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Raja Ki Mandi
Raja Ki Mandi
Indian Railways station
	Indian Railways logo
General information
Location	Dr. H.S.sharma Road, Lohamandi, Agra, Uttar Pradesh; India
Coordinates	27°11′39″N 77°59′49″E / 27.1941°N 77.9969°E
Elevation	170 metres (560 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway
Line(s)	Agra–Delhi chord; Delhi–Chennai line
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	RKM
Division(s)	Agra
History
Opened	1904
Electrified	1982–85
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Location
	Raja ki Mandi Location in Uttar Pradesh Raja ki Mandi Location in India

Raja ki Mandi railway station is on the Agra–Delhi chord. It is located in Agra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Raja ki Mandi and surrounding neighbourhoods in Agra.

Railways in Agra

Legend


					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
						Agra–Lucknow Expressway
					16 Kuberpur
					23 Etmadpur

					to Kanpur–Delhi section
					27 Tundla
					to Kanpur–Delhi section

Overview edit

Agra, the 16-17th century capital of the Mughals, is home to monuments such as the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort.^[1] The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it.^[2] There is a very old temple of Goddess Chamunda, one of the forms of Maa Durga or Goddess Kali, on platform No. 1 and thousands of followers and passengers visit this temple every day, but on Saturday this number goes from thousand to lakhs.

History edit

The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904. The construction of this station begin in 1904. Earlier the station was located in the Raja ki Mandi main Bazar. In 1910 the station was relocated outside the main market of Raja ki mandi area ^[3]

Electrification edit

The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge–Agra in 1990–91.^[4]

Passengers edit

Raja ki Mandi railway station serves around 114,000 passengers every day.^[5]

Amenities edit

Raja ki Mandi railway station has retiring room and a book stall.^[6]^[7]

Gallery edit

Raja ki Mandi railway station name plate on Platform No.1

References edit

^ "Agra Railway Station". Make my trip. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Taj Visitors". Department of Tourism, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Raja Ki Mandi". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "Raja Ki Mandi (RKM), Agra railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "North Central Railway: Passenger Amenities Available At Stations". trainenquiry.com. Retrieved 2 July 2013.