Duvvada

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| 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_caption = Location in Visakhapatnam

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| 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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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

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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Category:Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam