Cumbum railway station explained

Cumbum
Type:Indian Railways Regional and Commuter rail station
Address:Cumbum, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh
Country:India
Map Type:India#India Andhra Pradesh
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Indian Railways
Line:Nallapadu–Nandyal section
Platforms:2 side platforms
Tracks: broad gauge Electrical
Structure:Standard (on ground)
Classification:D

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. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Distances in kilometers between stations on the Nallapadu – Nandyal section . Indian Railways . 30 April 2019 . 70 . PDF . 12 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170414150809/http://rbs.indianrail.gov.in/ShortPath/Rbs_pdf/LdtPart-i/ldtpart-i_scr.pdf . 14 April 2017 . dead .
  2. Web site: Evolution of Guntur Division. South Central Railway. 11. PDF. 3 May 2016.