Risca & Pontymister Railway Station

Facilities

Risca & Pontymister railway station is a very small unstaffed station in Risca West, Caerphilly. It is managed by Transport for Wales.

Address

Risca & Pontymister station
Station Approach, off Park Road
Risca
Caerphilly County
NP11 6BB

Tickets

Ticket Office
No
Pre-purchase Collection
Yes
Ticket Machine
Yes
Oyster Pre-Pay
No
Oyster Topup
No
Oyster Validator
No
Smartcards Issued
No
Smartcard Validator
No
Penalty Fares
Yes

Applicable Operators: Transport for Wales

Smartcard Topup
No

Facilities

First Class Lounge
No
Seated Area
No
Waiting Room
No
Trolleys
No
Station Buffet
No
Toilets
No
Baby Change Facilities
No
Showers Available
No
Public Telephones
No
WiFi
No
Web Kiosk
No
Post Box
No
Tourist Information Office
No
Cash Machine
No
Bureau De Change
No
Retail Outlets
No
CCTV
Yes
Customer Service
Yes

Contact our Customer Relations team directly via the Transport for Wales Website.

Left Luggage
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Lost Property
Yes

Phone: 03333 211 202

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Accessibility

Help Line
Yes

03333 211202

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

We want everyone to travel with confidence. That is why, if you are planning on travelling on national rail services, you can request an assistance booking in advance - now up to 2 hours before your journey is due to start, any time of the day. For more information about Passenger Assist and how to request an assistance booking via Passenger Assist, please click here.

Passenger Help Points
Yes
Staff Assistance Available
Yes

There are no platform staff available at this station. Assistance will be provided by the Conductor on the train.

Induction Loop
Yes
Accessible Ticket Machines
Yes
Accessible Ticket Counter
No
Train Access Ramp
Yes
NKS (RADAR) Toilets
No
Step Free Access
Yes

partialStation

Category B.

The platforms are accessible.

Platform 1 (to Ebbw Vale) is accessible from the car park.

Access to Platform 2 (to Cardiff) is via Mill Street, however this involves a long detour.

There is no set down and pick up point for Platform 2.

Ticket Gates
No
Impaired Mobility Set Down
No
Wheelchairs Available
No

Transport Connections

Printable local connections map (Open in new tab)

Cycle Storage
Yes

Spaces: 4

Sheltered: no

Storage Type: Lockers

Car Park
Yes

Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

Name: Risca & Pontymister Station Car Park

Operator: Local Authority

Spaces: 94

Taxi Rank
No
Bus Services
No
Metro Link
No
Airport Link
No
Rail Replacement Services
Yes

The rail replacement bus stop is a local bus stop on Maryland Road.

Cycle Hire
No
Port Link
No
Car Hire
No

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