Agra Cantonment railway station 5.54

Agra, 282001
India
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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.OverviewAgra, 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.HistoryThe wide metre gauge Delhi-Bandikui and Bandikui-Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874. The Agra-Jaipur line was converted to wide broad gauge in 2005.The broad gauge Agra-Delhi chord was opened in 1904.ElectrificationThe Faridabad-Mathura-Agra section was electrified in 1982-85, Tundla-Yamuna Bridge in 1988-89 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990-91.The stationAgra 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, Gatimaan Express, Originates/Terminate here.Passenger movementAgra Cantonment is among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.AmenitiesAgra 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, water wending machines and book stall.

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