New-age amenities infused with mythology: How Ayodhya railway station is being renovated ahead of temple consecration

The ongoing renovation of the Ayodhya railway station will include refurbished platforms, new signboards, escalators, lifts, and murals of Lord Ram painted on walls, among many other features. Later this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to dedicate the redesigned Ayodhya railway station. Ahead of the Ram Temple’s grand consecration on January 22, tourists are pouring into the temple town and pause at the railway station to admire the ongoing renovations that are intended to give it a temple-like appearance and atmosphere. Prior to the consecration ceremony held the following month, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive in the temple town on December 30.

Purshottam, a tourist from Delhi, said the revamped railway station, while being equipped with new-age amenities for the benefit of passengers and visitors, will also have echoes and influences of Hindu mythology in its overall appearance.
“We are here for the first time. It seems we have arrived at an airport and not a railway station. This station not only has modern amenities but also a touch of Hindu mythology,” he told.

Another visiting seer in Ayodhya, Ramnarayan Das Ji Maharaj, stated that the redesigned and remodeled railway station is equipped to provide travelers and passengers with first-rate services.

“It looks gorgeous with a new design. Lord Ram, too, wished for the station to be revamped so well that devotees don’t run into any problems visiting the grand temple for the consecration ceremony,” he said.
Swami Sai Prasad Saraswati, a visiting seer from Thiruvananthapuram, said, “Ayodhya is beautiful and people are arriving in the city in droves ahead of the consecration ceremony.”
The redevelopment is being carried out in two phases. While the first phase, which is near-finishing, will see the development of the platform areas, the second will see the construction of the new station building equipped with more lavatories, dormitories, ticketing and circulating areas, among others.