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Agra City
Agra City
Indian Railways station
	Indian Railways logo
General information
Location	Ghatia Road, near Belaganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh; India
Coordinates	27°11′39″N 78°00′56″E / 27.1943°N 78.0155°E
Elevation	165 metres (541 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway
Line(s)	Agra–Delhi chord
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	AGA
Division(s)	Agra
History
Opened	1903
Electrified	1982–85
Location
	Agra City Location within India Agra City Agra City (Uttar Pradesh)

Agra City is a railway and bus station in the heart of the old city in Agra, India. It is near Belangunj, which is the trading hub of Agra. The station is a relic of the past and at present very few trains stop here.^[1]

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 Agra Fort.^[2] The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it.^[3]

History edit

The station belonged to Great Indian Peninsula Railway in British era and was built in 1903 by Mistris of Kutch.

References edit

^ "AGRA CITY (AGA) Railway Station". NDTV.
^ "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.