Cilmeri railway station

Cilmeri railway station is a railway station serving the village of Cilmeri, in Powys, mid Wales. It is situated on the Heart of Wales Line 59 1⁄2 miles (95.8 km) southwest of Shrewsbury and was opened in 1867. The station is located in a rural setting just to the south of the A483.

Cilmeri
Location
PlaceCilmery
Local authorityPowys
Coordinates52.151°N 3.457°W / 52.151; -3.457
Grid referenceSO002511
Operations
Station codeCIM
Managed byTransport for Wales
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 2,556
2015/16 1,964
2016/17 1,698
2017/18 1,436
2018/19 1,266
History
Key datesOpened 1867 (1867)
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cilmeri from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Facilities
The station in 1986

The station is unstaffed (like almost all others on the line), with a single active platform and basic amenities (CIS display, help point and timetable information board). Step-free access is provided from the station entrance to the platform, though the access path is unmade and somewhat uneven.[1]

Services

All trains serving the station are operated by Transport for Wales. There are four trains a day in each direction from Monday to Saturday, and two services on Sundays.[2]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Garth   Transport for Wales
Heart of Wales Line		   Builth Road

References
  1. Cilmeri station facilities National Rail Enquiries
  2. Table 129 National Rail timetable, December 2018

Further reading
  • Organ, John (2008). Mitchell, Vic (ed.). Craven Arms to Llandeilo. West Sussex: Middleton Press. fig. 77. ISBN 9781906008352. OCLC 648080889.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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