Castle Caereinion railway station

Castle Caereinion
Station on heritage railway
Hunslet 2-6-2T No. 14 arrives at Castle Caereinion, 2009.
General information
LocationCastle Caereinion, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°38′41″N 3°14′28″W / 52.644600°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
End of line
Welshpool
Welshpool Raven Square
Golfa Bank
Golfa
Sylfaen
Castle Caereinion
Dolarddyn Crossing
Cyfronydd
Heniarth
Llanfair Caereinion

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+34 miles (6.0 km) from the Welshpool Raven Square terminus.[3] The station was opened on 6 April 1903.[1]

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e Butt 1995, p. 55.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, p. 146.
  3. ^ a b Rushton, Page 24
  4. ^ a b Rushton, Page 6
  5. ^ Rushton, Page 9