Humnabad railway station, (station code: HMBD) is an

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located in

Humnabad Humnabad is a town and municipal council in the Bidar District of the Indian state of Karnataka. Humnabad is the headquarters of Humnabad taluk. Geography Humnabad is located at . It has an average elevation of 638 metres (2093 feet). ...

Bidar Bidar (/ biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. It is the headquarters of Bidar district, which borders Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a rapidly urbanising city in the wider ''Bidar Metropolitan area ...

in the Indian state of

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and serves

area. It is located on the Bidar-Kalaburagi line of

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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).

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.

References

Secunderabad railway division Railway stations in Bidar district Railway stations in Karnataka {{Karnataka-railstation-stub