Duvvada | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 17°41′59″N 83°09′27″E / 17.69972°N 83.15750°E | |
Country | India |
State | Andhra Pradesh |
District | Visakhapatnam |
Government | |
• Body | Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation |
Languages | |
• Official | Telugu |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 530046, 530049 |
Vehicle registration | AP 32 and AP 33 |
Duvvada is a suburban area of Visakhapatnam city, under the Revenue Mandal of Gajuwaka in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A sub-post Office located at Duvvada with pincode 530046 and 530049.[1]
The name Duvvada was earlier Dvivada, meaning 'Two Forts' or 'Town of Two forts'.
APSRTC buses are accessible from Dwaraka Bus Station are 38Y & 400K. And also buses are access from surrounding areas are Gajuwaka, Kurmannapalem, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, Aganampudi, Vadlapudi etc.
Route Number | Start | End | Via |
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38Y | Duvvada Railway Station | RTC Complex | Kurmannaplem, Old Gajuwaka, BHPV, Airport, NAD Kotharoad, Birla Junction, Gurudwar |
400K | Duvvada Railway Station | Maddilapalem | Kurmannaplem, Old Gajuwaka, New Gajuwaka, Malkapuram, Scindia, Railway Station, RTC Complex |
By Rail
Duvvada railway station serves about 108,000 passengers on a daily basis. Many of trains always rush like Jhanmabhoomi express, Ratnachal express which are intercity service to other big cities like Secunderabad, vijayawada and Guntur.[4]