Duvvada

Not to be confused with Duvva.

Neighbourhood in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Duvvada

Neighbourhood

Duvvada railway station name board

Duvvada

Location in Visakhapatnam

Coordinates: 17°41′59″N 83°09′27″E﻿ / ﻿17.69972°N 83.15750°E﻿ / 17.69972; 83.15750
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]

## Etymology

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The name Duvvada was earlier Dvivada, meaning 'Two Forts' or 'Town of Two forts'.

## Transport

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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.

APSRTC routes

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]

## Features

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* QualityInn Ramachandra Hotels is located near Duvvada Railway Station, well suited for Business stays, Conference meetings and for value-adding Industrial visits to Vizag Steel Plant, APIIC SEZ.
* Vignan College of Engineering and Technology is near to Duvvada railway station.
* Gonna Institute of information technology (GIITS) is a nearby Engineering college (7 km from station) which offers B.tech and diploma courses
* There is a suburban railway station of Visakhapatnam in East Coast Railway, Indian Railways.
* It has been developed as a satellite station for Visakhapatnam Railway Station, It has 4 platforms.
* long-distance trains also have halted at Duvvuda station.
* The Duvvuda Station is near to VSEZ Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone and also to Vizag Steel Plant (RINL-VIZAG).
* Duvvada railway station is the first station of East Coast Railway[2]

## Gallery

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* Statue of Buddha at Dammagiri in Duvvda

* Duvvada beside Railway track

* A railway gangman at Duvvada railway station

* Vignan Engineering College at Duvvada in Visakhapatnam

## References

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1. ^ "Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications". Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
2. ^ "Duvvada Railway Station | Trains Timetable passing through Duvvada Station".

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