Idgah railway station

Idgah is a railway station 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]

Idgah railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationNorth Idgah Colony, Shahganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates27°10′24″N 77°59′56″E
Elevation168 metres (551 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Central Railway
Line(s)Tundla-Agra branch line
Platforms3
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeIDH
Division(s) Agra
History
Opened?
Electrified1982-85
Location
Idgah railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

History

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 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 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 2005.[3]

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

Electrification

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

gollark: (some idiot unplugged it)
gollark: (this is due to a transient power supply failure)
gollark: Nobody noticed when it was down for several days.
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gollark: We have guaranteed at least 0.1% uptime.

References

  1. "Idgah Agra Jn". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  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. 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.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
North Central Railway zone
Tundla-Agra branch line
North Central Railway zone
Agra-Bharatpur branch line
North Central Railway zone
Agra-Bayana branch line
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