Duvvada
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Duvvada
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| native_name_lang = telugu
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| settlement_type = Neighbourhood
| image_skyline = Duvvada Railway station Board.jpg
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| image_caption = Duvvada railway station name board
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| pushpin_map = India Visakhapatnam
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Visakhapatnam
| coordinates = {{coord|17|41|59|N|83|09|27|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name1 = Andhra Pradesh
| subdivision_name2 = Visakhapatnam
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| governing_body = Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 530046, 530049
| registration_plate = AP 32 and AP 33
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| demographics1_info1 = Telugu
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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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/ |title=Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications |access-date=17 April 2013 |archive-date=6 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906202708/http://www.indiapost.gov.in/pin/ |url-status=dead }}
Etymology
The name Duvvada was earlier Dvivada, meaning 'Two Forts' or 'Town of Two forts'.
Transport
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:
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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 Chennai, Secunderabad, vijayawada and Guntur.[4]
Features
- [http://qualityinnramachandra.com/ 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{{Cite web|url=http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/DVD|title = Duvvada Railway Station | Trains Timetable passing through Duvvada Station}}
Gallery
File:Statue of Buddha at Dammagiri in Duvvada 04.jpg|Statue of Buddha at Dammagiri in Duvvda
File:Noon View at Duvvada.jpg|Duvvada beside Railway track
File:A Railway Gangmen at Duvvada Railway Station.jpg|A railway gangman at Duvvada railway station
File:Vignan Engineering College at Duvvada in Visakhapatnam.jpg|Vignan Engineering College at Duvvada in Visakhapatnam
References
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