Chirala railway station (station code:CLX) 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).
The VijayawadaâÂÂChennai link was established in 1899. The ChiralaâÂÂElavur section was electrified in 1980âÂÂ81.
In terms of earnings and outward passengers handled, Chirala is categorized as a Non-Suburban Grade-3(NSG-3) railway station. Based on the reâÂÂcategorization of Indian Railway stations for the period of 2017âÂÂ18 and 2022-23, an NSGâÂÂ3 category station earns between â crore and handles passengers.
It is one of the 38 stations in the division to be equipped with Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs).