Caersws railway station
Caersws railway station (
Caersŵs  | |
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| The station building | |
| Location | |
| Place | Caersws |
| Local authority | Powys |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CWS |
| Managed by | Transport for Wales |
| Platforms in use | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 3 January 1863 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Caersws Railway Station Media
Bilingual sign at Caersws station in the early 2000s
Caersws station in the early 2000s
Caersws station in September 2009
Ticket machine and station building (2015)
Caersws station and signal box (2015)
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Welsh: Gorsaf reilffordd Caersŵs) is a train station in the village of Caersws in Powys, Wales. It is managed by Transport for Wales and opened in 1863.
The station is on the Cambrian Line between Shrewsbury in England and Aberystwyth and Pwllheli.
It is notable as there is 22 miles (35 km) between this station and Machynlleth station, the longest distance between two intermediate stations in the whole of Wales.
The station is unstaffed, meaning that there are no members of staff that work at the station.
Services
Transport for Wales manage the station and also run all the trains that stop there. Their trains run west to Aberystwyth and Pwllheli and east to Shrewsbury. The trains that run east usually continue past Shrewsbury and end at Birmingham International, the station that serves Birmingham Airport.
Trains from Caersws station are usually every two hours in each direction from Monday to Saturday, with some extra trains in the morning and evening for commuters travelling to and from work. On Sundays, trains also run every two hours, but there are fewer trains to Pwllheli.
Gallery
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The station's ticket machine
A train to Birmingham at the station
