What is Caersws railway station?
{{Infobox UK station | name = Caersŵs {{rail}} | image = Caersws_railway_station_MMB_03.jpg | caption = The station building | code = CWS | manager = [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] | locale = [[Caersws]] | platforms = 1 | borough = [[Powys]] | start = 3 January 1863 }} '''Caersws railway station''' ({{lang-cy|Gorsaf reilffordd Caersŵs}}) is a [[train station]] in the village of [[Caersws]] in [[Powys]], [[Wales]]. It is managed by [[Transport for Wales Rail Services|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 railway station|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 Rail Services|Transport for Wales]] manage the station and also run all the trains that stop there. Their trains run west to [[Aberystwyth railway station|Aberystwyth]] and [[Pwllheli railway station|Pwllheli]] and east to [[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]]. The trains that run east usually continue past Shrewsbury and end at [[Birmingham International railway station|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 [[commuting|commuters]] travelling to and from work. On [[Sunday]]s, trains also run every two hours, but there are fewer trains to [[Pwllheli railway station|Pwllheli]]. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Ticket_machine_on_Caersws_railway_station_(geograph_5489028).jpg|The station's ticket machine File:The 18-33 to Birmingham - geograph.org.uk - 942256.jpg|A train to [[Birmingham]] at the station </gallery> [[Category:1860s establishmen