Crosskeys railway station

Crosskeys railway station is a station on the Ebbw Valley Railway in Wales.

Crosskeys
Location	Crosskeys, Caerphilly Wales
Coordinates	51°37′15″N 3°07′33″W
Grid reference	ST221919
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Transport for Wales
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	CKY
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
September 1851	Opened
30 April 1962	Closed
7 June 2008	Reopened
Passengers
2015/16	0.119 million
2016/17	0.119 million
2017/18	0.123 million
2018/19	0.111 million
2019/20	99,846
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station is situated near the former station site closed in 1962, behind houses on Risca Road and Carlton Terrace. The access to the station is via a one-way system off High Street exiting via Carlton Terrace.

Crosskeys is a two-platform station and there is no car park. The station provides good access to the town and the local college as well as being near local bus links.

The station marks the end of the double-track passing loop between Risca and Crosskeys, upon leaving Crosskeys trains enter the single track which extends to the rail head in Ebbw Vale Town.

History

The station opened on 7 June 2008, four months after services between Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Parkway railway station commenced. Plans include an hourly service to Newport.[1]

Services

The normal service on Monday to Saturday is one train per hour in each direction; these terminate at Cardiff Central and Ebbw Vale Town. On Sundays, trains run approximately every two hours.

References

1. "National Transport Plan" (PDF). Welsh Assembly Government. July 2009. p. 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2010.

External links

• Train times and station information for Crosskeys railway station from National Rail
• Planning Approval Granted for New Railway Station
• Archive of Ebbw Valley Railway Scheme website (Blaenau Gwent council, 2008)