d Mathura Cantonment. Hathras city is now connected by Broad Gauge railway with Mathura Jn., and by a branch with Hathras junction, on the North Eastern line.
While the history of the city dates back to ancient times, it also appears that there was an ancient fort in Hathras at the site of the ruins of the modern day fort.
Hathras had a reckoning during India's freedom struggle too. Raja Mahendra Pratap, Munshi Gajadhar Singh, etc. were the eminent personalities from Hathras during the freedom struggle. jaat
