Habibganj railway station

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Habibganj railway station
Regional rail and Light rail station
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Habibganj railway station
General information
Other namesRani Kamalapati railway station
LocationHabibganj, Maharana Pratap Nagar Zone 2 Bhopal-462011, Madhya Pradesh,
India
Coordinates23°13′18″N 77°26′24″E / 23.2216°N 77.4401°E / 23.2216; 77.4401
Elevation495.760 metres (1,626.51 ft)
Owned byIndian Railway Stations Development Corporation
Line(s)Bhopal–Nagpur section
Delhi–Chennai line
Bhopal→Jabalpur
Itarsi→Indore
Platforms5
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt–ground
Platform levels1
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled accessDisabled access
Other information
Station codeRKMP
HBJ (until 2021)
Fare zoneWest Central Railway zone
History
Opened1979; 45 years ago (1979)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesIndian Branch Rly. Co.
Central Railways
Passengers
Daily26,000 per day (average)
Services
ATM, Baggage Room, Dormitory/Retiring Rooms
Refreshment, Waiting Room
Location
Habibganj is located in Bhopal
Habibganj
Habibganj
Location within Bhopal
Habibganj is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Habibganj (Madhya Pradesh)
Map

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

  • Bhopal Habibganj station in 2019

    Bhopal Habibganj station in 2019

  • Old signboard of the station at the north end of platform no. 1

    Old signboard of the station at the north end of platform no. 1

  • The new Signboard on display at one of the newly redeveloped platforms

    The new Signboard on display at one of the newly redeveloped platforms

  • Platform ticket of Rani Kamlapati Railway Station with printed station code RKMP

    Platform ticket of Rani Kamlapati Railway Station with printed station code RKMP

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sood, Jyotika (6 June 2017). "India's first 'private' railway station Habibganj to come up near Bhopal". Mint. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway station". Business Today. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sehra, Sumedha (9 June 2017). "What features will India's 1st privately run station have?". Inshorts. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ Tomar, Shruti (14 November 2021). "Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ PTI (15 November 2021). "PM Modi inaugurates modern Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  7. ^ "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 Hindi). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Central Chronicle". centralchronicle.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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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