Crosskeys railway station

Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of in the in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway. The station is situated behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Caerphilly, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “CKY”, “Crosskeys Railway Station”, and “Crosskeys Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crosskeys College and Mynydd y Lan.

College
Coleg Gwent - Crosskeys is the largest campus of Coleg Gwent. It is located next to Risca Road in , near in . The college was previously a technical college and a coal mining college. is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Crosskeys railway station.

Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 381-metre-high flat-topped hill in county borough in South . It falls largely within the community of but its northern and eastern margins are within community.

Peak
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
or Machen Mountain is a 362-metre-high hill lying between the town of and the village of in in south . Its summit is crowned by a trig point and a mast.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wattsville and Cwmcarn.

Village
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a small village in the , eight miles north west of , built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.

Village
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is a village situated in the in south , in the historic boundaries of . It grew with 19th-century coal mining, but is now known for its extensive mature forestry and greenery, that attract thousands of visitors and mountain biking enthusiasts each year.

Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town in the and within the historic boundaries of in south-east Wales. It has a population of 11,228.

Crosskeys railway station

Latitude
51.62076° or 51° 37′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.12584° or 3° 7′ 33″ west
Elevation
236 feet (72 metres)
Operator
Transport for Wales Rail
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“CKY”
Open location code
9C3RJVCF+8M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9448626339
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952379
Wiki­data ID
Q5188704
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Crosskeys railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Crosskeys”
  • French: “Crosskeys”
  • French: “gare de Crosskeys”
  • Urdu: “کراس کیز ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Crosskeys”

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