- Ystrad Mynach railway station
Infobox UK station
name=Ystrad Mynach
code=YSM
manager=Arriva Trains Wales
locale=Ystrad Mynach
borough=Caerphilly
platforms=2
start=
usage0405=0.210
usage0506=0.214Ystrad Mynach railway station is a
railway station serving the town ofYstrad Mynach , southWales . It is a stop on theRhymney Line of theValley Lines network.There is a dedicated
rail linc bus that that links with the train. It is only available to rail passengers and operates toMaesycwmmer ,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 theGreat Western Railway and the Aberdare Valley, opened1 April 1871 and the Cylla branch opened on1 August 1906 to access the new Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Co. colliery.ervice
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