Caersws railway station

Caersws

Welsh: Caersŵs
National Rail
General information
LocationCaersws, Powys
Wales
Coordinates52°30′58″N 3°25′59″W / 52.516°N 3.433°W / 52.516; -3.433
Grid referenceSO028918
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCWS
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened3 January 1863[1]
Original companyNewtown and Machynlleth Railway
Pre-groupingCambrian Railways
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 60,626
2019/20Decrease 59,274
2020/21Decrease 13,196
2021/22Increase 31,398
2022/23Increase 42,500
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureCaersws railway station, with stationmaster’s house
Designated28 August 1991
Reference no.8697[2]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Caersws railway station is on the Cambrian Line in mid-Wales, serving the village of Caersws. It is notable in that there are 22 miles (35 km) separating this station and Machynlleth, the longest distance between two intermediate stations in Wales.[3]

  1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 51.
  2. ^ Cadw. "Caersws railway station, with stationmaster's house (8697)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Support to re-open Carno railway station". BBC News. 6 January 2016.

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