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]Template: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 :
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Gallery
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 India’s first ‘private’ railway station Habibganj to come up near Bhopal. Mint(6 June 2017). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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- ↑ Habibganj to Rani Kamlapati: How a railway station’s name is changed. The Indian Express(16 November 2021). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ What features will India's 1st privately run station have?(9 June 2017). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ Bhopal’s Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen. Hindustan Times(14 November 2021). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ↑ PM Modi inaugurates modern Rani Kamalapati railway station in Bhopal. The Hindu(15 November 2021). 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. Dainik Bhaskar(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(29 November 2018). Retrieved 2 December 2018.
External links
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