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city, under the Revenue Mandal of

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A sub-post Office located at Duvvada with pincode 530046 and 530049

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

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, Aganampudi, Vadlapudi etc. ;

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routes: 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 and Guntur.^{/sup>

Features

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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

Duvvada railway station (station code:DVD) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Duvvada, the southern outskirts of Visakhapatnam. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line.
History
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*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

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in East Coast Railway

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* 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

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

{{Neighbourhoods of Visakhapatnam

Neighbourhoods in Visakhapatnam}