Prayagraj Junction railway station

Prayagraj Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Other names	Allahabad Junction
Location	Leader Road, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°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-Prayagraj–Mumbai line Prayagraj–Jabalpur section Mughalsarai-Kanpur section Mughalsarai-Varanasi line Mughalsarai–Ayodhya line
Platforms	10
Tracks	20
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PRYJ
Division(s)	Prayagraj
History
Opened	1859; 165 years ago (1859)
Electrified	1965–66
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Location
Prayagraj Junction railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh
Interactive map

v t e Railways in Prayagraj
Legend
km km Pt. DDU Junction – Kanpur section SH 95 Manauri 17 Ganges Prayagraj Airport / Bamrauli 10 Varanasi–Sultanpur– Lucknow line Subedarganj 04 13 Phaphamau NH 2 Curzon Bridge Prayagraj Junction 00 06 Prayagraj Junction Prayag Sangam 3 Prayagraj Rambagh Old Naini Bridge across Yamuna 6 Daraganj Naini 07 Izzat Bridge Prayagraj–Jabalpur section 10 Jhusi Prayagraj Chheoki Junction 09 NH 2 Pt. DDU Junction –Kanpur section Pt. DDU Junction – Kanpur section section Ganges km km

Prayagraj Junction (station code: PRYJ), formerly known as Allahabad Junction,^[1] is a railway station on the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line,Howrah–Delhi main line, Prayagraj–Mau–Gorakhpur main line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It is the headquarters of the North Central Railway zone. It is located in Prayagraj in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Prayagraj 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 Prayagraj to Kanpur in 1859. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Prayagraj 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 Prayagraj to regions north of or beyond the Ganges.^[5]

The Varanasi–Prayagraj 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]}

The state government changed the name of the station from Allahabad Junction to Prayagraj Junction in February 2020.^[8]

Electrification

The Cheoki–Subedarganj section was electrified in 1965–66.^[9]

Workshops

There are engineering workshops of Indian Railways at the railway station.^[10]

Passenger movement

Prayagraj is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^{[11][non-primary source needed]} The station has two entry sides i.e. City Side to the south and Civil Lines Side to the north.^[12]

Kumbh Mela

The railways make special arrangements for the huge influx of pilgrims for the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj.^{[13][14][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.^[15]

Gallery

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  Prayag Raj Express at Prayagraj Jn.

References

External links

• Prayagraj travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Naini towards ?		North Central Railway zone Howrah–Delhi main line		Subedarganj towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line		Naini towards ?
Daraganj towards ?		North Eastern Railway zone Varanasi–Allahabad link		Terminus
Prayag towards ?		Northern Railway zone Kanpur–Allahabad link

This page was last edited on 24 February 2024, at 11:16