Ystrad Mynach railway station
Ystrad Mynach 
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| Location | |
| Place | Ystrad Mynach |
| Local authority | Caerphilly |
| Grid reference | ST141942 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | YSM |
| Managed by | Arriva Trains Wales |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.301 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.305 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.312 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.318 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.341 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1858 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ystrad Mynach from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Coordinates: 51°38′27″N 3°14′30″W / 51.6407°N 3.2417°W
Ystrad Mynach railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ystrad Mynach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.
There is a dedicated rail linc bus that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers, and operates to Maesycwmmer, Pontllanfraith, and Blackwood.
Ystrad Mynach railway station was on the Rhymney Railway, enacted in 1855 and opened in 1858. It consisted of staggered platforms on the main line, as well as a separate platform on the Dowlais line. Nearby Penallta Junction gave access to the Great Western Railway and the Aberdare Valley, opened 1 April 1871 and the Cylla branch opened on 1 August 1906 to access the new Powell Duffryn owned Penallta Colliery. The latter line closed in 1991 and has since been lifted, but the former is still in use (for freight only) as far as Cwmbargoed to serve the coal washery and associated opencast mine at Ffos-Y-Fran. Coal from there is sent to Aberthaw Power Station in bulk trainloads.
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