Risca railway station

Risca railway station
General information
LocationRisca
Wales
Coordinates51°36′32″N 3°05′59″W / 51.6089°N 3.0998°W / 51.6089; -3.0998
Grid referenceST239905
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Pre-groupingMonmouthshire Railway and Canal Company
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
23 December 1850Opened
30 April 1962Closed
6 February 2008Reopened as Risca and Pontymister

Risca railway station was a station on the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company Western Valley line, later the Great Western Railway. It was located at Station Place, just south of the junction where the line split left towards Nine Mile Point (and eventually Tredegar) and right towards Ebbw Vale. It served the town of Risca.