Duvvada
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Neighbourhood
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Duvvada railway station name board
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  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
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| Vehicle registration | AP 32 and AP 33 |
Duvvada is a suburban area of Visakhapatnam city, under the Revenue Mandal of GajuwakainGreater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation. A sub-post Office located at Duvvada with pincode 530046 and 530049.[1]
The name Duvvada was earlier Dvivada, meaning 'Two Forts' or 'Town of Two forts'.
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.
| 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]
