Ayodhya: Puja rooms, food plazas, child-care cabins, escalators and elevators, facilities that remind one of the airports...the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station - rechristened Ayodhya Dham Junction - boasts of several modern amenities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped railway station on December 30 ahead of next month's consecration ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Northern Railway said the construction of the three-story building and new amenities at the station, situated at walking distance from the Ram Temple, cost Rs 241 crore.
"The new station building has a footprint of 140mx32.6m. An additional front porch of 140mx12m is also provided over the drop-off zone to protect the passengers from adverse weather conditions," it said. According to officials, footprint refers to the space in which people can move around. "We have constructed waiting halls with an aesthetic appeal on ground the floor as well as on the first floor. The station building shall be 'accessible for all' and has got IGBC certification for Green Station Building," Chief Public relation Officer of Northern Railway Deepak Kumar said.
