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Cumbum railway station

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Cumbum
Indian Railways Regional and Commuter rail station
General information
LocationCumbum, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
India
Coordinates15°28′48″N 78°28′48″E / 15.4800°N 78.4800°E / 15.4800; 78.4800
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Nallapadu–Nandyal section
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Electrical
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
AccessibleDisabled access[citation needed]
Other information
Station codeCBM
Zone(s) South Central RailwayTooltip South Central Railway zone
Division(s) GunturTooltip Guntur railway division
ClassificationD
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Tarlapadu
towards ?
Nallapadu–Nandyal section Jaggambotla Krishnapuram
towards ?
Location
Cumbum is located in India
Cumbum
Cumbum
Location within India
Cumbum is located in Andhra Pradesh
Cumbum
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Cumbum (Andhra Pradesh)

Cumbum railway station (station code:CBM[1]) is a D-category Indian Railways station in the Guntur railway division of the South Central Railway zone.[2] It is situated on the Nallapadu–Nandyal section and provides rail connectivity to the town of Cumbum.[2]: 4  This railway station is used by residents of Cumbum, Bestavaripeta, Ardhaveedu, and Kanigiri. Trains from this station run to Nandyal, Hubli, Goa, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Bhuvaneswar, and Kolkata. The railway passes by the historic Cumbum Tank starting from the Cumbum railway station for a distance of about 7 km. It passes through one of the most picturesque valleys in the Guntur–Nandyal section of the South Central Railway.

References

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  1. ^ "Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nallapadu – Nandyal section" (PDF). Indian Railways. 12 September 2009. p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Evolution of Guntur Division" (PDF). South Central Railway. p. 11. Retrieved 3 May 2016.