India News | Revamped Rani Kamalapati Station Features Food Court, Clothing Store

Bhopal, Mar 31 (PTI) From food courts and coffee kiosks to sanitary vending machines and toy trains for children, the redeveloped Rani Kamalapati station in Bhopal is all set to double up as a transit point as well as a hangout place for passengers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the 11th Vande Bharat Express train from the station on Saturday.

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With facilities such as several waiting lounges, food stalls, restaurants, and retail stores, the revamped Rani Kamalapati railway station looks similar to a mini mart.

Several food joints and cafes have been set up at the two-floor railway station with a food court on each of its two floors.

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The station also has a clothing store and a kiosk selling traditional handicrafts on the top floor.

It also features special facilities dedicated to women, such as sanitary napkin vending machines and a dedicated AC lounge only for women.

"There are separate AC waiting lounges for women at the station. Platforms here are also equipped with sanitary vending machines. The station will also have cubicles for mothers to breastfeed their infants at the station very soon," Mohit Somaiya, Additional General Manager, Rani Kamalapati Railway Station, told PTI.

Resting rooms – one with a capacity for 18 men, and a separate female dormitory with a capacity for 15 women — have also been set up on the station's ground floor.

The railway station is also likely to be linked with a nearby metro station for the ease of passengers.

The latest Vande Bharat Express train between Bhopal and the national capital will cover 708 km in 7.45 hours.

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