[4] The 29 mi (47 km)-long Hath Road–Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.

[5][6] The 7 mi (11 km)-long metre-gauge Mathura–Vrindavan branch line was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway in 1889.

[5] Mathura–Achhnera–Bharatpur line- Achhnera Junction to Mathura (23 miles) MG line opened 7 November 1881 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and gauge conversion work completed on year 2003-04.

This branch MG rail line closed on 17 march 2023 for gauge conversion work.

The station has new entry and exit gates, and the first-class waiting room for passengers has been revamped by providing new benches.

The junction is important as from here the routes of trains coming from Delhi are bifurcated towards Mumbai and the South Indian cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.