Uttar Pradesh State PCS

• 28 Dec 2023

Ayodhya Dham Junction

Why in News?

• Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the city's Ayodhya Junction railway station has been renamed Ayodhya Dham Junction.
  • The preparations are underway for the inaugural ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram temple on 22 January 2024.

Key Points

• On 30^th December, the grand railway station and airport will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• The railway station will comprise lifts, a tourist information center, and medical facilities. This railway station is said to have mythological importance as much as it is modern.
  • With refurbished platforms, new signboards, escalators, and murals of Lord Ram painted on the walls, it is built to resemble a grand temple from the outside and is equipped with equally modern facilities on the inside.
• The building's frontage has a colonnade having a concrete core with a cladding of sandstone, with tall round pillars on the side ends having a cladding of sandstone to add a traditional look.