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Portlethen railway station

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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
ManagerScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePLN[2]
Key dates
1 April 1850Opened
11 June 1956Closed
17 May 1985Reopened
Passengers
2020/21Decrease 14,210
2021/22Increase 41,480
2022/23Increase 48,446
2023/24Increase 69,038
2024/25Decrease 68,214
Location
Map
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

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The station was opened on 1 February 1850.[4] After closure on 11 June 1956, the station was reopened nearly 30 years later on 17 May 1985.[4]

In 2021, an investigation was started after trains went through an emergency speed restriction near the station close to line speed.[5]

Facilities

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Overview of the station, July 2009

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).[6] There is a ticket machine in shelter on platform 2.

Passenger volume

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Passenger Volume at Portlethen[7]
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 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Entries and exits 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 41,480 48,446 69,038 68,214

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

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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 2026, there is approximately one train per hour in each direction between Montrose and Inverurie.[8]

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

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  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. 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 375.
  5. ↑ "Speeding trains investigated on Stonehaven crash line". HeraldScotland. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Estimates of station usage | ORR Data Portal". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  8. ↑ eNRT May 2026 Edition, Table 214

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