Agra Railways & Stations

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Agra Railways & Stations
Agra was an important railhead and junction. There were three railway systems linking together, these being both Metre Gauge(MG) (MG) and Broad Gauge(BG)
The records show there were at least 11 Railway Stations in the Agra District.
Two railway bridges crossed the Jumna River, (later named the Yamuna River):-

Agra Railways

 
Agra Railways 1938 Map

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway(BB&CIR)
Marked Green on Map

Operated as a ‘BB&CIR MG Branch Line’ - see separate page

Operated as a branch part of the ’BB&CIR Godhra-Ratlam-Nagda Railway Section’ - see separate page

Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR)
Marked Brown on Map

  • Agra-Delhi Chord Railway’was a Broad Gauge(BG) line built to provide extra track capacity between Agra and Delhi and opened in 1904-05. The BG line entered the District from the west at ‘Bilochpara Station’, to ‘Alumganj Station’ where the line divided:-
    • through ‘Drummond Road Station’, where the line became mixed BG and MG, into ‘Balanganj Station’ and branched to ‘Agra City Station’
    • through ‘Raja-Ki-Mandi Station’, where the line became mixed BG and MG, into ‘Agra Cantonment Station

The line was worked as part of the ‘Great Indian Peninsula Railway 'GIPR Lines Worked ‘ - see separate page

The line became the ‘GIPR Midland Mainline’ - see separate page

The line became the ‘GIPR Agra-Bah’ - see separate page

East Indian Railway(EIR)
Marked Red on Map

The line became the ‘EIR Agra Branch Line’ - see separate page


Agra Stations


Agra has had a number of stations, some only taking the Broad Gauge(BG) lines, some the Metre Gauge(MG) and some taking both Gauges.
The names of which changed over time and many are no longer operational.
Known stations in alphabetic order are:

  • ‘Agra Cantonment Station’(GIPR, BB&CIR) - BG - a main GIPR station, also serving the BB&CIR branch - located near the Sadar Bazaar towards the southwest of the city.
  • ‘Agra City Station’’ (GIPR , EIR) - was a GIPR BG main station, also serving EIR - in the northern part of the city
  • ‘Agra East Bank Station’ (BB&CIR, EIR) - a BB&CIR MG Terminal Station, also for EIR and GIPR BG through traffic- on the opposite side of the river to the Fort
  • ‘Agra Fort Station’ (BB&CIR , EIR, GIPR) - MG and BG through traffic - next to the Fort
  • ‘Agra Jail Station’ (GIPR) - BG became ‘Bilochpura Station’ in the north west of the city, by the District Jail
  • ‘Agra Junction Station’(EIR, GIPR) - BG - became ‘Jumna/Yamuna Bridge Station’, on the right/east bank of the Jumna river
  • ‘Agra Road Station’(GIPR) - BG - to the south west of the cantonment, near the Sadar Bazaar - exact location not found thought to replaced by ‘Agra Canttonment Station’
  • ‘Alumganj Station’ (GIPR) - BG - a junction station between the two GIPR branches
  • ‘Belanganj Station’(GIPR) - MG and BG - two terminal stations - BB&CIR MG line and GIPR BG line
  • ‘Bilochpara Station’ (GIPR) - BG - earlier name ‘Agra Jail Station’
  • ‘Drummond Road Station’- MG and BG - in the north-western part of the city - a junction station with both BG and MG
  • ‘Idgah Station’ (GIPR , BB&CIR) - BG and MG - in Idgah colony in the southwest of Agra
  • ‘Jumna Bridge Station’ (EIR , GIPR) - BG - previously named ‘Agra Junction Station’ - an EIR Station and a junction with the BB&CIR BG line
  • ‘Raja-ki-Mandi Station’(GIPR) - MG and BG - in the north-western part of the city - a junction station with both BG and MG

Agra Fort Railway Station The most important Railway Stations in Agra were as follows:-

 
Agra Fort Station

This station, which opened in 1874, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra. There was a spacious, octagonal Tripolia Chowk which existed between the Jama Masjid and the Delhi gate of the Agra Fort. This Tropolia 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. 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. [1].
The following lines operated into this station - see ‘Railways’ above

Agra Cantonment Railway Station
This is the main railway station in Agra and is located near the Sadar Bazaar towards the southwest of the city[2]. The station first opened in 1878-81 and reconstructed in 1904
The following lines operated into this station - see ‘Railways’ above

Agra City Railway Station
This 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. The station belonged to ‘Great Indian Peninsular Railway’ in British era and was built in 1903 by Mistris of Kutch [3].
The following lines operated into this station - see ‘Railways’ above

  • ‘GIPR Agra-Delhi Chord Railway’was a BG line built to provide extra track capacity between Agra and Delhi and opened in 1904-05. The BG line entered the District from the west at ‘Bilochpara Station’, to ‘Alumganj Station’ where the line divided, one branch through ‘Drummond Road Station’, where the line became mixed BG and MG, into ‘Balanganj Station’ and branched to ‘Agra City Station’
  • ‘EIR Agra Branch Line’ was a BG line from Tundla to ‘Jumna Bridge Station’, 1862 extended in 1907 via the ‘Strachey Road/Railway Bridge ’ to ‘Agra City Station’,

Further Information

See separate pages

References