | ||||
| Accessible | |||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | AYC | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Lucknow NR | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern Railway zone | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1874 | ||||
| Former 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 on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and part of the Northern Railway zone. Faizabad Junction and Ayodhya Junction are the two railway junction stations in the Ayodhya district.
The station was established in 1874. In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, 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.