Agra Cantonment Railway Station Agra Cantt
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Agra, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	27°9′32″N 77°59′26″E / 27.15889°N 77.99056°E / 27.15889; 77.99056
Elevation	174 metres (571 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Agra–Delhi chord Agra–Bhopal section Delhi–Chennai line Agra–Jaipur section
Platforms	6
Tracks	21
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	AGC
Zone(s)	North Central Railway
Division(s)	Agra
History
Opened	1904
Electrified	1982–85
Location Agra Cantt Location within Uttar Pradesh

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

Agra Cantt (station code: AGC) 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.

This station is located in city of Agra, the 16-17th century capital of the Mughals, is home to monuments such as the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort.^[1] The Taj Mahal attracts 7-8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it.^[2]

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874.^[3] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005.^[4]

The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.^[5]

The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1988–89 and Yamuna Bridge–Agra in 1990–91.^[6]

Agra Cantt railway station has 6 platforms:

• Platform 1 = 540 meters^{[importance?]}
• Platform 2 = 598
• Platform 3 = 573
• Platform 4 = 735
• Platform 5 = 631
• Platform 6 = 320
• Platform 7 = Proposed on 24 Jan 2018

The fastest train in India, Gatimaan Express, originates and terminates here. It was extended to Jhansi in April 2018.^{[citation needed]}

Agra Cantonment is among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[7]

1,34,26,890 Passengers Arrive at Agra Cantt per/year on an average.

Agra Cantt. railway station has tourist information counter, computerized reservation counters (Indrail Passes were available), waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, water coolers, water vending machines and book stall.^[1]

Taxis, auto-rickshaws, tempos and cycle-rickshaws are available for local movement. Idgah Bus Stand is nearby. Distance from Agra Cantt. railway station: Taj Mahal 5.7 km, Agra Fort 5.2 km, Sikandra 9.7 km, Fatehpur Sikri 38 km, Agra airport 3.6 km.^[1]

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  Railway Station View
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  Platform
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  Sign board
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  Station in 1920s

• Agra travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Bhandai towards ?		North Central Railway zone Jhansi–Delhi line		Raja ki Mandi towards ?
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Agra–Bharatpur branch line		Bichpuri towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Agra–Bayana branch line		Pathauli towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Tundla–Agra line 1		Idgah towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Tundla–Agra line 2		Agra City towards ?