Crosskeys railway station
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Parameter validation".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "check for deprecated parameters". Crosskeys railway station is a station serving the village of Crosskeys in the Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. It is on the Ebbw Valley Railway.
The station is situated 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 village and Crosskeys College.
The station marks the end of the double-track passing loop between Template:Rws and Crosskeys; upon leaving Crosskeys trains enter the single track which extends to the railhead in Template:Rws.
History
The line through the station site opened on 23 December 1850, at this time there was no station, it was not mentioned in the newspaper report of the line opening nor in the first published timetable.[1][2] By June 1851 trains were ordered to stop at the level crossing here as soon as booking arrangements were complete.Template:Sfn This was not uncommon practice in the early days of railways when trains could be boarded at designated stopping-places, passengers clambering aboard from the lineside having purchased tickets from a nearby inn.Template:Sfn There was a station on the site by August 1851 as from then it appeared in the timetable, at this time there were two trains each day in each direction, terminating at Template:Rws and Template:Rws.Template:Efn[3]
The station re-opened on 7 June 2008, four months after services recommenced on the line.Template:Sfn
The station name formerly used by the railways was spelt as two words, the Ordnance Survey using the spelling as one word Crosskeys and the re-opened station has taken this spelling as well.[4]Template:Sfn
Services
On Mondays to Saturdays, there are two trains an hour between Template:Rws or Template:Rws and Template:Rws in each direction. On Sundays, the Cardiff to Ebbw Vale service runs via Newport every two hours.
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| Template:Rws | style="background:#Template:KAW colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Transport for Wales Cardiff / Newport - Ebbw Vale Town |
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Great Western Railway Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company |
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Notes
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External links
- Train times and station information for Crosskeys railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Caerphilly County Borough
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Railway stations opened by Network Rail
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2008
- Railway stations served by Transport for Wales Rail