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Agra City | |||||
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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) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | North Central Railway | ||||
| Line | Agra–Delhi chord | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
Cycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | AGA | ||||
| Division(s) | Agra | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1903 | ||||
| Electrified | 1982–85 | ||||
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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]
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.
See also
[edit]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.
External links
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Agra travel guide from Wikivoyage