Railways_in_Agra Knowpia

Agra has a north-south broad gauge line intersecting an east-west broad gauge line. The crossing is around the Rui Ki Mandi area where the east west line passes under the North South line.^[1]

Two broad gauge lines come from Bharatpur and Bayana respectively. Both of these lines are single and electrified. These two lines converge just before Idgah Jn. and the common line continues up to Tundla Jn on Delhi - Howrah line.

Railway Stations edit

Agra railway stations are:

In Agra edit

Agra Cantt - North Central Railways

Agra Cantt railway Station
Raja ki Mandi - North Central Railways
Agra Fort - North Central Railways
Agra City - North Central Railways
Idgah - North Central Railways
Yamuna Bridge - North Central Railways
Etmadpur - North Central Railways^[2]
Kuberpur Railway Station^[3]
Billochpura - North Central Railways
Patholi - North Central Railways

Near Agra edit

Tundla - 22 km from Agra.
Mathura Junction - 50 km from Agra.
Achhnera Junction - 27 km from Agra.

Arriving edit

Agra is well connected to most of the major cities in India.

Towards Maharashtra and Madhya pradesh edit

There are direct trains between Agra and Mumbai, but all of them take around 24 hours. It is much better to take August Kranti Rajdhani Express or the Garib Rath which take only around 16 hours from Mathura, which is one hour's drive from Agra.

Towards Kolkata and North East edit

There are direct trains from Agra Fort Railway Station to Kolkata, most of them pass through Tundla Junction, which is a 40-minute drive from Agra.

Towards Rajasthan edit

There are many trains which go to Jaipur and further westwards in Rajasthan. Most of them go via Bayana and Bharatpur.

References edit

^ "North Central Railways / Indian Railways Portal".
^ "Etmadpur Railway Station (ETUE) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry".
^ "KBP / Kuberpur Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Kuberpur".