General information | |||||
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Location | Crosskeys, Caerphilly Wales | ||||
Coordinates | 51°37′15″N 3°07′33″W / 51.6208°N 3.1259°W | ||||
Grid reference | ST221919 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Transport for Wales | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | CKY | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
December 1850 | Line opened | ||||
June 1851 | Crossing used as station | ||||
About August 1851 | Station opened as Cross Keys | ||||
30 April 1962 | Station closed to passengers | ||||
7 June 2008 | Station reopened to passengers as Crosskeys | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.111 million | ||||
2019/20 | 99,846 | ||||
2020/21 | 12,474 | ||||
2021/22 | 53,018 | ||||
2022/23 | 72,072 | ||||
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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 Risca and Crosskeys; upon leaving Crosskeys trains enter the single track which extends to the railhead in Ebbw Vale Town.