Best Trains: Varanasi to Agra
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VANDE BHARAT EXP
#20175Best Overall: Fastest High-Speed Day Transit
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#20175VANDE BHARAT EXP 🏆 #1 RecommendedRuns Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | 3:20 PM BANARAS (BNRS) | 10:20 PM AGRA CANTT JN (AGC) | 7h Daytime | VANDE BHARATTier 1 Priority |
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Which Station Should You Pick in Varanasi & Agra?
📍Boarding in Varanasi
- Varanasi Junction (Cantonment) (BSB)Major Terminal
Main central station in heart of the city
- Banaras (formerly Manduadih) (BSBS)Major Terminal
Modern terminal, very clean, near BHU
- Banaras (BNRS)Major Terminal
Modern terminal, very clean, near BHU (official IRCTC code BNRS)
- Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jn (Mughalsarai) (DDU)Major Terminal
Major junction 16km from Varanasi, 24/7 train stop
🏁Arriving in Agra
- Agra Cantt (AGC)Major Terminal
Primary tourist station for Taj Mahal, stops all Rajdhanis & Gatimaan
- Agra Fort (AF)Major Terminal
Historic terminal adjacent to Agra Fort, serving East & Rajasthan trains