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Agra has a north-south broad gauge line intersecting an east-west broad gauge line. The crossing is around the Hari Parwat area where the east west line passes under the North South line.

A metre gauge line arrives from the west, and another departs for the east. The junction between these two metre gauge routes is at Achhnera, 27 km to the west of Agra Fort.

Railway Stations

Agra railway stations are:

In Agra

Agra Cantt - North Central Railways
Raja ki mandi - North Central Railways
Agra Fort Railway Station - Western Railways
Agra City
Idgah Railway Station
Yamuna Bridge

Near Agra

Tundla Junction - 22 KM from Agra.
Mathura Junction - 50 KM from Agra.

Arriving

Agra is well connected to most of the major cities in India.

Towards Mumbai and Gujarat

There are direct trains between Agra and Mumbai, but all of them take around 24 hours. It is much better to take August Kranti Rajdhani Express or the Garib Rath which take only around 16 hours from Mathura, which is 1 hours drive from Agra.

Towards Kolkata and North East

There are direct trains from Agra Fort Railway Station to Kolkata, but there are other options from Tundla Junction, which is a 40 minute drive from Agra.

External links

http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Trips/north/AgraTrip/
List of trains stopping at Raja Ki Mandi [1]
List of trains stopping at Agra Cantt [2]
List of trains stopping at Agra Fort [3]
List of trains stopping at Agra City [4]
List of trains stopping at Idgah [5]
List of trains stopping at Yamuna Bridge [6]

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 [[File:Railway Map, Agra.jpg|thumb| Railway Map of Agra]]
-[[Agra]] is of interest to the railway enthusiast, as it has a complicated railway geography as a result of its history. The complications involve a north-south broad gauge line intersecting an east-west broad gauge line. The crossing is around the ''Hari Parwat'' area where the east west line passes under the North South line.
+[[Agra]] has a north-south broad gauge line intersecting an east-west broad gauge line. The crossing is around the ''Hari Parwat'' area where the east west line passes under the North South line.
-As well, a [[Metre gauge|metre]] gauge line arrives from the west, and another departs for the east. However, the actual junction between these two metre gauge routes is at [[Achhnera]], 27&nbsp;km to the west of Agra Fort.
+A [[Metre gauge|metre]] gauge line arrives from the west, and another departs for the east. The junction between these two metre gauge routes is at [[Achhnera]], 27&nbsp;km to the west of Agra Fort.
 ==Railway Stations==
+[[Agra]] railway stations are:
-As a result of complicated railway structure [[Agra]] has quite a few railway station serving different Railways.
 ===In Agra===
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 * [[Mathura Junction]] - 50 KM from [[Agra]].
-==Getting In==
+==Arriving==
+[[Agra]] is well connected to most of the major cities in [[India]].
-[[Agra]] is very well connected to most of the major cities in [[India]].
 ===Towards [[Mumbai]] and [[Gujarat]] ===
-There are direct trains between [[Agra]] and [[Mumbai]], but all of them take around 24 Hours. It is much better to take [[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]] or the [[Garib Rath]] which take only around 16 hours from [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]], which is 1 hours drive from [[Agra]].
+There are direct trains between [[Agra]] and [[Mumbai]], but all of them take around 24 hours. It is much better to take [[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]] or the [[Garib Rath]] which take only around 16 hours from [[Mathura, Uttar Pradesh|Mathura]], which is 1 hours drive from [[Agra]].
 ===Towards [[Kolkata]] and [[North-East India|North East]]===
-There are direct trains from [[Agra Fort Railway Station]] to [[Kolkata]], but one gets gets more option from [[Tundla Junction]], which is only a 40 Min drive from [[Agra]].
+There are direct trains from [[Agra Fort Railway Station]] to [[Kolkata]], but there are other options from [[Tundla Junction]], which is a 40 minute drive from [[Agra]].
 ==External links==