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Arrival
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Agra has no less than six
railway stations
. The busiest is
Agra Cantonment (Cantt)
, in the southwest, which serves Delhi, Gwalior, Jhansi and points south, has a tourist information counter, and is near most hotels. Trains from Rajasthan pull in close to the Jami Masjid at
Agra Fort Station
, further from the main hub of hotels. Don't be persuaded to get off at Agra City Station, an expensive rickshaw ride away from town.
To get to a hotel, use the prepaid auto-rickshaw/taxi booth at Agra Cantonment Station (Rs40/90) or flag down one of the cycle rickshaws (Rs25) that wait in the forecourt outside; avoid the drivers who dash onto the platform to find passengers. They invariably demand an inflated price and can get quite aggressive. Bear in mind, too, that most cycle rickshaw and auto-rickshaw drivers will try and gain commission by taking you to a hotel and may even tell you that the hotel of your choice is closed.
Buses
usually stop at
Idgah bus stand
close to Agra Cantonment station, though services from Mathura arrive at the more chaotic
Agra
Fort
bus stand
, just west of the fort. Some buses from Delhi stop outside the fort gate, where you'll have no trouble finding a rickshaw. Other useful information
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