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{{Short description|Railway station in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Rani Kamalapati railway station
| other_name = Habibganj railway station
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Outside view of Rani Kamlapati Railway Station 25.jpg
| image_caption = Old (left) and new (centre) main entrance buildings of the railway station
| address = Maharana Pratap Nagar Zone 2, Habibganj [[Bhopal]]-462011, [[Madhya Pradesh]], <br /> India
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.2216|N|77.4401|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Delhi–Chennai line]]<br/>[[Bhopal–Nagpur section]]
| connections = [[File:Indore_Metro_logo.png|24px|link=Bhoj Metro]] {{rcb|Bhoj Metro|Orange|croute}} [[Rani Kamalapati Railway Station metro station|Rani Kamalapati Railway Station]]
| structure = At–ground
| platform = 5
| elevation = {{convert|495.760|m|ft}}
| levels = 1
| tracks = 6
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| opened = {{start date and age|1920}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopals-habibganj-station-renamed-after-tribal-queen-101636829150509.html|title=Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen|date=14 November 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
| closed =
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|1969}}<ref name="auto"/><br/>
{{start date and age|2021}}<ref name="auto"/>
| electrified = Yes
| code = RKMP <br/> HBJ (1920-2021)
| owned = [[Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation]]
| zone = [[West Central Railway zone]]
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| status = Active
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| map_type = India Bhopal#India Madhya Pradesh
| map_dot_label = '''Habibganj'''
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'''Rani Kamalapati railway station''', formerly '''Habibganj railway station''' (station code: '''RKMP'''), is a ISO certified<ref name="Anon. c381">{{cite web |title=Certificate of Registration |url=https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BANSAL-PATHWAYS-HABIBGANJ-PRIVATE-LIMITED-QRO-EGAC-9001.pdf |website=ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com |access-date=1 February 2024 |archive-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201190726/https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/BANSAL-PATHWAYS-HABIBGANJ-PRIVATE-LIMITED-QRO-EGAC-9001.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Train station|railway station]] in [[Bhopal]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It lies on the [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]] of the Indian Railways. It comes under [[West Central Railway zone]] (WCR) of the [[Indian Railways]] and serves as headquarters of [[Bhopal railway division]] of WCR. It serves as a secondary station to [[Bhopal Junction railway station]] (the main station in Bhopal). It is India's [[List of private railway stations|first private railway station]].<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway station|url=http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/infra/habibganj-here-is-india-first-private-railway-station/story/253859.html|magazine=[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]|date=7 June 2017|access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
The Bhopal–Itarsi section of [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]] was opened in 1884.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)|access-date = 22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/comm1.html| title = Introduction| work = Nagpur Itarsi Route| publisher = Nagpur district authorities| access-date = 17 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410104748/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/FINAL_GAZETTEE/comm1.html| archive-date = 10 April 2009| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1920s, the Habibganj railway station was opened on the above section. It served the village of [[Habibganj]], then located outside Bhopal. In 1969, the [[Madhya Pradesh Government]] redeveloped it as a second railway station in the city to decongest Bhopal railway station.<ref name="auto"/> The [[Nawabs of Bhopal|family of Prince Habibullah Khan]] gave land and Rs 15 [[lakh]] to develop the station. Hence, it came to be known as Habibganj after Habibullah Khan himself.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Siddique |first=Iram |date=15 November 2021 |title=In renaming Bhopal's Habibganj railway station, BJP's tribal outreach |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bhopal/renaming-bhopal-habibganj-railway-station-bjps-tribal-outreach-7622963/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129034402/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bhopal/renaming-bhopal-habibganj-railway-station-bjps-tribal-outreach-7622963/ |archive-date=29 November 2021 |work=The Indian Express |access-date=10 December 2023}}</ref>

The [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]] privatised the railway station in June 2017, making it India's first private railway station.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sehra |first=Sumedha |date=9 June 2017 |title=What features will India's 1st privately run station have? |url=https://www.inshorts.com/news/what-features-will-indias-1st-privately-run-station-have-1496992560884 |publisher=Inshorts |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>

In November 2021, the [[Madhya Pradesh Government]] changed its name to Rani Kamalapati railway station in the memory of Gond queen [[Rani Kamlapati]]. The railway station was redeveloped again and was opened in November 2021. The station code was also changed from HBJ to RKMP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tomar |first1=Shruti |title=Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bhopals-habibganj-station-renamed-after-tribal-queen-101636829150509.html |access-date=26 April 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=14 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=PTI |date=15 November 2021 |title=PM Modi inaugurates modern Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/pm-modi-inaugurates-modern-rani-kamalapati-railway-station-in-bhopal/article37502029.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 November 2021 |title=हबीबगंज हुआ रानी कमलापति रेलवे स्टेशन:MP सरकार के नोटिफिकेशन जारी करते ही प्लेटफॉर्म पर बोर्ड बदले, रविवार को आएंगे रेल मंत्री |language=hi |trans-title=Habibganj is now Rani Kamlapati railway station: Boards changed on the platform as soon as the notification of the MP government was issued, the Railway Minister will come on Sunday |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/mp/bhopal/news/rani-kamlapati-railway-station-bhopal-bansal-project-director-on-platform-pattika-sticker-129113814.html |access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Rani Kamalpati statue at Kamlapati Setu & bridge Lower Lake, Bhopal 03.jpg|thumb|[[Rani Kamalpati]] statue]]

== Major trains ==
The train which originates from Rani Kamalapati are :

● [[Rani Kamalapati–New Delhi Shatabdi Express]] (12001/12002)

● [[Rani Kamalapati–Jabalpur Jan Shatabdi Express]] (12061/12062)

● [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Rani Kamalapati Superfast Express]] (12153/12154)

● [[Shaan-e-Bhopal Express]] (12155/12156)

● [[Rewanchal Express]] (12185/12186)

● [[Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Hazrat Nizamuddin Vande Bharat Express]] (20171/20172)

● [[Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj)–Rewa Vande Bharat Express]] (20173/20174)

● [[Santragachi–Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express]] (22169/22170)

● [[Pune–Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express]] (22171/22172)

● [[Adhartal–Rani Kamalapati Intercity Express]] (22187/22188)

==Infrastructure==
The station has 5 platforms with 6 tracks. The railway station was redeveloped on the lines of Germany’s [[Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof|Heidelberg railway station]] and is promoted as India’s first world-class station. The station now has various facilities like large covered parking area, 24X7 power backup, drinking water, air-conditioned lobby, offices, shops, high speed escalator, lift, anchor stores, automobile showrooms, a convention centre, a hotel and a super speciality hospital.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/|title=World Class Railway Station | Rani Kamalapati Railway Station | Bansal Group|access-date=7 April 2023|archive-date=13 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213181151/https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The redeveloped railway station has received GEM 5 star rating in GEM Sustainability Certification by [[ASSOCHAM]] for Green, sustainable design and eco-friendly project. The station has planned an extensive reuse of water with Zero discharge technology being utilised for sewage treatment systems. A provision of rainwater harvesting is also present at the station. To ensure clean energy, solar energy generation is implemented in the station. Around 6800 and 7300 square metres are identified for soft and hard landscaping respectively.<ref name="auto1"/>

==Services==
The station is located {{convert|7|km}} away from {{stnlnk|Bhopal Junction}}. It lies on the [[New Delhi–Chennai main line]] of the Indian Railways. It serves as a secondary station to [[Bhopal Junction railway station]].

== See also ==
Other railway stations serving [[Bhopal]] metropolitan area
* [[Bhopal Junction railway station]]
* [[Mandideep railway station]]
* [[Misrod railway station]]
* [[Nishatpura railway station]]
* [[Sant Hirdaram Nagar railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/ World Class Railway Station | Rani Kamalapati Railway Station | Bansal Group] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213181151/https://ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com/ |date=13 December 2022 }}

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{{City of Bhopal}}
{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1920]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Bhopal railway division]]

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