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Humnabad railway station

Railway station in Karnataka, India

17°46′17″N 77°08′14″E / 17.7714°N 77.1373°E / 17.7714; 77.1373Elevation633 m (2,077 ft)Line(s)Bidar–GulbargaPlatforms2Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeHMBD Zone(s) South Central Railway, Division(s) SecunderabadHistoryElectrifiedYes

Location
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Humnabad railway station, (station code: HMBD) is an Indian Railways Train station located in Humnabad, Bidar in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Humnabad area. It is located on the Bidar-Kalaburagi line of Secunderabad railway division in South Central Railway zone.^[1]

History

Bidar–Gulbarga Railway Line foundation stone for the project was laid in 1996, construction began in 2000 .The work completed in two phases. Phase one push-pull train service between Bidar and Humnabad started in 2013.The second phase between Humnabad and Gulbarga delayed due to land acquisition in Gulbarga, as farmers went to court seeking higher compensation, and on 29 October 2017 the full line flagged off between Bidar and Gulbarga (Kalaburagi).^[2]

Structure and expansion

Humnabad railway station has two platforms, each running to 400 meter in length, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, tea stall, parking, foot overbridge, and toilet facilities. Humnabad has connectivity with Kalaburagi and Bidar.^[3]

References

^ "New Bidar–Gulbarga Railway Line to the Nation; Flags off DEMU Train Service". www.railnews.in. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Bidar-Kalaburagi rail line ready after 16 years". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
^ "Railways to accelerate projects in State". www.deccanherald.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Nandagaon Halli Halt (NGNH) towards ?		South Central Railway zone Bidar–Gulbarga		Kattalli (KTAI) towards ?

Railway stations in Karnataka

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

Bangalore	Bangalore City Bangalore Cantonment Bangalore East Bangarapet Junction Baiyyappanahalli Banaswadi Hoodi Halt Kempegowda International Airport halt Kengeri Kolar Krishnadevaraya halt Krishnarajapuram Kuppam (Part of KATooltip Karnataka and APTooltip Andhra Pradesh) Nayandahalli Shrirangapattana Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Whitefield Yesvantpur Junction Yelahanka Junction
Hubli	Almatti Bagalkot Badami Basavana Bagewadi Road Belagavi Ballari Junction Bijapur Castle Rock Dharwad Gadag Junction Gangavathi Ginigera Junction Hole Alur Hosapete Junction Hubli Junction Indi road Karatagi Koppal Londa Junction Mallapur Sindhanur Toranagallu
Mysore	Anandapuram Arsikere Junction Ashokapuram Badanaguppe Chamarajanagar Chamarajapuram Chikkamagaluru Chinnadagudihundi Davangere Hassan Junction Kabaka Puttur Kadakola Kadur Junction Kavalande Konanur Mariyala Gangavadi Mysore Junction Nanjangud Town Narasambudhi Subrahmanya Road Sujathapuram Tandavapura

SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone

Secunderabad	Bidar Chittapur Humnabad Seram/Sedam
Guntakal	Raichur Yadgir

SRTooltip Southern Railway zone

Palakkad	Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction

CRTooltip Central Railway zone

Solapur	Kalaburagi Junction Shahabad Wadi Junction

KRTooltip Konkan Railway zone

Karwar	Ankola Asnoti Barkur Bhatkal Bijoor Mookambika Road Byndoor Chitrapur Gokarna Road Harwada Honnavar Innanje Karwar Kumta Kundapura Manki Mulki Murudeshwar Nandikoor Padubidri Senapura Shiroor Surathkal Thokur Udupi

Namma
Metro

Operational	■ Whitefield (Kadugodi) Challaghatta ■ Nagasandra Silk Institute
Under Construction	■ Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Bommasandra ■ Nagawara Kalena Agrahara ■ Central Silk Board KIAL Terminals
Proposed	■ JP Nagar 4th Phase Kempapura ■ Hosahalli Kadabagere ■ Hebbala Sarjapura