| Barry Links | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Barry |
| Local authority | Angus |
| Grid reference | NO542336 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BYL |
| Managed by | First ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 8 |
| 2004/05 * | 26 |
| 2005/06 * | 28 |
| 2006/07 * | 44 |
| 2007/08 * | 98 |
| 2008/09 * | 94 |
| 2009/10 * | 90 |
| History | |
| Original company | Dundee and Arbroath Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway |
| Post-grouping | LMS |
| 31 July 1851 | Opened as Barry[1] |
| 1 April 1919 | Renamed as Barry Links[1] |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barry Links from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Barry Links railway station is a railway station serving the village of Barry, west of Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line.
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The station was opened on 31 July 1851 by Dundee and Arbroath Railway, and was named Barry.[1] The station was renamed to its current name on 1 April 1919.[1]
British Rail operated local passenger services between Dundee and Arbroath until around 1990.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monifieth | First ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Golf Street | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Buddon Line open; station closed |
Caledonian Railway |
Golf Street Line and station open |
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Since these were discontinued, most of the intermediate stations have had only a very sparse service, provided so as to avoid the difficulty of formal closure procedures. In summer, First ScotRail provides Barry Links with only one train a day in each direction, Mondays to Saturdays. These offer through service to/from Edinburgh, but are not timed conveniently for passengers wishing to commute to Dundee. Consequently, patronage of the station is currently very low. In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/03 financial year, only three fare-paying people (excluding season ticket holders) boarded trains at Barry Links station, and five disembarked, making it the least busy station in the United Kingdom, tied with Gainsborough Central. Since then, there has been a modest increase in passenger numbers: 26 entries/exits in 2004/05 (3rd lowest in the UK), 28 in 2005/06 (3rd lowest) and 44 in 2006/07 (5th lowest). In the 2007/08 statistics, Barry Links moved out of the ten stations with the lowest passenger numbers.[2]