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]

Portlethen Scottish Gaelic: Port Leathain[1]
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
2016/17	45,936
2017/18	42,748
2018/19	46,722
2019/20	63,420
2020/21	14,210
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

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

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.

Passenger volume

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]

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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	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

External Links

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