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{{About|the railway station|the town|Chirayinkeezhu}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chirayinkeezhu
| type = [[Regional rail|Regional]], [[light rail]] and [[commuter rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Chirayinkeezhu]], [[Thiruvananthapuram district|Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|8.9603|76.6781|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| elevation = 19m
| line = [[Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line]]
| other =
| structure = At–grade
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1918}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = '''CRY'''

| zone = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Thiruvananthapuram}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| zone = [[Indian Railways]]
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Kerala#India
| map_caption = Location in Kerala##Location in India
| map_dot_label =
| route_map =
| map_state = collapsed
}}
'''Chirayinkeezhu railway station''' (Code:CRY) is a '''NSG 5''' D category [[railway station]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram District]], [[Kerala]], and falls under the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] of the [[Southern Railway zone]], [[Indian Railways]]. It is the 7th most revenue generating and 6th busiest railway station in Trivandrum district. The station is situated in the Chirayinkeezhu panchayat of Trivandrum.

==Details of annual passenger earnings from Chirayinkeezhu railway station==
{{See also|Annual passenger earnings details of railway stations in Kerala}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:gold;"| Year
!! style="background:gold;"| Collection
!! style="background:gold;"| Change in revenue
!! style="background:gold;"| % Increase
|-
|2015–2016
|Rs. 1,53,08,062
|NA
|NA
|-
|2016–2017
|Rs. 1,53,14,378<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1513057317774-Profile%20of%20Thiruvananthapuram%20Division.pdf |title=Stations Profile 2017 |publisher=Indian Railways |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref>
|Rs. 6,316
|0.04%
|-
|2017–2018
|Rs. 1,54,19,697<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1536297820030-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers and earnings for the year 2017-18 - Thiruvananthapuram Division|publisher=Indian Railways |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref>
|Rs. 1,05,319
|0.68%
|-
|2018–2019
|Rs. 1,45,87,352<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1559554713747-ANNUAL%20EARNINGS.pdf |title=Annual originating passengers & earnings for the year 2018-19 |accessdate=8 July 2019}}</ref>
|Rs. -8,32,345
|-5.39%
|}

==Service==
Some of the major trains having halt at the station.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"
|-
! style="background:gold;"| No.
!! style="background:gold;"| Train No
!! style="background:gold;"| Origin
!! style="background:gold;"| Destination
!! style="background:gold;"| Train Name
|-
|1.
|16347/16348
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Mangalore Central]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central – Mangalore Central Express|Mangalore Express]]
|-
|2.
|16629/16630
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Mangalore Central]]
|[[Malabar Express]]
|-
|3.
|16301/16302
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Shornur Junction]]
|[[Venad Express]]
|-
|4.
|16303/16304
|[[Thiruvananthapuram Central]]
|[[Ernakulam Junction]]
|[[Vanchinad Express]]
|-
|5.
|16127/16128
|[[Chennai Egmore]]
|{{stnlnk|Guruvayur}}
|[[Guruvayur Express]]
|-
|6.
|16381/16382
|[[Mumbai CST]]
|{{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
|[[Kanyakumari Mumbai Express|Jayanthy Janatha Express]]
|-
|7.
|16525/16526
|{{stnlnk|Bangalore City}}
|{{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
|[[Island Express (train)|Island Express]]
|}

;Passenger Trains
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders unsortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Sl No.
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Train Number
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Source
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Destination
!scope="col" rowspan="1" style="background:Gold;"| Name/Type
|-
| valign="center" | 1
| valign="center" | 56307
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Trivandrum Central]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 2
| valign="center" | 56700
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 3
| valign="center" | 66304
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | MEMU
|-
| valign="center" | 4
| valign="center" | 56309
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | [[Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station|Trivandrum Central]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 5
| valign="center" | 56304
| valign="center" | [[Nagercoil Junction railway station|Nagercoil]]
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kottayam}}
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 6
| valign="center" | 56701
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Punalur}}
| valign="center" | [[Madurai Junction railway station|Madurai]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 7
| valign="center" | 56308
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Trivandrum Central}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | Passenger
|-
| valign="center" | 8
| valign="center" | 66305
| valign="center" | {{stnlnk|Kanyakumari}}
| valign="center" | [[Kollam Junction]]
| valign="center" | MEMU
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Thiruvananthapuram district]]
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1904]]

{{Kerala-railstation-stub}}

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