The current station was initially named Hengoed & Maesycwmmer when opened by the Rhymney Railway in 1858.

[1] Immediately adjacent, and crossing Hengoed Low Level was another station which originally shared the name Hengoed & Maesycwmmer, serving the Taff Vale Extension from Pontypool to Quakers Yard (and ultimately Neath).

[1] The High Level station was immediately at the end of the Hengoed Viaduct, which carried the line across the Rhymney valley to Maesycwmmer.

The line is disused, but the viaduct has been restored and is now part of the National Cycle Network.

The Monday to Saturday daytime service pattern is four trains an hour southbound to Cardiff Central: three continue to Barry Island and one to Bridgend.