Agra Fort railway station
Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Agra Fort railway station, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra. It used to be one of the stations in India that had both broad gauge and metre gauge, until the line to Jaipur was converted to broad gauge. Agra Fort railway station comes under the North Central Railways. As of 2013, the station serves around 87,000 passengers every day.[1]
India
Indian Railways stationAgra Fort | |||||
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Agra Fort railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rakabganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 27°11′00″N 78°01′07″E | ||||
| Elevation | 170 metres (560 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | North Central Railway | ||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Connections |  Yellow Line Mankameshwar | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
Cycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | AF | ||||
| Division(s) | Agra | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1874? | ||||
| Electrified | 1982–85 | ||||
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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.[2] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005.[3]
There was a spacious, octagonal Tripolia Chowk which existed between the Jama Masjid and the Delhi gate of the Agra Fort. This Tripolia was destroyed in order to create the Agra Fort railway station, which was also the first railway station of Agra and one of the oldest in the country.
Electrification
The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1988–89 and Yamuna Bridge–Agra in 1990–91.[4]
Gallery
A Samuel Bourne photograph from the 1860s
Again by Bourne, the Jama Mosque in the background, 1860s
Vintage postcard of Agra railway station, taken from the Jama Mosque
Agra Fort railway platform
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