Habibganj railway station

Habibganj railway station
Express and Passenger train station
Old (left) and new (centre) main entrance buildings of the railway station
General information
Other namesRani Kamalapati railway station
LocationMaharana 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)Delhi–Chennai line
Bhopal–Nagpur section
Platforms5
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeAt–ground
Platform levels1
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRKMP
HBJ (1920-2021)
Fare zoneWest Central Railway zone
History
Opened1920; 104 years ago (1920)[1]
Rebuilt1969; 55 years ago (1969)[1]
2021; 3 years ago (2021)[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Habibganj is located in Bhopal
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Location within Bhopal
Habibganj is located in Madhya Pradesh
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Habibganj (Madhya Pradesh)

Habibganj railway station, officially Rani Kamalapati railway station (station code: RKMP), is a ISO certified[2] railway station in Bhopal, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It lies on the New Delhi–Chennai main line of the Indian Railways. It comes under West Central Railway zone (WCR) of the Indian Railways and serves as headquarters of Bhopal railway division of WCR. It serves as a secondary station to Bhopal Junction railway station (the main station in Bhopal). It is India's first private railway station.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Bhopal's Habibganj station renamed after tribal queen". Hindustan Times. 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Certificate of Registration" (PDF). ranikamalapatirailwaystation.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Habibganj: Here is India's first private railway station". Business Today. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.