The cutting immediately before the station was the heaviest earthwork on the line, at fifteen feet deep, and itself preceded a stiff gradient of 1 in 45.
The goods shed was a 'dead end' type, with the roadway diagonally opposite the rail approach.
When the line was inspected in 1864, the inspector disapproved of the location of Ystradowen station, due to the steep gradients, and the fact that a number of slips had been made in the cuttings.
The station was subsequently dismantled and re-located to satisfy the Board of Trade, meaning that it was a considerable distance from the village.
[2] Ystradowen station closed in 1951 when passenger services on the branch were withdrawn.