PM Modi to dedicate India’s first world-class railway station on November 15

12 Nov 2021 12:44:05
Bhopal, November 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be dedicating India’s first world-class railway station at Habibganj in Bhopal on November 15, 2021. Habibganj railway station will be having all the facilities that are available at international airports.

Habibganj railway station
 
A private company, Bansal Group, built the station under a public-private partnership. The total cost of building the station is around Rs. 450 crore. Project Director of Habibganj Redevelopment, Abu Asif said, “It has been redeveloped as a model station. It is a pilot project of Indian Railways.”

The Habibganj railway station project has 2 parts - the station part and the commercial part. It is to have separate entry and exit gates in order to control the crowds.
 
The station also has escalators and lifts enabling passengers to reach the platforms easily. It has a seating arrangement of around 700-1,100 passengers in the open concourse. Display boards are installed throughout to provide information about movement of trains. The boards will convey information in multiple languages.

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The world-class railway station will also have food courts, kid zone, retail zone, restaurants, dormitory, air-conditioned waiting rooms and a VIP lounge.

About 160 CCTV cameras have also been installed here to enable round-the-clock surveillance. There will be 24-hour monitoring of the station from the “command and control centre."

The station has also been developed as a ‘green building’ with solar led-LED lighting.
 
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