Duvvada railway station

Railway station in Andhra Pradesh, India

17°42′12″N 83°09′07″E / 17.70333°N 83.15184°E / 17.70333; 83.15184Elevation46 m (151 ft)Line(s)Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main linePlatforms4Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeDVD Zone(s) South Coast Railway Division(s) WaltairHistoryElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Marripalem towards ?		East Coast Railway zone Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line		Thadi towards ?

Location
Duvvada Location in Visakhapatnam

Railways around Visakhapatnam

				km	to Khurda Road–Visakhapatnam section
					to Kothavalasa–Kirandul line
				24	Kothavalasa
				15	Pendurti

				8	Simhachalam North

				7	Simhachalam



				6	Gopalapatnam


					NH 16
					Marshalling yard on right lines
				4	Marripalem / Visakhapatnam Airport
					Naval Dockyard
					Essar Steel
					Iron Ore sidings
				9	Kottapalem
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour



				0	Visakhapatnam
					Hindustan Zinc
					BHPV
					NH 16
					Coromandel International
					Visakhapatnam Refinery of HPCL
					Visakhapatnam port channel in blue
					Visakhapatnam Port - Inner harbour
					Hindustan Shipyard
					Visakhapatnam Port - Outer harbour
					Dolphin's Nose (hill with lighthouse)
					Link to Bay of Bengal

					Visakhapatnam Steel Plant
					Gangavaram Port
				17	Duvvada
					NH 16
					Simhadri STPP of NTPC
				27	Thadi
					NH 16
				33	Anakapalle
					to Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section

Duvvada railway station (station code:DVD^[1]) located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, serves Duvvada, the southern outskirts of Visakhapatnam. It lies on the Howrah–Chennai main line.

History

Between 1893 and 1896, 1,288 km (800 mi) of the East Coast State Railway was opened for traffic. In 1898–99, Bengal Nagpur Railway was linked to the lines in southern India.^[2]

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was established in the 1980s and the first coke oven battery was commissioned in 1989.^[3]

Development

With the expansion of Visakhapatnam city, particularly with the setting up of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, large groups of people started living away from the main city. People inhabiting neighbourhoods such as Aganampudi, Lankelapalem, Paravada, NTPC township, Pharma City and Ukkunagaram needed a large railway station nearer to their homes. Duvvada railway station serves the population in the southern outskirts of Visakhapatnam.^[4]

The nearest airport is Visakhapatnam Airport/VTZ which is 8 km from Duvvada railway station. Lifts are under construction at the platforms

Passenger movement

Duvvada railway station serves about 108,000 passengers on a daily basis. Many trains always rush like Jhanmabhoomi express, Ratnachal express which are inter city service to other big cities like Secunderabad and Vijayawada.^[5]

Gallery

Duvvada station Platform 1
Kaziranga Express in Duvvada
Amaravati Express with a WAP7 loco at Duvvada railway station
Duvvada railway station platforms

References

^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 45. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
^ "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
^ "Visakhapatnam Steel Plant". Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
^ "Appeal for better amenities at Duvvada". The Hindu. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
^ "Duvvada (DVD)". India Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

External links

Trains at Duvvada

Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh

SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone

Secunderabad	Cheruvu Madhavaram Gangineni

SCoRTooltip South Coast Railway zone

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Waltair	Alamanda Araku Araku Valley Halt Batuva Halt Bobbili Junction Boddavara Borra Caves Chimidipalle Chipurupalle Dusi Duvvada Garividi Gujjangivalasa Gumada Harishchandrapuram Kantakapalle Karakavalasa Kottavalasa Junction Korukonda Kotabommali Kuneru Lakkavarapukota Malividu Marripalem Narasipuram Halt Narayanappavalasa Halt Naupada Nellimarla Parvathipuram Parvathipuram Town Pendurthi Ponduru Rompalle Salur Shimiliguda Shivalingapuram Shrungavarapukota Sigadam Simhachalam Simhachalam North Sitanagaram Srikakulam Road Tilaru Tyada Urlam Visakhapatnam Vizianagaram Junction

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

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