Chirala | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Goods Shed Rd, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Line: | Vijayawada–Chennai section |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 6 |
Tracks: | 6 |
Parking: | Yes |
Opened: | 1899 |
Status: | Active |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South Coast Railway zone |
Zone: | Indian Railways |
Map Type: | India#India Andhra Pradesh |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Map State: | collapsed |
Chirala railway station (station code:CLX[1]) is located at Chirala town of Bapatla district, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is administered under Vijayawada railway division of South Coast Railway zone (formerly South Central Railway zone).[2]
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Chirala is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4) railway station.[3] Based on the re–categorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017–18 and 2022–23, an NSG–4 category station earns between – crore and handles passengers.[4]
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]