Agra Fort Railway Station
- Agra Fort Railway Station
Agra Fort Railway Station, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra. It is the only station in Agra and one of the few in India which has both broad as well as metre gauge. Agra Fort Railway Station comes under the Western Railways. It is also a terminus of the meter gauge trains.
History
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.
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ee also
*Agra Cantt
*Raja ki mandi
*Railways in Agra
External links
* [http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/show/904 List of trains stopping at Agra Fort Railway Station]
* [http://books.google.co.in/books?id=ah9yDUfWvBcC&pg=RA1-PA73&lpg=RA1-PA73&dq=%22Agra+fort+station%22+history&source=web&ots=JHwElDyuaR&sig=_LJ6IXu5SOjcbkZXxG4rxKm-ac4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PRA1-PA73,M1 History of Mughal Architecture]
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