Risca and Pontymister railway station

You can reach 19 stations directly from Risca and Pontymister on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Crosskeys, with 64 trains a day.

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Address: NP11 6BB

Direct trains from Risca and Pontymister

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Crosskeys646418
Ebbw Vale Town646418
Ebbw Vale Parkway646418
Llanhilleth646418
Newbridge646418
Pye Corner646418
Rogerstone646418
Cardiff Central393918
Bridgend33342
Llanharan33342
Pencoed33342
Pontyclun33342
Garth (Bridgend)32332
Maesteg Ewenny Road32332
Maesteg32332
Newport323212
Sarn32332
Tondu32332
Wildmill32332

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How busy Risca and Pontymister is

95,416 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,784th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Risca and Pontymister and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 59,772 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Risca and Pontymister, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.