In Ayodhya, the construction of the new railway station for the Ram Temple is underway. One India's Pankaj Mishra, Imran Shah and Harsh Kandpal went to the Railway Station and bring you this ground report. The Indian Railways aims to operate over 1,000 trains from various regions around the first 100 days following the inauguration of the Ram Mandir on Jan 22, 2024. The New Railway Station is designed to accommodate the anticipated influx of pilgrims from India and across the globe. Train operations are set to commence on January 19, just before the grand inauguration ceremony, allowing devotees to travel to and from the holy city. The temple is scheduled to open to the public on January 23, a day after Lord Sri Ram's idol consecration.
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00:00 May I have your attention please?
00:06 Hello there, now this, the whole locality might appear to be as one of the poshest shopping
00:12 malls but you would be surprised if I tell you this is a railway station.
00:18 Railway station for none other than Ayodhya.
00:21 The Ram temple is coming up and this state of the art railway station lit up with the
00:27 natural sunlight is almost ready to be inaugurated on 30th of December by none other than Prime
00:35 Minister Narendra Modi.
00:37 The work is under process, under progress and several stations, almost 12 to 15 gates
00:44 are here which would take the visitors, the travellers to the railway platform.
00:51 Waiting rooms, dormitories both for male and female, exclusive facilities for dining, talking
00:58 about here is the list, food plaza, waiting halls, toilets, drinking water, staircase,
01:06 escalators, lift and then there is tourist information centre, passenger facilities,
01:12 infant care, sick room.
01:13 This is the new face of India I would say.
01:17 The new India that we often talk about, something that is ingrained in this generation to demand
01:23 the best and to get the best.
01:24 The government is providing that.
01:26 Not far away, just 5 minutes distance from here, walking to, 5 to 7 minutes you would
01:32 reach the grand entrance, the singh dwar of the newly constructed Ram temple.
01:40 30th of December would be edged into the history books in the redevelopment of Ayodhya, a place
01:47 which needs no introduction now with international renown.
01:52 The place is all set to bring in lots and lots of devotees, not just from every nook
01:58 and cranny of the country but also internationally.
02:01 Airport would also be ready on 30th of December.
02:07 First flight would be landing from Delhi, that's the airport.
02:09 Prime Minister Modi would be coming to Ayodhya to inaugurate that airport and simultaneously
02:16 would be inaugurating the railway station in the centre of which we are standing as
02:22 of now.
02:25 So, this is a whole list of the facilities that you would be availing at the newly constructed
02:35 upcoming railway station, Ayodhya junction.
02:38 That's the place where all the roads are leading and all the people of the country
02:44 and international devotees too are leading.
02:47 You saw the list for yourself.
02:49 There are three levels to it.
02:52 We have the ground floor which will have food plaza, waiting halls, toilets, drinking water
02:59 staircase, escalators, lift and what not.
03:02 The medium, the first floor, the mezzanine floor would have the first floor, dormitory,
03:10 AC retiring rooms, lodge for relieving staff and station master.
03:16 On the first floor you will have food plaza, waiting halls, drinking water, staircase,
03:22 escalators, lifts and all important, dhokane, shops.
03:26 You can come here, it's like a one stop shop for all your needs and no doubt entry to foot
03:34 over bridge 2 and entry to foot over bridge 3 connects the old railway station of Ayodhya
03:39 and the new railway station.
03:41 This is how it looks like, almost an airport like entry if you take a look at the pillars
03:46 here.
03:50 Officials from the central government, the state government of Uttar Pradesh all are
03:55 making a beeline here, they are here everyday, there is a deadline to match also and needless
04:00 to say the effort that is going on is something which tells you the exact story how it would
04:08 look like when it is ready in its full glory and when people start coming here, arriving
04:13 to take a look at the newly constructed Ram temple.
04:22 This is the track where the trains would start coming in very soon and bringing the devotees
04:29 from far and wide to pray and to offer their prayers to Ram Janmabhoomi temple, something
04:35 which is not just being looked forward by the Indians but also from devotees from across
04:41 the globe.
04:42 This is the railway station for Ayodhya junction.
04:47 Redeveloped new ones, the design, the motifs are all inspired by the Ram Janmabhoomi temple,
04:58 241 crores and counting is the cost that has been invested in the construction of this
05:05 iconic state of the art railway station which is capable of handling 50,000 passengers daily.
05:13 That would be the volume of the footfall at this station and also the old railway station,
05:21 Ayodhya junction is also being redeveloped, new platforms are being put, new tracks are
05:26 being laid, you see men and machine all at work, heavy machinery being brought in from
05:30 across the country and being put in so that the ease of the visitors, the travellers is
05:38 never compromised at all and also this is a historic moment as far as this temple railway
05:46 station is concerned because as far as the connectivity is concerned, mentioned earlier
05:52 both the airport, Mariyadapur Shatnam Shriram International Airport and Ayodhya junction
05:58 railway station is being redeveloped so that it can bring passengers and also a lot of
06:04 tourism to this state of Uttar Pradesh to Ayodhya specifically and the holy city, a
06:12 lot to offer when it comes to visit to Ayodhya, that's not just the Ram temple, not just the
06:17 Hanuman Garib, lots and lots of temples, colour, Saryughar, the Aarti's, the warmth of the
06:24 people, the food, the gift items that you can take away from here, it's something that
06:28 would be a traveller's paradise come 22nd of January when Prime Minister Modi would
06:37 inaugurate it.
06:37 Thank you.
06:38 Thank you.
06:38 Thank you.
06:39 Thank you.
06:39 (gentle music)
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