Stonehaven railway station serves the town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is sited 224 miles 74 chains (362.0 kilometres) from Carlisle via Perth, on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, and is situated between Laurencekirk and Portlethen. There is a crossover at the southern end of the station, which can be used to facilitate trains turning back if the line towards Aberdeen is blocked.[3]
Stonehaven  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 56°58′00″N 2°13′32″W / 56.9667°N 2.2256°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NO863861 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | STN[1] | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Aberdeen Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 November 1849 | Station opened | ||||
| late 19th century | modernised & extended | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.452 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 65,246 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.286 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.360 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.448 million | ||||
Listed Building – Category C(S) | |||||
| Designated | 23 March 2006 | ||||
| Reference no. | LB50270[2] | ||||
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History
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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.
In 1899, work started to improve the station. The platforms were raised, widened, and extended southward over the bridge to the south of the station. The buildings on the down platform were also replaced.[4][5]
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.
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.[6]
Stonehaven also has a B listed signal box with a 40 lever Stevens and Sons frame.
Facilities
editThe station is equipped with a ticket office and an accessible toilet on platform 1, with help points, benches and waiting rooms on both platforms, as well as car parks adjacent to both platforms. Platform 2 also has a ticket machine. Both platforms have step-free access to their car parks, but they are linked by a stepped subway.[7]
Services
editTrains 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 two CrossCountry services between Aberdeen and Plymouth/Edinburgh. The Caledonian Sleeper also operates to London Euston six days per week (not on Saturday nights).[8]
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.[9][8]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Montrose | CrossCountry Cross Country Route |
Aberdeen | ||
| Laurencekirk or Terminus |
ScotRail Dundee–Aberdeen line |
Portlethen | ||
| Laurencekirk To Montrose |
ScotRail Aberdeen Crossrail |
Portlethen To Inverurie | ||
| 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
edit- ^ Deaves, Phil. "Railway Codes". railwaycodes.org.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "STONEHAVEN RAILWAY STATION, GOODS SHEDS". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Extension of Stonehaven railway station". Montrose, Arbroath and Brechin review. 8 September 1899. p. 8.
- ^ "Skeleton Found". The Press and Journal. 16 May 1900. p. 11.
- ^ "Trains stop for one minute to remember Stonehaven crash victims". BBC News. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b eNRT May 2022 Edition, Tables 050, 214
- ^ "‘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
Bibliography
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. OL 11956311M.
- 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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