New Delhi, Dec 27: Ahead of the inauguration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Indian Railways has changed the name of the ancient city's railway station to 'Ayodhya Dham' from 'Ayodhya Junction'.
The development came up before the inauguration of the station's new building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30.
The redevelopment work, which started a couple of years ago, has been executed by RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) Limited, a central public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways.
“The new building of Ayodhya station is 144 m long including the round pillars span, and 44 m wide. It is 11.7 m high, and is also a green building with rain harvesting facility,” said an engineering official of RITES, the agency executing the Ayodhya Dham Railway station makeover project.
Worth mentioning, the consecration ceremony of the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya is slated to take place on January 22, and a massive crowd is expected to gather in the temple town.
The expansion and renovation project of the Ayodhya railway station is in line with the government’s efforts to ease movement of devotees coming to Ayodhya for ‘darshan’ of the temple and other passengers.
