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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''' ({{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.


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.
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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]].
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]].


==History of Risca station==
The first steam locomotive passenger train ran on the [[Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company]] Western Valley line on Monday December 23, 1850.<ref name=Merlin>{{cite web|url=http://hdl.handle.net/10107/3395001|title=Advertising|agency=Monmouthshire Merlin|date=4 January 1851|accessdate=14 April 2016|publisher=Charles Hough}}</ref> Two trains towards Ebbw Vale and two towards Newport each weekday.<ref name=Merlin />

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 eventually ended in 1962.

==References==
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Revision as of 21:25, 14 April 2016

Risca and Pontymister
General information
Other namesTemplate:Lang-cy
LocationCaerphilly
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byArriva Trains Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRCA
History
Opened6 February 2008

Risca and Pontymister railway station (Template:Lang-cy) 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 opened on 6 February 2008 when services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. Plans include an hourly service to Newport.

History of Risca station

The first steam locomotive passenger train ran on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company Western Valley line on Monday December 23, 1850.[1] Two trains towards Ebbw Vale and two towards 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 eventually ended in 1962.

References

  1. ^ a b "Advertising". Charles Hough. Monmouthshire Merlin. 4 January 1851. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  2. ^ Skillern, WJ (July 1960). "The Railways of Newport". The Railway Magazine. 107 (711).
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