Agra Cantonment railway station

Agra Cantt Station
Indian Railway Station
A view of Agra Cantt. railway station
Location	Agra, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates
Elevation	174 metres (571 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railway
Operated by	North Central Railway
Line(s)	Agra-Delhi chord Agra-Bhopal section Delhi-Chennai line
Platforms	6
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	AGC
Division(s)	Agra
History
Opened	1904
Electrified	1982-85
Location
Agra Cantonment railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh

Railways in Agra
Legend km to Delhi-Agra chord / Yamuna 5 Bilochpura 4 Raja ki Mandi Belaganj Yard 5 Agra City 8 Yamuna Bridge 4 Agra Fort 2 Idgah to Bharatpur and Bayana 0 Agra Cantonment Agra airport to Agra-Bhopal section 12 Chhalesar 16 Kuberpur 23 Etmadpur to Kanpur-Delhi section NH2 27 Tundla to Kanpur-Delhi section Source: Google maps

Agra Cantonment is the main railway station in the Indian city of Agra. It is located near the Sadar Bazaar towards the southwest of the city. It lies on the main Delhi-Chennai and one of the Delhi-Mumbai lines.

Overview

Agra, the 16-17th century capital of the Mughals, is home to monuments such as the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million tourists annually. About 200,000 foreign tourists visit it.

History

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) wide metre gauge Delhi-Bandikui and Bandikui-Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874. The Agra-Jaipur line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 2005.

The broad gauge Agra-Delhi chord was opened in 1904.

Electrification

The Faridabad-Mathura-Agra section was electrified in 1982-85, Tundla-Yamuna Bridge in 1988-89 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990-91.

The station

Agra Cantt railway station has 6 platforms with length as follows:-

• Platform 1 = 540 meters
• Platform 2 = 598
• Platform 3 = 573
• Platform 4 = 735
• Platform 5 = 631
• Platform 6 = 320

The fastest train of India, Bhopal Shatabdi, stops here.

Passenger movement

Agra Cantonment is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Amenities

Agra Cantt. railway station has tourist information counter, computerized reservation counters, (Indrail Passes are available), waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, water coolers and book stall.

Taxis, auto-rickshaws, tempos and cycle-rickshaws are available for local movement. Idgah Bus Stand is nearby. Distance from Agra Cantt. railway station: Taj Mahal 5.7 km, Agra Fort 5.2 km, Sikandra 9.7 km, Fatehpur Sikri 38 km, Agra airport 3.6 km.

External links

• Trains Arriving and Departing from Agra Cantonment
• Trains Arriving at Agra Cantt
• Agra travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Bhandai		North Central Railway zone Jhansi-Delhi line		Raja ki Mandi
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Agra-Bharatpur branch line		Bichpuri
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Agra-Bayana branch line		Pathauli
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Tundla-Agra line 1		Idgah
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Tundla-Agra line 2		Agra City