Agra City | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Ghatia Road, near Belaganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Map Type: | India#India Uttar Pradesh |
Elevation: | 165m (541feet) |
Line: | Agra–Delhi chord |
Structure: | Standard on ground |
Platform: | 2 |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Opened: | 1903 |
Electrified: | 1982–85 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | North Central Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Size: | 300 |
Map Dot Label: | 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.[1]
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]
The station belonged to Great Indian Peninsula Railway in British era and was built in 1903 by Mistris of Kutch.