Idgah railway station

27°10′24″N 77°59′56″E / 27.1732°N 77.9990°E / 27.1732; 77.9990Elevation168 metres (551 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorth Central RailwaysLine(s)Tundla–Agra branch linePlatforms4Tracks6ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeIDH Zone(s) North Central Railway zone Division(s) AgraHistoryElectrified1982–85

Location
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v t e 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

Idgah railway station is in Idgah colony in the southwest of the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Idgah railway station serves around 75,000 passengers every day.^[1]

History

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.^[2] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005.^[3]

The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.^[4]

Electrification

The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990–91.^[5]

References

External links

• Train Arrivals at Idgah Railway Station
• Satellite of Idgah Railway Station
• Agra travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Agra Fort towards ?		North Central Railway zone Tundla–Agra branch line		Agra Cantonment towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Agra–Bharatpur branch line		Bichpuri towards ?
		North Central Railway zone Agra–Bayana branch line		Pathauli towards ?