Idgah railway station

Idgah railway station
Idgah railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	North Idgah Colony, Shahganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh; India
Coordinates	27°10′24″N 77°59′56″E / 27.1732°N 77.9990°E
Elevation	168 metres (551 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railways
Line(s)	Tundla–Agra branch line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	IDH
Zone(s)	North Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Agra
History
Electrified	1982–85
Location
	Idgah railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh Idgah railway station Idgah railway station (India)

Railways in Agra

Legend


					5 Bilochpura
					4 Raja ki Mandi
					Belaganj Yard

					5 Agra City


					8 Yamuna Bridge
					4 Agra Fort
					2 Idgah
					to Bharatpur and Bayana

					0 Agra Cantonment
					Agra Airport
					to Agra–Bhopal section
					12 Chhalesar
						Agra–Lucknow Expressway
					16 Kuberpur
					23 Etmadpur

					to Kanpur–Delhi section
					27 Tundla
					to Kanpur–Delhi section

Idgah railway station is in Idgah colony in the southwest of the city of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Idgah railway station serves around 75,000 passengers every day.^[1]

History[edit]

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874.^[2] The Agra–Jaipur line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2005.^[3]

The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.^[4]

Electrification[edit]

The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990–91.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Idgah Agra Jn". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "IR History:Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
^ "Boost for Jaipur–Agra rail link". The Hindu. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

External links[edit]

Preceding station		Following station
Agra Fort towards ?	North Central Railway zone Tundla–Agra branch line	Agra Cantonment towards ?
	North Central Railway zone Agra–Bharatpur branch line	Bichpuri towards ?
	North Central Railway zone Agra–Bayana branch line	Pathauli towards ?

[1] "Idgah Agra Jn". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[irfcaii-2] "IR History:Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

[3] "Boost for Jaipur–Agra rail link". The Hindu. 6 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[4] "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[5] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

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