Chirala | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Goods Shed Rd, Chirala, Andhra Pradesh India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 15°49′53″N 80°21′13″E / 15.8313°N 80.3536°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Vijayawada–Chennai section | ||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | CLX | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | South Coast Railway zone | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Vijayawada | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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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 ₹10–₹20 crore and handles 2–5 million passengers.[4]
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).[5]