Castle Caereinion railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge

Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway The Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway (W&LLR) ( cy, Rheilffordd y Trallwng a Llanfair Caereinion) is a narrow gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales. The line is around long and runs westwards from the town of Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) ...

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. It serves the nearby village of

Castle Caereinion Castle Caereinion ( Welsh: ''Castell Caereinion'') is a small village and community in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales upon the River Banwy, around 8 miles west of Welshpool, and 4 miles east of Llanfair Caereinion. In 2011 the ward had a populat ...

and lies from the terminus.Rushton, Page 24 The station was opened on 6 April 1903. 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.Rushton, Page 24 The

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...

withdrew passenger services on 9 February 1931.Rushton, Page 6 and the line closed completely on 3 November 1956.Rushton, Page 6 By 1963 the line had a passenger service restored by the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway.Rushton, Page 9 The station officially reopened on 6 April 1963, however due to damage caused by floods to the Banwy Bridge it was closed between 28 September 1964 and 14 August 1965. 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 ;Sources # # Rushton, Gordon (2015). ''The Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Travellers's Guide.'' Llanfair Caereinion : Welshpool & Llanfair Railway.

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Video footage of Castle Caereinion station

3 minutes from Welshpool to Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway Heritage railway stations in Powys Former Cambrian Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1903 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1963 {{Wales-railstation-stub