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{{Short description|Indian railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chirala
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Chirala railway signboard.jpg
| image_caption = Chirala railway signboard
| address = Goods Shed Rd, [[Chirala]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|15.8313|N|80.3536|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| line = [[Vijayawada–Chennai section]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CLX
| zone = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Vijayawada}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Coast Railway zone]]
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services =
{{s-rail|title=Indian Railways}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways|previous= Ipurupalem Halt|next= Jandrapeta|line= South Coast Railway zone|branch=[[Vijayawada–Chennai section]] of [[Howrah–Chennai main line]]}}
| trains passed =
| map_type = India#India Andhra Pradesh
| map_caption = Location in Andhra Pradesh##Location in India
}}
'''Chirala railway station''' (station code:CLX<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=46 |format=PDF |date=2015}}</ref>) is located at [[Chirala]] town of [[Prakasam 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]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=21 May 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf |archivedate=28 January 2016 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=28 January 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Classification ==
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Chirala is categorized as a ''Non-Suburban Grade-4 (NSG-4)'' railway station.<ref name="station_categories">{{cite web |title=Stations – Category-wise (NEW) |url=https://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291,358,748,2213 |website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> 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 {{Nowrap|2–5 million}} passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Categorization of Railway Stations |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=174916 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=20 May 2019 |date=21 March 2018}}</ref>

== Station amenities ==
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=Special |title=SCR introduces mobile paper ticketing facility in 38 stations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/SCR-introduces-mobile-paper-ticketing-facility-in-38-stations/article17099376.ece |access-date=5 May 2019 |work=The Hindu |date=27 January 2017 }}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Railway stations in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Vijayawada railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Prakasam district]]

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Chirala railway station - Revision history

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