Risca and Pontymister railway station
Risca and Pontymister railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in south-east Wales. It serves the village of Pontymister and the town of Risca.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway stop
- Description: railway station in Caerphilly, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “RCA”, “Risca And Pontymister Railway Station”, and “Risca and Pontymister Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Risca Library and Bethany English Baptist Church and attached Sunday School.
Risca Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca Library is situated 1,800 feet west of Risca and Pontymister railway station.
Bethany English Baptist Church and attached Sunday School
Church
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bethany English Baptist Church and attached Sunday School is situated 1,800 feet west of Risca and Pontymister railway station.
The Grove
Pub
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Grove is a pub, which is situated 1,000 feet south of Risca and Pontymister railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontymister and Risca.
Risca
Town
Photo: Rudi Winter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Risca is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two communities; Risca East and Risca West.
Lower Machen
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lower Machen is a small hamlet at the very western edge of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is adjacent to the A468 road, south-east of Machen in the county borough of Caerphilly. Lower Machen is situated 1½ miles southwest of Risca and Pontymister railway station.
Risca and Pontymister railway station
- Categories: railway station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Risca, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60583° or 51° 36′ 21″ northLongitude
-3.09219° or 3° 5′ 32″ westElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Network
National RailAbbreviation
“RCA”Open location code
9C3RJW45+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 123360647OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
6953436Wikidata ID
Q7335839
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Risca and Pontymister railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Risca and Pontymister”
- French: “gare de Risca and Pontymister”
- French: “Risca and Pontymister”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Rhisga a Pont-y-meistr”
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