ALLAHABAD

          Through the Allahabad Junction could be a railroad station on the Howrah-Delhi itinerary and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. it's situated in Allahabad district within the Indian state of province. It serves Allahabad and also the close areas. several vital trains go through this station. All trains from the east about to southward go through this station. Allahabad railway station is an extremely busy station with train from different parts of the country halting at this important junction. The Allahabad railway junction falls on Howrah-Delhi  main line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. Hundreds of people travel up and down daily through this junction.



History 

             The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Old Delhi within the middle nineteenth century. Even once the road to Mughalsarai was being created and solely the lines close to Howrah were place operating, the primary train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859. For the primary through train from Howrah to Old Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the recent Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865-66.

The gap of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganges, in 1902, joined Allahabad to regions north of or on the far side the Ganges.

The Varanasi-Allahabad town (Rambagh) line was created as a meter gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. it had been born-again to railway in 1993-94.

Allahabad Railway Station To Be Redeveloped

           The terminal at Allahabad, the confluence of Ganga, Yamuna and Mythological Saraswati, is among the four hundred stations chosen by the Union cupboard for renovation. Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh also are organized at this place once each twelve and 6 years severally.
                The renovation of the railway stations would be done 'as is wherever is' basis to accelerate the method of revamping stations. beneath this model, interested parties coming back through open bids would develop the stations with their styles and business concepts whereas business development of land would be allowed by the zonal railways involved. The 'as is wherever is' model would entail a way easier method for quicker renovation, with additional target vertical enlargement.
                A senior railway officer, on condition of namelessness, same that NCR would look ahead to the proposal as "The 'A-1' and 'A' class stations are going to be offered for renovation by invitatory open bids from interested parties."
               The NCR region has six 'A1' class and fourteen 'A' class stations. The 'A1' class stations embrace Allahabad, Kanpur, Gwalior, Jhansi, metropolis Cantt and Mathura, whereas 'A' class stations square measure Aligarh, Agra Fort, Banda, Chitrakoot Dham, Etawah, Fatehpur, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Morena, Orai, Phaphund, Raja Ki Mandi, Tundla and Mirzapur.
               NCR chief PR officer Bijay Kumar aforementioned "The renovation of stations are wiped out accordance with the set up sanctioned by the Union government. Further, renovation of stations will facilitate the passengers to urge higher facilities at the stations."
               A senior railway officer, on condition of namelessness, aforementioned that the choice would boost development of Allahabad station. He aforementioned that many development comes were afoot at the depot. "Civil Lines facet of the Allahabad depot is being upgraded and being given a brand new look. Roads resulting in Civil Lines facet of the station square measure being widened," he said.
              There square measure proposals to widen current space of each Civil Lines and town facet of the Allahabad depot to manage pilgrims' rush throughout Kumbh and Ardh Kumbh and development of an extra railway platform.

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