Chirala railway station explained

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]

Classification

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]

Station amenities

It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . 29 April 2019 . 46 . PDF . 2015.
  2. Web site: Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations . Portal of Indian Railways . 21 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf . 28 January 2016 . 7 . PDF . 28 January 2016 . dead . dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Stations – Category-wise (NEW) . Portal of Indian Railways . 23 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Categorization of Railway Stations . Press Information Bureau . 20 May 2019 . 21 March 2018.
  5. News: Correspondent . Special . SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations . 5 May 2019 . The Hindu . 27 January 2017 .