Duvvada railway station

Duvvada
Indian Railways station
Duvvada railway station
General information
Location	Duvvada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530046 India
Coordinates	17°42′12″N 83°09′07″E
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Line(s)	Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada section of Howrah–Chennai main line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DVD
Zone(s)	South Coast Railway
Division(s)	Waltair
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
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

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

See also

• Duvvada
• Visakhapatnam railway station
• Waltair railway division
• Hyderabad–Visakhapatnam Godavari Express
• Visakhapatnam Steel Plant

References

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

External links

• Trains at Duvvada