Risca and Pontymister train 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
- 19 direct destinations
- 1,784th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 94 parking spaces
- 5 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Risca and Pontymister
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosskeys | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Ebbw Vale Town | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Llanhilleth | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Newbridge | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Pye Corner | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Rogerstone | 64 | 64 | 16 |
| Cardiff Central | 39 | 39 | 16 |
| Bridgend | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Llanharan | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Pencoed | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Pontyclun | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| Garth (Bridgend) | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Maesteg Ewenny Road | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Maesteg | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Newport | 32 | 32 | 11 |
| Sarn | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Tondu | 32 | 0 | 1 |
| Wildmill | 32 | 0 | 1 |
Lines serving Risca and Pontymister
Risca and Pontymister is on the Ebbw Valley Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Risca and Pontymister station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Risca and Pontymister station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Risca and Pontymister station 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.
Nearest other stations
- Rogerstone 1.3 miles
- Crosskeys 1.8 miles
- Pye Corner 2.8 miles
- Newport 4.1 miles
- Newbridge 4.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Risca and Pontymister, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Risca · 0.4 miles
- Tynycwm Halt · 0.4 miles
- Church Road · 1.5 miles
- Rhiwderin · 2.0 miles
- Machen · 2.2 miles
- Nine Mile Point · 2.6 miles
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Facilities at Risca and Pontymister station
Risca and Pontymister is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Risca and Pontymister station
- Risca & Pontymister Station Car Park 94 spaces, 6 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (lockers).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 19 May 2026.
Getting to Risca and Pontymister station
Risca and Pontymister station is in Caerphilly - Caerffili, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J27 (High Cross), 2.9 miles south-east.
5 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Wellspring Terrace.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Risca and Pontymister station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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