Humma railway station

Humma railway station is a railway station on Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section, part of the Howrah–Chennai main line under Khurda Road railway division of East Coast Railway zone.[1] It is situated at Padagadajhatipadar, Humma in Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.[2]

Humma railway station
Passenger train station
General information
LocationPadagadajhatipadar, Humma, Ganjam district, Odisha
India
Coordinates19°26′36″N 85°04′33″E / 19.443283°N 85.075888°E / 19.443283; 85.075888
Elevation20 m (66 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byEast Coast Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHMA
Zone(s)East Coast Railway zone
Division(s)Khurda Road
History
Opened1899
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Coast State Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian RailwaysFollowing station
RambhaEast Coast Railway zoneGanjam
Location
Humma railway station is located in India
Humma railway station
Humma railway station
Location within India
Humma railway station is located in Odisha
Humma railway station
Humma railway station
Humma railway station (Odisha)

History

In between 1893 and 1896, the coastal railway track from Cuttack to Vijayawada was built and opened to traffic by East Coast State Railway.[3] The route was electrified in several phases. Khurda–Visakhapatnam section was completely electrified by 2002 and Howrah–Chennai route was fully electrified in 2005.[4]

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