Duvvada
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
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
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
- 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
- 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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- Abidnagar
- Achutapuram
- Adarsh Nagar
- Adavivaram
- Aganampudi
- Akkayyapalem
- Akkireddypalem
- Allipuram
- Anakapalle
- Anandapuram
- Appikonda
- Arilova
- Asilmetta
- Balayya Sastri Layout
- Beach Road, Visakhapatnam
- Bheemunipatnam
- BHPV
- Burujupeta
- CBM Compound
- Chengal Rao Peta
- Chinagantyada
- Chinna Gadhili
- Chinnamushidiwada
- Chinna Waltair
- Chintalagraharam
- Daba Gardens
- Daspalla Hills
- Dayalnagar
- Desapatrunipalem
- Devada
- Dibbapalem
- Dondaparthi
- Dosuru
- Duppituru
- Duvvada
- Dwaraka Nagar
- Gajuwaka
- Gambhiram
- Gandhigram
- Gangavaram
- Gidijala
- Gnanapuram
- Gopalapatnam
- Gudilova
- Hanumanthawaka
- HB Colony
- Isukathota
- Jagadamba Centre
- Jalari Peta
- Jodugullapalem
- Kailasapuram
- Kakani Nagar
- Kancharapalem
- Kapuluppada
- Kirlampudi Layout
- Kommadi
- Kurmannapalem
- Lankelapalem
- Lawsons Bay Colony
- Maddilapalem
- Madhavadhara
- Madhurawada
- Maharanipeta
- Malkapuram
- Mangamaripeta
- Marripalem
- Mindi
- Mulagada
- Muralinagar
- MVP Colony
- NAD Kotha Road
- Nadupuru
- Narasimha Nagar
- Narava
- Nathayyapalem
- Naidu Thota
- Nidigattu
- One Town
- Padmanabham
- Pandurangapuram
- Parawada
- Pedagantyada
- Pedamadaka
- Pedda Waltair
- Pendurthi
- Pineapple Colony
- Pithapuram Colony
- Poorna Market
- Pothinamallayya Palem
- Prahaladapuram
- Prakashraopeta
- Pudimadaka
- Ramnagar
- Railway New Colony
- Ravada
- Ravindra Nagar
- Relli Veedhi
- Resapuvanipalem
- Rushikonda
- Sabbavaram
- Sagar Nagar
- Salipeta
- Santhipuram
- Scindia
- Seethammadhara
- Seethammapeta
- Sheela Nagar
- Simhachalam
- Siripuram
- Sivajipalem
- Soldierpet
- Sontyam
- Sriharipuram
- Sujatha Nagar
- Suryabagh
- Thatichetlapalem
- Thagarapuvalasa
- Thimmapuram
- Town Kotha Road
- Tunglam
- Ukkunagaram
- Vadlapudi
- Velampeta
- Vellanki
- Venkojipalem
- Vepagunta
- Visalakshi Nagar
- Waltair Uplands
- Yarada
- Yendada