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{{short description|Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Agra Fort railway station }}}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = WAP4-22538 Agra Fort.jpg
| image_caption = Agra Fort railway station
| address = Rakabganj, [[Agra]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|27.1833|78.0187|type:railwaystation_region:IN-UP|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|170|m|ft}}
| line = [[Agra–Delhi chord]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| entrances =
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1874?
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1982–85
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = AF
| division = {{rwd|Agra}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh
| map_size = 300
| map_dot_label = Agra Fort
}}
{{Railways in Agra|collapse=y}}
'''Agra Fort railway station''', is located near [[Agra Fort]], in [[Rawatpara]], [[Agra]]. It used to be one of the stations in India that had both [[broad gauge]] and [[metre gauge]], until the line to Jaipur was converted to broad gauge. Agra Fort railway station comes under the [[North Central Railways]].

==Overview==
[[Agra]], the 16-17th century capital of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughals]], is home to monuments such as the [[Taj Mahal]] and [[Agra Fort]].<ref name=Agra>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/agra.html |title = Agra Railway Station| publisher= Make my trip| access-date = 2 July 2013}}</ref> The Taj Mahal attracts 7–8 million tourists annually. About 0.8 million foreign tourists visit it.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tajmahal.gov.in/taj_visitors.html | title = Taj Visitors | publisher = Department of Tourism, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh | access-date = 2 July 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160831140804/http://www.tajmahal.gov.in/taj_visitors.html | archive-date = 31 August 2016 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==History==
The {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of [[Rajputana State Railway]] were opened in 1874.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =23 June 2013 }}</ref> The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/06/stories/2005050613070500.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050506020437/http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/06/stories/2005050613070500.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 May 2005 |title = Boost for Jaipur–Agra rail link |date=6 May 2005| work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date =2 July 2013 }}</ref>

There was a spacious, octagonal Tripolia Chowk which existed between the Jama Masjid and the Delhi gate of the [[Agra Fort]]. This Tripolia was destroyed in order to create the Agra Fort railway station, which was also the first railway station of [[Agra]] and also one of the oldest in the country.

==Electrification==
The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1988–89 and Yamuna Bridge–Agra in 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2 July 2013}}</ref>

==Passengers==
Agra Fort railway station serves around 87,000 passengers every day.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railenquiry.in/stationinfo/AF |title = Agra Fort| publisher= Indian Rail Enquiry| access-date = 2 July 2013}}</ref>

==Amenities==
Agra Fort railway station has a telephone booth, a waiting room, a refreshment room, water coolers and a book stall.<ref name=Agra/>

Taxis, auto-rickshaws and cycle-rickshaws are available for local movement. The [[Taj Mahal]] 3.8 km, the [[Agra Fort]] 0.9 km, the [[Sikandra, Agra|Sikandra]] 10.4 km, the [[Mankameshwar Temple]] 0.15 km, the [[Fatehpur Sikri]] 38 km, and the [[Agra Airport]] 3.8 km.<ref name=Agra/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Vintage postcard of Agra Railway Station.jpg|Vintage postcard of Agra railway station
WDM2B-16609 Agra Fort (1).JPG|Agra Fort railway platform
</gallery>

==See also==
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*[[Railways in Agra]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Agra Fort railway station}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Agra}}

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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Agra]]
[[Category:Agra railway division]]
[[Category:1874 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1874]]

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Agra Fort railway station - Revision history

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