Ystrad Mynach railway station

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Coordinates: 51°38′27″N 3°14′30″W / 51.6407, -3.2417

Ystrad Mynach
Location
Place Ystrad Mynach
Local authority Caerphilly
Operations
Station code YSM
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.210 million
2005/06 * 0.214 million
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Ystrad Mynach from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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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 that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers and operates to Maesycwmmer, Pontllanfraith and Blackwood.

Ystard Mynach railway station was used as a location for one of Ronnie Barker's Porridge episodes.

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 Steam Coal Co. colliery.

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