Rani Kamalapati is a suburb in Bhopal, India, in the BHEL township in the city of Bhopal. It is notable for the Rani Kamalapati Railway Station, the second busiest station in the city after the

Bhopal Junction Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...

. This railway station was "reconstructed on the lines of Germany’s Heidelberg railway station" as part of a public–private partnership at a cost of 1billion Indian rupees, (about $13.4 million). Rani Kamalapati railway station says that it is India's first world class railway station. Rani Kamalapati also houses the divisional headquarter of "Bhopal Division" of west central railways.

Etymology

Hindustani Hindustani may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Hindustan (another name of India) * Hindustani language, an Indo-Aryan language, whose two official norms are Hindi and Urdu * Fiji Hindi, a variety of Eastern Hindi spoken in Fiji, and ...

, ''Habibganj'' means ''The Lovely City''. This name was given by the

Begum of Bhopal The Nawabs of Bhopal were the Muslim rulers of Bhopal, now part of Madhya Pradesh, India. The nawabs first ruled under the Mughal Empire from 1707 to 1737, under the Maratha Empire from 1737 to 1818, then under British rule from 1818 to 1947, an ...

, when she was greatly influenced by the greenery and water resources of Bhopal City.

Transport

By rail

Bhopal Habibganj Railway Station a privately owned railway station serves the area. The station is the headquarters of the Shaan - E - Bhopal Express (The pride of Bhopal). Besides the Bhopal Express, there are 12 trains, having a starting and termination point at Habibganj.

References

{{Neighbourhoods of Bhopal Neighbourhoods in Bhopal