After six years of planning, construction work on two new platforms at Prayagraj Junction has commenced, marking a key step in the station’s capacity expansion and redevelopment plans.

The Prayagraj division of North Central Railway (NCR) has started land levelling work for the new platforms between the existing platforms 7-8 and 9-10. The platforms are being developed along the alignment of former tracks 14 and 15, which were removed permanently after the completion of the station’s yard remodelling.

Following the removal of these tracks, the total number of tracks at Prayagraj Junction has reduced from 27 to 25. Once completed, the two new platforms will increase the station’s total platform count to 12, enabling it to handle rising passenger footfall and train movement more efficiently.

The new platforms are also expected to resolve a long-standing bottleneck in the station redevelopment project. The construction of the proposed station concourse, which had been delayed due to space limitations, can now proceed as supporting pillars will be built in the newly created platform area.

Meanwhile, Prayagraj Junction has commissioned dedicated pit lines and washing lines capable of handling 24-coach trains, strengthening maintenance facilities at the station.

Pit lines allow railway personnel to inspect and maintain critical components such as wheels, brake systems and pipelines through inspection pits beneath the tracks. Washing lines are used for detailed cleaning of train coaches before they return to service.