Risca and Pontymister railway station

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General information
Other names	Welsh: Rhisga a Phont-y-meistr
Location	Caerphilly
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RCA
Key dates
23 December 1850	Opened as Risca
30 April 1962	Closed
6 February 2008	Reopened as Risca and Pontymister

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.

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

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.

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

Passenger services on the original line ended in 1962.

External links

• Train times and station information for Risca and Pontymister railway station from National Rail
• Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
• Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website (Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)
• grid reference ST244902

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