Portlethen railway station
Portlethen railway station serves the town of Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The station was opened on 1 April 1850. After closure in 1956, the station was reopened nearly 30 years later on 17 May 1985.
Portlethen | |
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Scottish Gaelic: Port Leathain[1] | |
Location | |
Place | Portlethen |
Local authority | Aberdeenshire |
Coordinates | 57.0614°N 2.1280°W |
Grid reference | NO923967 |
Operations | |
Station code | PLN |
Managed by | Abellio ScotRail |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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History | |
1 April 1850 | Opened |
11 June 1956 | Closed |
17 May 1985 | Reopened |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
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Station usage
In the year 2004–2005, Portlethen station attracted just under 11,000 (combined entry/exit) passengers, including 3,746 (combined entry/exit) season ticket journeys. By 2006–07, the annual number of passengers had increased to over 21,000 and by 2012-13 carried around 28,000 passengers per year. In 2014/15 that had increased to 57,152.
Portlethen 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. In the May 2016 timetable, there are 9 northbound and 11 southbound departures on Mondays to Saturdays and 5 each way on Sundays.[2] Trains run southbound to both Glasgow Queen Street via Perth and Edinburgh Waverley, though certain evening trains only run as far as Stonehaven. With the December 2018 timetable change, Portlethen now has an approximately hourly service.[3]
Services
There is one train per hour in each direction between Montrose and Inverurie.[4]
References
- 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- GB National Rail Timetable, May - December 2016 Edition, Table 229
- "Passengers urged to check new train times". 9 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- "Edinburgh & Glasgow - Dundee / Aberdeen" (PDF). ScotRail.
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Stonehaven | Abellio ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line |
Aberdeen | ||
Stonehaven | Abellio ScotRail Glasgow to Aberdeen Line |
Aberdeen | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Newtonhill Line open; Station closed |
Aberdeen Railway | Cove Bay Line open; Station closed |
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