Portlethen railway station

Coordinates: 57°03′41″N 2°07′41″W / 57.0614°N 2.1280°W / 57.0614; -2.1280
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Portlethen

Scottish Gaelic: Port Leathain[1]
National Rail
General information
LocationPortlethen, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57°03′41″N 2°07′41″W / 57.0614°N 2.1280°W / 57.0614; -2.1280
Grid referenceNO923967
Managed byScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePLN[2]
Key dates
1 April 1850Opened
11 June 1956Closed
17 May 1985Reopened
Passengers
2018/19Increase 46,722
2019/20Increase 63,420
2020/21Decrease 14,210
2021/22Increase 41,480
2022/23Increase 48,446
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is sited 232 miles 59 chains (374.6 km) from Carlisle via Perth, and is between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line.[3]

History[edit]

The station was opened on 1 April 1850. After closure in 1956,[citation needed] the station was reopened nearly 30 years later on 17 May 1985.

In 2021, an investigation was started after trains went through an emergency speed restriction near the station close to line speed.[4]

Facilities[edit]

Overview of the station

Unstaffed, the facilities at the station are minimal, consisting of two car parks (and sets of bike racks), and shelters and benches on each platform. There is, however, step-free access to and between the platforms (the latter via Cookston Road).[5] There is a ticket machine in shelter on platform 2.

Services[edit]

Portlethen previously had a somewhat limited service, with trains only calling early in the morning and evening peaks and at night times with large gaps at certain times during the day, but an improved timetable has accounted for much of the growth in recent years. As of May 2022, there is one train per hour in each direction between Montrose and Inverurie.[6]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Stonehaven   ScotRail
Dundee–Aberdeen line
  Aberdeen
Stonehaven
To Montrose
  ScotRail
Aberdeen Crossrail
  Aberdeen
To Inverurie
  Historical railways  
Newtonhill
Line open; Station closed
  Aberdeen Railway   Cove Bay
Line open; Station closed

References[edit]

  1. ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
  2. ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ Bridge, Mike, ed. (2017). TRACKatlas of Mainland Britain: A Comprehensive Geographic Atlas Showing the Rail Network of Great Britain (3rd ed.). Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd. p. 96. ISBN 978 1909431 26 3.
  4. ^ "Speeding trains investigated on Stonehaven crash line". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Edinburgh & Glasgow - Dundee / Aberdeen" (PDF). ScotRail.

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