Broughty Ferry railway station
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Broughty Ferry railway station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Broughty Ferry |
| Local authority | Dundee City |
| Coordinates | 56°28′04″N 2°52′27″W / 56.4677°N 2.8741°WCoordinates: 56°28′04″N 2°52′27″W / 56.4677°N 2.8741°W |
| Grid reference | NO462309 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BYF |
| Managed by | ScotRail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2002/03 | 5,289 |
| 2004/05 |
 4,943 |
| 2005/06 |
 4,996 |
| 2006/07 |
6,271 |
| 2007/08 |
6,277 |
| 2008/09 |
5,918 |
| 2009/10 |
5,570 |
| 2010/11 |
5,362 |
| 2011/12 |
9,288 |
| 2012/13 |
23,180 |
| 2013/14 |
34,970 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Broughty Ferry from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Broughty Ferry railway station serves the suburb of Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. The station was opened on 6 October 1838 on the Dundee and Arbroath Railway. When North British Railway were granted joint ownership of the line on 21 July 1879, the station buildings were gradually rebuilt until around 1900.
It is the oldest railway station in Scotland which is still in operation[1].
History
At 7:20 pm on 21 October 1991, a Dundee bound Aberdeen–London Intercity express destroyed two out of the four gates of the level crossing. The fifty passengers on board and five people in a passing car were fortunate to avoid collision when the train passed through the crossing at around 80 miles per hour.[2] The gates had not been closed before the train passed the level crossing. Dundee District Council (now defunct) had previously postponed planning permission to modernise the gates. They were replaced by the current arrangement of four barriers in 1995, with control transferred to Dundee Signalling Centre.
Subsequent restoration of the station saw the removal of the historic footbridge, which now languishes behind the westbound platform, leaving only an underpass for those wishing to cross the line at Gray Street, or walk the short distance to another overbridge, when the barriers are lowered. The footbridge was closed to the public before the crossing was modernised.
Services
Monday to Saturday: 16 services call at Broughty Ferry. There are 9 services Northbound, 2 of which terminate at Inverurie, 4 at Aberdeen, 1 at Arbroath and 1 at Carnoustie. There is also an early morning departure to Inverness, this service doesn't run on a Saturday. There are 7 services Southbound, 3 of which terminate at Glasgow Queen Street, 2 at Edinburgh, 1 at Perth (Monday - Thursday and early Saturday) and 2 at Dundee (1 of which on Saturday Night only). Sunday: There are 3 services Northbound, terminating at Aberdeen and 4 services southbound, 2 of which terminate at Edinburgh, 1 at Glasgow Queen Street and 1 at Perth.
References
- ↑ "2014 Rail Public Consultation, 7.2". 2014.
- ↑ "80 mph train misses five "by yards"". Dundee Courier and Advertiser. 1991-10-23. pp. 11, 14.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Broughty Ferry railway station. |
- RailScot History of Broughty Ferry station
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Dundee | ScotRail Edinburgh to Aberdeen Line |
Balmossie Carnoustie on Sundays | ||