Crosskeys railway station

Coordinates: 51°37′15″N 3°07′33″W / 51.6208°N 3.1259°W / 51.6208; -3.1259
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Crosskeys
General information
LocationCaerphilly
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byArriva Trains Wales
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeCKY
Key dates
September 1851Opened
30 April 1962Closed
7 June 2008Reopened

Crosskeys railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in Wales.

The station is situated near the former station site closed in 1962, behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. The access to the station is via a one-way system off High Street exiting via Carlton Terrace.

Crosskeys is a two-platform station and there is no car park. The station provides good access to the town and the local college as well as being near local bus links.

The station marks the end of the double-track passing loop between Risca and Crosskeys, upon leaving Crosskeys trains enter the single track which extends to the rail head in Ebbw Vale Town.

The station opened on 7 June 2008, four months after services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. Plans include an hourly service to Newport.[1]

Services

The normal service on Monday to Saturday is one train per hour in each direction; these terminate at Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town. On Sundays, trains run approximately every two hours.

References

  1. ^ "National Transport Plan" (PDF). Welsh Assembly Government. July 2009. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Newbridge   Arriva Trains Wales
Cardiff Central - Ebbw Vale Town
  Risca and Pontymister

51°37′15″N 3°07′33″W / 51.6208°N 3.1259°W / 51.6208; -3.1259