Habibganj railway station

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Habibganj railway station
Regional rail & Light rail station
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Habibganj Railway Station
Other namesRani Kamalapati railway station
LocationHabibganj, Maharana Pratap Nagar Zone 2 Bhopal-462011, Madhya Pradesh,
India
Coordinates23°13′18″N 77°26′24″E / 23.221589°N 77.440137°E / 23.221589; 77.440137
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; 43 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 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, Madhya Pradesh Government changed its name 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.[4][5] Bhopal-based Bansal Group (M/S Bansal Pathways Habibganj Private Limited) has taken the responsibility from IRSDC to turn this railway station into a benchmark for all similar future endeavors.[6][better source needed]

The rebuilt railway station was opened in November 2021 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[7][8] The station code was changed from HBJ to RKMP.[9]

Structure[]

The station has 5 platforms.

Transport[]

By air[]

The 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.[10] As of January 2020, Bhopal has non-stop flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Udaipur, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Raipur.[11][better source needed] There are no international flight from Bhopal.[10]

By rail[]

The 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

  • Signboard of the station at the north end of platform no. 1

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "India's first 'private' railway station Habibganj to come up near Bhopal".
  2. ^ "Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway station". Business Today. New Delhi. 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Habibganj to Rani Kamlapati: How a railway station's name is changed". The Indian Express. 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "India's first 'private' railway station Habibganj to come up near Bhopal". Livemint. 6 June 2017.
  5. ^ "What features will India's 1st privately run station have?". Inshorts. 9 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Habibganj railway station". Habibganj railway station. 10 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen". Hindustan Times. 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ "PM Modi inaugurates modern Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal". The Hindu. 15 November 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ a b "Central Chronicle". centralchronicle.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  11. ^ "IndiGo to start non-stop daily flight between Bhopal-Hyderabad and Jabalpur-Hyderabad soon". timesnownews.com. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.

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