Faizabad Junction railway station
Faizabad Junction railway station, officially known as Ayodhya Cantt railway station (station code AYC), is a railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located on the Lucknow-Varanasi section and is a part of the Northern Railway zone. Faizabad Junction and  are the two railway junction stations in Ayodhya district.

History 
The station was established in 1874. In October 2021, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, decided to rename the station "Ayodhya Cantt railway station". On 2 November 2021 Indian Railways consented to the change of name, which also changed the station code from FD to AYC.

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About
The 2011 Census of India showed that Ayodhya Cantonment had a population of 12,391 in 2,014 households.
There were 7,744 males and 4,647 females.  The sex ratio was 600.1 females per 1,000 males.
There were 1,368 children of six and under: 716 boys and 652 girls, giving a sex ratio of 910.6 girls per 1,000 boys.
There were 9,783 literates (89% of the population over six), of which 6,595 were male and 3,188 were female (85% and 69% of the male and female population over six).

See also
 Lucknow Charbagh railway station
 Akbarpur railway station
 
 Rudauli railway station

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Railway stations in India opened in 1874
Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh
Railway stations in Ayodhya district
Lucknow NR railway division
Transport in Faizabad
Buildings and structures in Faizabad