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Habibganj railway station
Habibganj railway station | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regional rail and Light rail station | ||
| Other names | Rani Kamalapati railway station | |
| Location | Habibganj, Maharana Pratap Nagar Zone 2 Bhopal-462011, Madhya Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates | 23°13′18″N 77°26′24″E / 23.2216°N 77.4401°E | |
| Elevation | 495.760 metres (1,626.51 ft) | |
| Owned by | Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation | |
| Line(s) | Bhopal–Nagpur section Delhi–Chennai line Bhopal→Jabalpur Itarsi→Indore | |
| Platforms | 5 | |
| Tracks | 6 | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | At–ground | |
| Platform levels | 1 | |
| Parking | Available | |
| Bicycle facilities | Available | |
| Disabled access |  | |
| Other information | ||
| Station code | RKMP | |
| Fare zone | West Central Railway zone | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1979 | |
| Electrified | Yes | |
| Previous names | Indian Branch Rly. Co. Central Railways | |
| Passengers | ||
| Daily | 26,000 per day (average) | |
| Services | ||
|
ATM, Baggage Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms Refreshment, Waiting Room | ||
| Location | ||
  Habibganj Location within Bhopal  Habibganj Habibganj (Madhya Pradesh) | ||
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Habibganj railway station, officially Rani Kamalapati railway station (station code: RKMP), is a railway station in Bhopal City and part of the West Central Railway.[1] It is located in Habibganj, New Bhopal and lies on the main Jhansi–Bhopal–Itarsi route line. It is India's first private railway station.[2] In November 2021, the Madhya Pradesh Government changed its name from Habibganj railway station to Rani Kamalapati railway station in the memory of Gond queen Rani Kamlapati.[3]
History
The Ministry of Railways privatised Habibganj railway station in June 2017, making it India's first private railway station. The station will have facilities like a shopping complex, forex kiosk and eateries.[1][4]
The rebuilt railway station was opened in November 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[5][6] The station code was changed from HBJ to RKMP.[7]
Structure
The station has 5 platforms.
Transport
By air
Raja Bhoj International Airport is located near the suburb of Sant Hirdaram Nagar (formerly known as Bairagarh) and is the primary airport serving the state of Madhya Pradesh, India.[8] *As of January 2020, Bhopal has non-stop flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Raipur.[9][better source needed] There are no international flight from Bhopal.[8]
By rail
Habibganj railway station lies on the main Jhansi–Bhopal–Itarsi route line. Bhopal Junction is the other major railway station in the area.
By road
The railway station of Habibganj is located :
- 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) away from Bhopal Junction
- 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from Bhopal Central
- 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from Maharana Pratap Nagar, Bhopal, the commercial area in southern region of the Bhopal city
Gallery
The new Signboard on display at one of the newly redeveloped platforms
Platform ticket of Rani Kamlapati Railway Station with printed station code RKMP
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sood, Jyotika (6 June 2017). "India's first 'private' railway station Habibganj to come up near Bhopal". Mint. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ "Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway station". Business Today. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ Dastidar, Avishek G (16 November 2021). "Habibganj to Rani Kamlapati: How a railway station's name is changed". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ Sehra, Sumedha (9 June 2017). "What features will India's 1st privately run station have?". Inshorts. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ Tomar, Shruti (14 November 2021). "Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ PTI (15 November 2021). "PM Modi inaugurates modern Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ "हबीबगंज हुआ रानी कमलापति रेलवे स्टेशन:MP सरकार के नोटिफिकेशन जारी करते ही प्लेटफॉर्म पर बोर्ड बदले, रविवार को आएंगे रेल मंत्री" [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]. Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Central Chronicle". centralchronicle.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ "IndiGo to start non-stop daily flight between Bhopal-Hyderabad and Jabalpur-Hyderabad soon". Times Now. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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