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]
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General information | |
Location | Portlethen, Aberdeenshire Scotland |
Coordinates | 57.0614°N 2.1280°W / 57.0614; -2.1280 |
Grid reference | NO923967 |
Managed by | ScotRail |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | PLN[2] |
Key dates | |
1 April 1850 | Opened |
11 June 1956 | Closed |
17 May 1985 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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]
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.
In the year 2004–2005, Portlethen station attracted just under 11,000 (combined entry/exit) passengers. 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.[6]
2002-03 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | |
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Entries and exits | 7,178 | 10,722 | 14,887 | 21,073 | 22,055 | 19,906 | 15,186 | 18,382 | 19,076 | 28,000 | 48,174 | 57,152 | 56,324 | 45,936 | 42,748 | 46,722 | 63,420 | 14,210 |
The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.
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.[7]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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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 |
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