Prayagraj Junction

Prayagraj Junction (station code: PRYJ), formerly known as Allahabad Junction,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.

                       Other names

Allahabad Junction

                          Location

Leader Road, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

India

                      Coordinates

 25°26′46″N 81°49′44″E

                        Elevation

316.804 metres (1,039.38 ft)

                        Owned by

Indian Railways

                       Operated by

North Central Railway zone 

                        Main line

Howrah–Delhi

Howrah–Gaya–Delhi

Howrah-Prayagraj–Mumbai 

Prayagraj–Jabalpur section

Mughalsarai-Kanpur section

Mughalsarai-Varanasi 

Mughalsarai–Ayodhya 

                         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

                        Opened

1859

165 years ago

                      Electrified

1965–66

                  Previous names

East Indian Railway Company

                        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.

The opening of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganga, in 1902, linked Prayagraj to regions north of or beyond the Ganga

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.

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

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