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<big><big>'''Yamuna Railway Bridges (Agra) '''</big></big>
==‘Yamuna Railway Bridge(Agra)==
The ‘Yamuna Railway Bridge’ crossing the River Jumna/Yamuna at [[Agra]] was opened in 1875, and connected [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Agra East Bank Station’ to ‘Agra Fort Station’''- see separate page'']].
<br>The bridge carried the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]([[BB&CIR]]) Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Agra-Bandikui Branch Line]]’
<br>The bridge also carried the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) and ‘‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’(GIPR) ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) lines
==Strachey Road/Railway Bridge==
The ‘Stratchey Bridge’, 600 metres south of the older bridge at [[Agra]], was opened in 1908. It was a combined Road and Railway bridge and constructed by the [[East Indian Railway| ‘East Indian Railway Company’]] (EIR) at a cost of Rs.16 lakhs <ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-bridge-of-stories/article14429979.ece The Hindu ‘ A bridge of Stories’ dated 19 Jun 2016]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The bridge was named after John Strachey who planned & designed the construction of bridge. The 1,024 metres (3,360 ft) long bridge was completed in 1908, taking 10 years to complete since its construction commenced in 1898. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Strachey_(civil_servant) Wikipedia ‘John Strachey (Civil Servant) ]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations|‘Agra City Railway Station’]] was thus connected by the bridge to the [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Jumna Bridge Station’]] on the east bank.
<br>This Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line became the [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Branches_of_the_.E2.80.98EIR_Main_Line.E2.80.99| ‘EIR Agra Branch Line’ ]]
==See Also==
* [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Agra Railways and Stations’]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]]
==‘Yamuna Railway Bridge(Agra)==
The ‘Yamuna Railway Bridge’ crossing the River Jumna/Yamuna at [[Agra]] was opened in 1875, and connected [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Agra East Bank Station’ to ‘Agra Fort Station’''- see separate page'']].
<br>The bridge carried the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]([[BB&CIR]]) Metre Gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) ‘[[Agra-Bandikui Branch Line]]’
<br>The bridge also carried the ‘[[East Indian Railway]]’(EIR) and ‘‘[[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]’(GIPR) ([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) lines
==Strachey Road/Railway Bridge==
The ‘Stratchey Bridge’, 600 metres south of the older bridge at [[Agra]], was opened in 1908. It was a combined Road and Railway bridge and constructed by the [[East Indian Railway| ‘East Indian Railway Company’]] (EIR) at a cost of Rs.16 lakhs <ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/A-bridge-of-stories/article14429979.ece The Hindu ‘ A bridge of Stories’ dated 19 Jun 2016]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The bridge was named after John Strachey who planned & designed the construction of bridge. The 1,024 metres (3,360 ft) long bridge was completed in 1908, taking 10 years to complete since its construction commenced in 1898. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Strachey_(civil_servant) Wikipedia ‘John Strachey (Civil Servant) ]; Retrieved 28 Jan 2021</ref>.
<br>The [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations|‘Agra City Railway Station’]] was thus connected by the bridge to the [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Jumna Bridge Station’]] on the east bank.
<br>This Broad Gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) line became the [[East_Indian_Railway_-_Lines_owned_and_worked#Branches_of_the_.E2.80.98EIR_Main_Line.E2.80.99| ‘EIR Agra Branch Line’ ]]
==See Also==
* [[Agra_Railways_%26_Stations| ‘Agra Railways and Stations’]]
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Constructions]]
