Prayagraj Junction railway station

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Prayagraj Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Location	Leader Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°26′46″N 81°49′44″E / 25.4460°N 81.8289°E / 25.4460; 81.828925°26′46″N 81°49′44″E / 25.4460°N 81.8289°E / 25.4460; 81.8289
Elevation	316.804 metres (1,039.38 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Howrah–Delhi main line Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Allahabad–Jabalpur section Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Allahabad–Varanasi line Allahabad–Faizabad line
Platforms	12
Tracks	22
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PRYJ
Division(s)	Prayagraj
History
Opened	1859; 163 years ago (1859)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Location
Prayagraj Junction railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh

v t Railways in Allahabad
Legend
km km Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Manauri 17 Ganges Allahabad Airport / Bamhrauli 10 Varanasi–Sultanpur– Lucknow line Subdearganj 04 13 Phaphamau NH 2 Prayagraj Junction 00 06 Prayagraj Junction Prayag Sangam 3 Allahabad City Old Naini Bridge across Yamuna 6 Daraganj Naini 07 Izzat Bridge Allahabad–Jabalpur section 10 Jhusi Allahabad Chheoki 09 NH 2 Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Mughalsarai–Kanpur section Ganges km km

Prayagraj Junction^[1] (station code: PRYJ), previously known as Allahabad Junction (station code: ALD), is a railway station on the Howrah–Delhi main line, Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line and Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line. It is the headquarters of the North Central Railway zone. It is located in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Allahabad and the surrounding areas.

History[]

The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865–66.^{[2][3][non-primary source needed][4]}

The opening of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganges, in 1902, linked Allahabad to regions north of or beyond the Ganges.^[5]

The Varanasi–Allahabad City (Rambagh) line was constructed as a metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. It was converted to broad gauge in 1993–94.^{[6][unreliable source?][7][non-primary source needed]}

Electrification[]

The Cheoki–Subedarganj section was electrified in 1965–66.^[8]

Workshops[]

There are engineering workshops of Indian Railways at the railway station.^[9]

Passenger movement[]

Prayagraj is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^{[10][non-primary source needed]} The station has two entry sides i.e. City Side to the south and Civil Lines Side to the north.^[11]

Kumbh Mela[]

The railways make special arrangements for the huge influx of pilgrims for the Kumbh Mela at Allahabad.^{[12][13][non-primary source needed]}

Amenities[]

Prayagraj Junction is an 'A' grade railway station. It furnishes 3 double-bedded AC retiring rooms, 9 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms, a 20-bedded dormitory and Wi-Fi for the comfort of passengers. The North Central Railways (NCR) have introduced airport like boarding facility so that the passengers will be issued boarding pass to avail facilities at the junction from new state of the art check-in counters.^[14]

References[]

External links[]

• Allahabad travel guide from Wikivoyage