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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[edit]
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[edit]
The station has 5 platforms.
Transport[edit]
By air[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 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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