Tuni Railway station

Tuni is a major town in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Tuni is a Major commercial marketing centre for more than forty surrounding villages in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. Sunday is (Santha) market fare day. Tuni is Known for mango export, nearly 250 varieties of mangoes are available here. It is also famous for betel leaves grown in and around the place and jute bags. Cashew nuts are another major produced variety in Tuni. It is the Mandal town for the near by villages of Atikivanipalem Chamavaram Chepuru D.polavaram Dondavaka Hamsavaram K.o.mallavaram Kolimeru Kothuru Kummarilova N.suravaram Rapaka Rekhavanipalem S.annavaram Talluru Tetagunta Timmapuram Valluru Venkatanagaram.Tuni may be a historical site dated back to 1st century CE in connection with Buddhism, which flourished in the nearby hillocks and villages such as Gopalapatnam, Satyavaram and KummariLova nearby to the city of Tuni on the banks of Thandava River. The Buddhist monks would have resided in Kummarilova village (Kummararam) from the 2nd century CE to 6th century CE and propagated Buddhism. The Buddhist ‘aramas’ and ‘stupas’ found in the village are testimony for their presence, they said. This village is being called ‘Panchasheela Buddhist centre’ as five Buddhist ‘stupas’ were found here in recent times.Archaeology authorities have found a Buddhist site at Kummarilova of Tuni during a general survey carried out recently in the area.

Modern History is in connection with the Kshatriyas of Vatsavai Dynasty. Tuni is a famous marketplace since 19th Century CE. Tuni Railway station has an important prominence on the Howrah-Madras railway line during the time of British India and also after Independence.