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.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crosskeys | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Ebbw Vale Town | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Ebbw Vale Parkway | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Llanhilleth | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Newbridge | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Pye Corner | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Rogerstone | 64 | 30 | 14 |
| Cardiff Central | 39 | 5 | 14 |
| Bridgend | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Llanharan | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Pencoed | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontyclun | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Garth (Bridgend) | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Maesteg Ewenny Road | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Maesteg | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Newport | 32 | 27 | 10 |
| Sarn | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Tondu | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Wildmill | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 9 stations instead of 19, a drop of about 53%. Saturday runs to 9.
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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More about this station on Wikipedia.