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