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{{Short description|Railway station in Caerphilly, Wales}}
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| borough = [[Caerphilly (county borough)|Caerphilly]]
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'''Risca and Pontymister railway station''' ({{lang-cy|Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr}}) is a station on the [[Ebbw Valley Railway]] in south-east [[Wales]]. It serves the village of [[Pontymister]] and the town of [[Risca]]. It is located roughly ½ mile south of the original [[Risca railway station]].
'''Risca and Pontymister railway station''' ({{langx|cy|Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr}}) is a station on the [[Ebbw Valley Railway]] in south-east [[Wales]]. It serves the village of [[Pontymister]] and the town of [[Risca]]. It is located roughly ½ mile south of the original Risca railway station.


The station is located near Ty Isaf School and Mill Street on a site of former railway sidings. The station has two platforms and a [[park and ride]] car park. Vehicular access to the station is off Maryland Road, with passenger access off Mill Street.
The station is located near Ty Isaf School and Mill Street on a site of former railway sidings. The station has two platforms and a [[park and ride]] car park. Vehicular access to the station is off Maryland Road, with passenger access off Mill Street.


==Services==
The station opened on 6 February 2008 when services between [[Cardiff Central railway station|Cardiff Central]] and [[Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station]] commenced. Plans include an hourly service to [[Newport railway station|Newport]].
On Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains per hour between {{rws|Cardiff Central}} or {{rws|Newport}} and {{rws|Ebbw Vale Town}}. On Sundays, the Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service runs via Newport every two hours.

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{{rail line |next=[[Rogerstone railway station|Rogerstone]] |route=[[Transport for Wales Rail|Transport for Wales]]<br /><small>[[Ebbw Valley Railway|Cardiff / Newport - Ebbw Vale Town]]</small> |previous=[[Crosskeys railway station|Crosskeys]] |col={{KAW colour}} |lightcol={{CV colour|Ebbw Vale}} }}
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==History==
{{main|Risca railway station}}
The first steam locomotive passenger train ran on the [[Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company]] Western Valley line on Monday 23 December 1850, with service running twice in each direction (to Ebbw Vale and to Newport) each weekday.<ref name=MonmouthsireMerlin>{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3395000/3395001|title=Advertising|agency=Monmouthshire Merlin|date=4 January 1851|access-date=31 October 2017|publisher=Charles Hough}}</ref>

The MRCC had been running the canals and horse-drawn carriages on their tram-roads which went through Risca from 1795.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Skillern, WJ|title=The Railways of Newport|journal=The Railway Magazine|date=July 1960|volume=107|issue=711|url=http://www.newportpast.com/transport/rail.php}}</ref>

Passenger services on the original line ended in 1962.<ref name="JulianVay2014">{{cite book|author1=Vay Le, Julian|author2=Benedict Le Vay|title=Britain from the Rails: Including the nation's best-kept-secret railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MxmxBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA271|date=1 December 2014|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-919-3|pages=271–}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/News/Older%20Press%20Releases/2004/April2004/rogerstone_station.htm Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060926213200/http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/News/Older%20Press%20Releases/2004/April2004/rogerstone_station.htm Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station]
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20100225090723/http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/ebbwvalleyrailway/ Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website] ([[Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council|Blaenau Gwent council]], 2008)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100225090723/http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/ebbwvalleyrailway/ Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website] ([[Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council|Blaenau Gwent council]], 2008)
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Latest revision as of 04:28, 22 November 2024

Risca and Pontymister

Welsh: Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr
National Rail
General information
LocationPontymister, Caerphilly
Wales
Coordinates51°36′20″N 3°05′35″W / 51.60554°N 3.09304°W / 51.60554; -3.09304
Grid referenceST245902
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byTransport for Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRCA
ClassificationDfT category F2
Key dates
23 December 1850Opened as Risca
30 April 1962Closed
6 February 2008Reopened as Risca and Pontymister
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 87,082
2020/21Decrease 16,906
2021/22Increase 55,560
2022/23Increase 72,414
2023/24Decrease 67,702
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Risca and Pontymister railway station (Welsh: Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr) is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in south-east Wales. It serves the village of Pontymister and the town of Risca. It is located roughly ½ mile south of the original Risca railway station.

The station is located near Ty Isaf School and Mill Street on a site of former railway sidings. The station has two platforms and a park and ride car park. Vehicular access to the station is off Maryland Road, with passenger access off Mill Street.

Services

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On Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains per hour between Cardiff Central or Newport and Ebbw Vale Town. On Sundays, the Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service runs via Newport every two hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Crosskeys   Transport for Wales
Cardiff / Newport - Ebbw Vale Town
   Rogerstone

History

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Main article: Risca railway station

The first steam locomotive passenger train ran on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company Western Valley line on Monday 23 December 1850, with service running twice in each direction (to Ebbw Vale and to Newport) each weekday.[1]

The MRCC had been running the canals and horse-drawn carriages on their tram-roads which went through Risca from 1795.[2]

Passenger services on the original line ended in 1962.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Advertising". Charles Hough. Monmouthshire Merlin. 4 January 1851. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ Skillern, WJ (July 1960). "The Railways of Newport". The Railway Magazine. 107 (711).
  3. ^ Vay Le, Julian; Benedict Le Vay (1 December 2014). Britain from the Rails: Including the nation's best-kept-secret railways. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 271–. ISBN 978-1-84162-919-3.
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