Duvvada railway station

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.

Duvvada
Indian Railway Station
Duvvada Railway Station
LocationDuvvada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, 530046
India
Coordinates17°42′12″N 83°09′07″E
Elevation46 m (151 ft)
Line(s)Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
Platforms4
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDVD
Zone(s) South Coast Railway
Division(s) Waltair railway division
Location
Duvvada
Location in Andhra Pradesh
Duvvada
Location in India
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 Limited
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

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.

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]

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

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.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Marripalem
East Coast Railway zone
Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada section of Howrah-Chennai main line
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