Agra Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra i ...

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. Two broad gauge lines come from Bharatpur and

Bayana Bayana is a historical town and the headquarters of Bayana tehsil in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan in India. Hindaun City is nearest city of Bayana - 33 km. It was the site of famous Important Battle of Bayana in 1527 between the Rajp ...

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 Tundla is a town and a municipal board in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Location Tundla is situated on NH2 which connects it to nearest major city of Agra, 24 km away, 17 km away from District Firozabad ...

Jn on Delhi - Howrah line.

Railway Stations

railway stations are:

In Agra

* Agra Cantt - North Central Railways Agra Cant railway station

* Raja ki Mandi - North Central Railways *

Agra Fort The Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India also known as the Red Fort. Rebuilt by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 and completed in 1573, it served as the main residence of the rulers of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when ...

- North Central Railways *

Agra City 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. Overview Agra, the 16–1 ...

- North Central Railways * Idgah - North Central Railways * Yamuna Bridge - North Central Railways * Etmadpur - North Central Railways *Kuberpur Railway Station * Billochpura - North Central Railways * Patholi - North Central Railways

Near Agra

- 22 km from

. *

Mathura Junction Mathura Junction railway station is an important station on Agra–Delhi chord of Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai lines. It is located in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the important North-Central Ra ...

- 50 km from

. * Achhnera Junction - 27 km from

Arriving

is well connected to most of the major cities in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Towards Maharashtra and
Madhya pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

There are direct trains between

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

, but all of them take around 24 hours. It is much better to take August Kranti Rajdhani Express or the

Garib Rath The Garib Rath ("Poor's chariot") is a no-frills air-conditioned train started by the Indian Railways in 2005 to provide subsidized price air-conditioned long-distance travel to passengers who could not afford standard fares of air-conditione ...

which take only around 16 hours from

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

, which is one hour's drive from

Towards
Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
and North East

There are direct trains from Agra Fort Railway Station to

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

, most of them pass through

Tundla Junction Tundla Junction is an important station in Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Delhi–Howrah main line 25 km from Agra City. Tundla is a technical halt for changing drivers and guards for almost all of the trains on the New Delhi–Mugha ...

, which is a 40-minute drive from

Towards
Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

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

and Bharatpur.

References

External links

http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/north/AgraTrip/
Transport in Agra Agra railway division North Central Railway zone Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh {{India-rail-transport-stub