Ebbw Vale, Queensland
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Ebbw Vale is a suburb of Ipswich
, Queensland
, Australia
. The name Ebbw Vale is of old Welsh
origin. Ebbw Vale is Welsh for Head of the Valley which refers to the location of Ebbw Vale in Wales
. Its name in Welsh
is Glyn Ebwy.
Ebbw Vale is named after a coal mine
which formerly operated in the area. The coal mine was named after the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale, Wales
.
provides access to regular Citytrain
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
and Rosewood
via Ipswich.
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The name Ebbw Vale is of old Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
origin. Ebbw Vale is Welsh for Head of the Valley which refers to the location of Ebbw Vale in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Its name in Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
is Glyn Ebwy.
Ebbw Vale is named after a coal mine
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
which formerly operated in the area. The coal mine was named after the Welsh town of Ebbw Vale, Wales
Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale is a town at the head of the valley formed by the Ebbw Fawr tributary of the Ebbw River, south Wales. It is the largest town and the administrative centre of Blaenau Gwent county borough...
.
Transport
Ebbw Vale railway stationEbbw Vale railway station, Brisbane
Ebbw Vale Station is a railway station on the Ipswich Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the Queensland Rail City network.It is in Zone 6 of the TransLink integrated public transport system.-Services by platform:...
provides access to regular Citytrain
CityTrain
Citytrain is the brand name of urban, suburban and inter-urban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia. Its network, centering in Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, is approximately in route length...
services to Brisbane, Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
and Rosewood
Rosewood, Queensland
Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and...
via Ipswich.