Castle Caereinion railway station

Castle Caereinion railway station is a railway station on the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway in Mid Wales. It serves the nearby village of Castle Caereinion and lies 3 3⁄4 miles (6.0 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus.[3] The station was opened on 6 April 1903.[1]

Castle Caereinion
Station on heritage railway
Hunslet 2-6-2T No. 14 arrives at Castle Caereinion, 2009.
LocationCastle Caereinion, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52.644600°N 3.241075°W / 52.644600; -3.241075
Grid referenceSJ161059
Owned byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Managed byWelshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Platforms2
Key dates
6 April 1903[1]opened
9 February 1931closed for passengers
3 November 1956closed completely
6 April 1963[2]reopened
28 September 1964closed
14 August 1965opened
Welshpool & Llanfair
Light Railway
Cambrian Line
End of line
 Welshpool
Cambrian Line
 Welshpool Raven Square
Golfa Bank
 Sylfaen
 Castle Caereinion
 Cyfronydd
 Heniarth
 Llanfair Caereinion

The station was an important intermediate stop and had a signal box that still survives. The level crossing over the B4385 has been automated since 2015.[3] The Great Western Railway withdrew passenger services on 9 February 1931.[1][4] and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.[4] By 1963 the line had a passenger service restored by the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway.[5] The station officially reopened on 6 April 1963,[1] however due to damage caused by floods to the Banwy Bridge it was closed between 28 September 1964 and 14 August 1965.[1]

Two platforms are present and a passing loop that sees occasional use. The main platform is raised whilst the other is at ground level.

References
Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 55.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 146.
  3. Rushton, Page 24
  4. Rushton, Page 6
  5. Rushton, Page 9
Sources
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Rushton, Gordon (2015). The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide. Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.
  • Video footage of Castle Caereinion station
  • 3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion
Preceding station   Heritage railways Following station
Sylfaen   Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway   Cyfronydd


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