Chirayinkeezhu railway station

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Chirayinkeezhu
Regional, light rail and commuter rail station
General information
Location Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
India
Coordinates 8°39′35″N76°47′08″E / 8.659597°N 76.7855035°E / 8.659597; 76.7855035
Elevation19m
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Southern Railway zone
Line(s) Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram trunk line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeAt–grade
ParkingYes
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeCRY
Zone(s) Southern Railway zone
Division(s) Thiruvananthapuram
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened1918;105 years ago (1918)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Chirayinkeezhu
Location in Kerala
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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.

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Details of annual passenger earnings from Chirayinkeezhu railway station

YearCollectionChange in revenue % Increase
2015–2016Rs. 1,53,08,062NANA
2016–2017Rs. 1,53,14,378 [1] Rs. 6,3160.04%
2017–2018Rs. 1,54,19,697 [2] Rs. 1,05,3190.68%
2018–2019Rs. 1,45,87,352 [3] Rs. -8,32,345-5.39%

Service

Some of the major trains having halt at the station.

No.Train NoOriginDestinationTrain Name
1.16347/16348 Thiruvananthapuram Central Mangalore Central 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 Guruvayur Guruvayur Express
6.16381/16382 Mumbai CST Kanyakumari Jayanthy Janatha Express
7.16525/16526 Bangalore City Kanyakumari Island Express
Passenger Trains
Sl No.Train NumberSourceDestinationName/Type
156307 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger
256700 Madurai Punalur Passenger
366304 Kollam Junction Kanyakumari MEMU
456309 Kollam Junction Trivandrum Central Passenger
556304 Nagercoil Kottayam Passenger
656701 Punalur Madurai Passenger
756308 Trivandrum Central Kollam Junction Passenger
866305 Kanyakumari Kollam Junction MEMU

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