Pontsticill railway station
Pontsticill railway station is an intermediate station on the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pontsticill, in the historic Welsh county of Brecknockshire, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough.Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Pontsticill Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pant railway station and Dolygaer railway station.
Pant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gareth James, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant railway station was a station which served Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, in the historic Welsh county of Glamorgan, now Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It was the junction at which the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Railway line from Pontsticill in the North split to serve the Dowlais Central and Dowlais Top lines. Pant railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Pontsticill railway station.
Dolygaer railway station
Railway station
Photo: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dolygaer railway station was a station serving the hamlet of Dol-y-gaer and the area adjacent to Pen-twyn Reservoir in Powys, Wales. Dolygaer railway station is situated 1½ miles north of Pontsticill railway station.
Morlais Castle
Ruins
Photo: Gibbinskaren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Morlais Castle is a 13th-century castle located above the Taff Gorge near the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Morlais Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Pontsticill railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pontsticill and Pant.
Pontsticill
Village
Photo: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pontsticill is a village within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. It lies within the valley of the Taf Fechan on the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
Pant
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pant is a village and community on the outskirts of Merthyr Tydfil, a large former mining town in the South Wales Valleys, Wales. Pant is notable for being the starting point of the Brecon Mountain Railway, and the site of the former Morlais railway tunnel, which runs underneath the village and emerges in the middle of it. Pant is situated 2 miles south of Pontsticill railway station.
Dowlais
Suburb
Photo: Varitek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dowlais is a village in the north-east of the county borough of Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The name is derived from the Welsh du, which means 'black', and glais, which means 'stream'. Dowlais is situated 2½ miles south of Pontsticill railway station.
Pontsticill railway station
- Categories: former railway station and transportation
- Location: Vaynor, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.79995° or 51° 47′ 60″ northLongitude
-3.36068° or 3° 21′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C3RQJXQ+XPOpenStreetMap ID
node 258653355OpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q27825960
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Pontsticill railway station” goes by many names.
- French: “Pontsticill”
- Welsh: “gorsaf reilffordd Pontsticill”
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Highlights include Baltic Quarry and Pontsticill Reservoir.
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