Ystrad Mynach train station
You can reach 30 stations directly from Ystrad Mynach on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Aber, with 119 trains a day.
Address: Brynmynach Avenue, Ystrad Mynach, CF82 7BP
- 30 direct destinations
- 1,333rd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 34 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Ystrad Mynach
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aber | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Cardiff Central | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Cardiff Queen Street | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Caerphilly | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Heath High Level | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Llanishen | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Llanbradach | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Lisvane and Thornhill | 119 | 119 | 27 |
| Bargoed | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Hengoed | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Pengam | 118 | 118 | 27 |
| Grangetown | 109 | 55 | 26 |
| Barry | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Barry Docks | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Cadoxton | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Cogan | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Dinas Powys | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Eastbrook | 108 | 54 | 26 |
| Barry Island | 78 | 54 | 26 |
| Rhymney | 66 | 66 | 27 |
| Energlyn & Churchill Park | 61 | 61 | 27 |
| Brithdir | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Pontlottyn | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Tir-Phil | 37 | 37 | 27 |
| Gilfach Fargoed | 36 | 36 | 27 |
| Bridgend | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Llantwit Major | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhoose Cardiff International Airport | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dingle Road | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Penarth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Lines serving Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Mynach is on the Rhymney Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Ystrad Mynach station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Ystrad Mynach station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Ystrad Mynach station is
222,144 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,333rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Ystrad Mynach and Cardiff Central than any other pair: 99,220 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Hengoed 0.8 miles
- Pengam 2.1 miles
- Llanbradach 2.5 miles
- Gilfach Fargoed 3.1 miles
- Bargoed 3.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Ystrad Mynach, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Maesycwmmer · 0.9 miles
- Fleur-de-Lis Platform · 1.8 miles
- Nelson Glam · 2.0 miles
- Llancaiach · 2.0 miles
- Wyllie Halt · 2.1 miles
- Nelson and Llancaiach · 2.2 miles
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Facilities at Ystrad Mynach station
Ystrad Mynach is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:30 to 13:00 · Saturday: 08:00 to 14:30 · Sunday: closed
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Parking at Ystrad Mynach station
- Station Car Park 34 spaces, 3 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 36 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 8 September 2026.
Getting to Ystrad Mynach station
Ystrad Mynach station is in Caerphilly - Caerffili, Wales, and is run by TfW Rail.
The nearest motorway junction is M4 J32 (Coryton), 7.6 miles south.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Ystrad Mynach Railway Statiom Car Park.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Ystrad Mynach station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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