Stonehaven railway station

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Stonehaven
National Rail
Stonehaven railway station 2021 03.jpg
LocationStonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates56°58′00″N 2°13′32″W / 56.9667°N 2.2256°W / 56.9667; -2.2256Coordinates: 56°58′00″N 2°13′32″W / 56.9667°N 2.2256°W / 56.9667; -2.2256
Grid referenceNO863861
Managed byAbellio ScotRail
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSTN
History
Original companyAberdeen Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
1 November 1849Station opened
late 19th centurymodernised & extended
Passengers
2016/17Decrease 0.505 million
2017/18Increase 0.523 million
2018/19Decrease 0.470 million
2019/20Decrease 0.452 million
2020/21Decrease 65,246
Listed Building – Category C(S)
Designated23 March 2006
Reference no.LB50270[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stonehaven railway station serves the town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is a calling point for most services going both north to Aberdeen and south to Edinburgh, with a small number of services to Glasgow. In addition, it is served by a regular stopping service between Montrose and Inverurie.

History[]

The station was opened as part of the Aberdeen Railway on 1 November 1849. This later became part of the Scottish North Eastern Railway and then the Caledonian Railway. The North British Railway began serving it in 1883, with the opening of the line from Arbroath to Kinnaber Junction via Montrose – this has been the only route south since the closure of the original main line to Perth via Coupar Angus in September 1967.

The station previously had a third platform, a bay facing north. The land where this once stood is now used as parking. There was also a station building on the northbound platform which has since been demolished – a simple shelter is provided today.[2]

On 12 August 2021, one year after the Stonehaven derailment occurred at Carmont, southwest of Stonehaven railway station, a plaque was unveiled dedicated to the three people killed in the derailment.[3]

Services[]

Trains on both the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line and the Glasgow to Aberdeen Line call here, though some services to and from Glasgow skip this station outside peak periods. Four London North Eastern Railway services also call each way (Mondays - Saturdays) (three to/from London King's Cross, the other to/from Leeds) along with the one through CrossCountry service between Aberdeen and Penzance via Leeds, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St Davids. The Caledonian Sleeper also operates to London Euston six days per week (not on Saturday nights).[4]

Service frequencies to the station were improved in 2018 as part of a revised timetable funded by Transport Scotland. A new "Aberdeen Crossrail" commuter service was introduced between Montrose and Inverurie, which calls hourly in each direction at Stonehaven (in addition to existing services) and the other intermediate stations.[5]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Montrose   CrossCountry
Cross Country Network 		  Aberdeen
Laurencekirk   Abellio ScotRail
Dundee–Aberdeen line 		  Portlethen
Montrose   Caledonian Sleeper
Highland Caledonian Sleeper 		  Aberdeen
Montrose   London North Eastern Railway
East Coast Main Line 		  Aberdeen
  Historical railways  
Carmont
Line open; Station closed 		  Caledonian Railway
Aberdeen Railway
   Muchalls
Line open; Station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "STONEHAVEN RAILWAY STATION, GOODS SHEDS". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Stonehaven". RAILSCOT.
  3. ^ "Trains stop for one minute to remember Stonehaven crash victims". BBC News. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ GB eNRT 2015-16 Edition, Tables 26, 51, 229 & 402 (Network Rail)
  5. ^ "‘Rail revolution’ means 200 more services and 20,000 more seats for Scots passengers" Archived 2016-08-20 at the Wayback MachineTransport Scotland press release 15 March 2016; Retrieved 19 August 2016

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.


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